Neutrals are quite hard to decorate with, they pose no less difficulties than color, if not more..that's why it's hard. (Wood stains are easier. Not all of them but most of them. That's because we really see them as neutrals-lots of trees around)) Fabrics and paint..yeah, we consider such and such neutral yet it still bosses us around to a degree. They are warm, cool, light, dark, whatnot But. From what I see you like both earthy and luxurious elements..am I right? I think if you pull colors from your living. Light ones, whites, color of the sofa, colors of metal in your dining chandelier..And you translate it into textiles. Fabrics. But make them as earthy as your furniture-bigger and with a lot of texture, different texture, Yet a bit luxurious as well. Say faux fur. Add a throw, couple pillows. Go for different textures. Don't make these skimpy..should feel comfy, and break the expanse of furniture. And-you should love it. Really want to use it. It's about the feel as much as it is about decor. You can add an accent color you love. Actually you can add many. Start slow and see where it takes you. Just be generous about different textures, and sizes of things. Not a lot of small pillowsbut a coupe of really cool ones. Along these lines. Put books on yout table..if you like them of course. Or a tray. Bring in plants. You can add a rug, for interest and pattern and fun. You'll add curtains at some point, I suppose. You'll add art-no need to hurry. As you go you can decide to move pieces..say an ottoman, a small side table..you'll become more relaxed, will play with placement more, will add colors, will decide to substract colors. You'll figure out your comfort zone, I love your bunnies. The ones on the dining table. I look at them and see a sort of a clue. They seem cozy where they are. Is there a bird cage in the corner? It is intimidating indeed to start off..and no place can get done in a day, unless it was collected for years (or painstainkingly designed in advance like it was collected for years) and then you just called movers. (and even then will need tweaking and thinking and whatnot). But as you go you get more like a bird or a bunny:) More carefree. You start enjoying. You make mistakes-well it's not an open heart surgery, you know. You tweak it, you play with it, you have fun, in the end of the day.

Good questions. I'm not interested in a super formal sitting room, but I would like an area to sit and read or talk with guests. I want it nice but comfy and inviting. Eventually we'll get an upright piano for either in here or in the dining area. The TV will stay for awhile longer, until the kids are a bit older, but will come off the wall within the next year so it's less of a focal point. We don't have artwork or anything to really design around. What was and is in here are things we brought to our marriage or got when we rented apartments. So, I'm looking to revamp the space, but I feel that deciding on an available-now(ish) couch is where I need to start so this space doesn't stay this way for another 6-12 months due to supply constraints. Here are a few spaces I've looked at for inspiration.

this is Prampton+Machine woven at Wayfair.com an inexpensive modern rug that would look nice with your sofa... I'd forget the matching mirrors nothing fantastic to reflect. a white ceiling fan to disapear into the ceiling, not stand out. lift the plants off the floor with stands, and add drapery panels extended beyond the trim on the window (rod at ceiling height to draw eye upward) . the symetrical lamps on the sofa table are too matchy, try a floor lamp Any thought on spinning the sectional and having the sofa table exposed, for a softer cozier seating area? a lower larger coffee table or ottoman? Don't go too light on the floor, you want to see some grain, but I think your options are great. group your greens, too many scattered around justs makes too much visual stimulation. this rug looks better in person.

Living room is 12 feet wide. On one side, a sofa and coffee table; above the coffee table, a pair of small skylights with a chandelier between, 58 inches from the wall. On the other side, three 14-inch-deep wall cabinets about 50 inches high, and above them: artwork and a mirror or TV. Traffic through room goes past artwork/mirror/TV wall. (Traffic is light, just me living here and visitors.) Question 1. The sofa is 39 inches deep. How far to position 4-inch recessed lights from the wall? Question 2. I would like to install three 4-inch "eyeball" lights near the second wall. How do I position them to avoid glare on the glass surfaces as seen from the sofa across the room? Vague memories from geometry class are telling me that if the lights are closer to the wall, the angle of the reflection will also be more acute and will not cause glare across the room—is this correct, even if I aim the lights to wash the wall? Maybe aim two of the lights to wash the artwork but aim the mirror/TV light downward to the traffic path?