I think it's hard to tell since the photos don't show the whole room, but I'm guessing the wall with the three pictures is the FR and the valance area is the kitchen? You have a dilemna here! The little ledge wall looks like it runs into your kitchen right? The problem I see is there isn't a natural stop from the FR wall so you're going to have a strip if you don't make that color the FR wall color. But,if it runs across your kitchen, it may look odd too. How about you paint both rooms the same color? Or pick a slightly lighter color for the FR. That way it will all blend in nicely. It seems like these two rooms are fairly connected, so having them coordinate with the same paint color or very similar colors may keep them in sync. My first house had a very open plan with the the outside kitchen wall running the full width of the house into the FR. The hall wall shared the kitchen as well, so for three areas, they all shared walls that made it next to impossible to paint the areas anything other than the same color or I'd have stripes down the wall where one ended and the other started. At least your stripe would only be 3-4"! Goodluck with paint day!

I don't see how you can do anything but put the sofa on the long wall, the TV cabinet on that bit of wall between slider and dining room angled toward the sofa, and a table/desk in front of the dining room window (I love having a window in front of my workspace). But that depends on the size of your screen, and the TV stand. Either that, or trade in the sofa for a couple of recliners. Much easier to arrange in an odd space. Love the screened porch, you lucky duck!

if you go to all the trouble to take the siding off to really fix this long term. invest in a quality flashing tape, not a cheap brand. I'd hire someone with vinyl siding install experience & have them remove the siding to expose the sheathing of the wall. then hire someone who understands flashing methods. you can learn & show them how to do it properly, and perhaps even the vinyl removal person can do the flashing. best of luck.

Verona Home Design - The amount of waste in remodeling is driving me up the wall. I am constantly running after the builders asking them not to throw things out. The stone was one of the things that they started to throw out and they looked at me like I was nuts when I said I would save it for something, anything.