I would stay away from a sectional and go with a sofa and 2 chairs not matching to the sofa. That DR is going to be a problem you will need to go very narrow with a table to work in an 8’ space or you will need to push a table against the wall and only pullout when you need toyou could do a 36 x 72 table that would sit 4 nicely without pulling out You have lots of places for TV in the LR . Do you need more storage or some display I would suggest a Besta sytem for a wall with the TV maybe on the right hand wall. The sofa facing the TV and a chair on either side with a nice coffee table that layout works well for conversation and much more comfortable seating than a sectional.

My new house has a living room with 2 large openings. This is making the couch/TV layout difficult. One of the walls has a section where the wall is about 8" into the room. There is an air vent there and I'm assuming the indent is covering the ductwork. This is making me skeptical of placing a couch against that wall and blocking the vent. My solution was to wall off the opening that exits to the stairs. Then I could place my sectional against that wall and the wall with the window, and put the TV, against the wall with the air vent. I know open concept seems to still be very popular. Would this hurt my resale value? I'm likely staying in this house for 5-10 years. FYI: The picture with the stairs is the view from entering the front door. I expect most people will enter from the back door since that is where the garage and off street parking is.

The TV is not in the best place. Any backlighting while watching puts strain on the eyes. I'm wondering if you could angle the sofas and put the TV in a corner. Otherwise, I would try turning the sofas 90º splitting the room that way. Since I can't see the other half of this open layout, I can't know how that move would impact it.

Ok..so with the TV staying above the fireplace and the need for more seating…instead of a 3-seat sofa, I’d suggest getting the largest sectional that will fit properly in the space (hopefully 4 seats along the back wall, 2 adjacent seats on dining room end, and a chaise on the end near the front door. In the meanwhile though, the current furniture could be rearranged to work with the current seating or new seating, once it arrives. Remove the wooden bench, firewood hoop, and telephone seat, and rectangular end table. Move the entry console to the left of the fireplace and the smaller console to the right of the fireplace. Move the current sofa to the right a bit so its end aligns with the end of the wall. Then place the round end table on the left side of the sofa and place the chair right next to it. Then move another chair next to it…just to get an idea of the footprint of the sectional I described…then assess and see how that feels. If it’s too tight, then maybe just another chaise end on that end too. (Hopefully one of the Pro’s will post a to-scale furniture layout.) I’m glad you said you will be redoing (or restoring?) the fireplace…the gray stacked stone does not belong there. Medium toned paint color for the walls…to be determined after all furnishings are in place.