I don't mind the table and mirror and can't really think of anything besides art that would fit on that wall. Can't see the table details well but could it be painted? How about red to match your lovely door? What would say "fresh and cozy" to you for that space? Have you thought of a new light fixture? A runner and a larger rug in the entrance could look good. I don't find the clock visible from the door to be welcoming so I'd be tempted to remove it.

Agree you should at least try to wash the roof. if you're not ready/able to replace it. Personally prefer to keep a storm door but you could paint it grout gray to make it less dominant. You could paint the downspout grout gray, too. You could drastically trim the shrubs and then relocate them to your back or side property boundary, thus clearing space to add a 6' deep flat roof porch across the entire front of the house ... except for putting a small forward facing gable only over the entry door. A concrete floor would be a plus for your porch. Use sturdy square porch posts painted grout gray and spaced to not block the view of/from the windows or front door. If a porch isn't in your budget, at least trim the shrubs to be level and below window sill height . Painting the garage the same gray as the grout between the brick would make it less dominant visually.

another thought is to extend the kitchen into the dining room and use more of the back wall for cabinetry and counterspace. it looks like there may not be enough room for an island in your first solution. I might still consider removing the wall between the kitchen and living room to open it up more but instead of the kitchen going into the living area, it will go into the dining area. would need to do plans to see how it would work and the current windows in the bay window may need to be reconfigured to be shorter for countertop space. idea would be something like this... island would extend to include the table....

COATS: I see on the floor plan that there is a closet in the office(?) If so, you could put a door in from the living room/dining room side and have that be your coat closet. Then you could get a shoe cabinet like this one https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-shoe-cabinet-with-2-compartments-dark-gray-stained-20381763/ from IKEA to have by the front door. Otherwise I’d look at getting a hall tree/cabinet like the previous poster mentioned. Floor plan: see pics. If it works to put the door in for coats then put the dining hutch on the wall opposite the dining table. And possibly a couple of display cabinets to go behind the table. If not, put the hutch behind the table and put the hall tree wall opposite the dining table. Recessed lights: I laughed that you laughed about recessed lighting. They are extremely common in US no matter what the style. I love the ones you found and would definitely go in that direction. Floor: Love the floor. Would have area rugs to define living and dining or at least the living space. Bay Window: would need to see a picture. I think there may be some other options. I would be nice to be able to accentuate it. (See pic) Interior Design: I like where you are headed. Crown Molding: YES. Just do a little research on how wide. You don’t want to skimp. It will make your ceiling feel taller. I would paint it white like the baseboards.