A couch and upholstered chairs is easier to decorate with than a sectional.

Assuming you're putting a TV on the blank wall. You need to leave space behind a couch for a pathway - 4' min, probably (even more if you plan to decorate the wall where the closet is with a table or something), so your actual decorating space is 11'-8" minus the table width. You'll also want access to your sliders from one side and your kitchen/dining from the other side, so I think a sectional in your layout would be less than ideal. Sofa and chair(s).

Thanks, that makes sense!

A 3-seat sofa and two upholstered armchairs, all in the proper scale for your space, will be the most flexible for you. How many do you need to seat daily in this room? I would put TV on the WIC wall, sofa on the long wall opposite, and chairs flanking the sofa, or both on the slider side. If you scale things right and need that much seating, incorporating 4 swivel chairs can work too, but usually in a much larger room. Measure, tape out on the floor and get it right the first time.

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decoenthusiaste, that looks great! Thanks, everyone for the comments, I was focused on a sectional... now I going to focus on the sofa & two chairs!

This is a picture of how they have it set up now.. for reference, are you saying put the sofa on the way they have it, flank 2 chairs by the patio, or by front door?

You can put the chairs on the slider side in winter when you're not going outside as much. In summer, put them on the front door side when you need regular access to the deck. Alternately, put one on each side. Make sure everyone is within 12-18" of the coffee table so they can set down drinks, etc.