Hi, Colleen, yes I think a pretty piece of art or a mirror would look very nice with your fp. With young children, I’d most likely hang the TV on the wall. We have ours on a console, and I love it that way, but I don’t have little ones. With your console being pretty low, I’d worry about it getting bumped and the TV falling over. But I’m a worry-wart. 😄

the charts for distance are to maximize the clarity. if you sit too far back, you're paying for something you're not using (you buy a 20" 4k tv and you have to sit 3 feet away from it to actually see the difference between that and 1080p). you can sit farther away but there's no need to... and at some point it doesn't work proportionally in the room. a tiny TV in a huge room looks off. regarding height, sure, you can mount it higher. no one will end up in the hospital. probably. but it's not ergonomically correct. you have the ability to do it right, so do it.

Hi. Could you please take a straight on photo of the dining room wall (standing back by the tv and include all the way to the refrigerator). Thanks. Here is what I recommend: In either case -larger rug -colors are not working together. There are too many woods (front door, dining set, coffee table, floor, wine bar competing with each other. Colors: blue, grey But, maybe you are just getting started. -move wine bar to another area where it can be highlighted as a wine bar. (never angle a squared off piece of furniture in a corner. Never looks good.) -simple drapes for dining a living windows. -lower tv -decor should be simple, especially around the tv. Option 1 1) Move tv to the dining room wall (if space allows). Likely, there would be no console in this scenario. 2) Move sectional to tv wall 3) Move wine bar to another room (dining room?) Option 2 1) Leave sectional where it is, but move it slightly closer to the window wall. 2) Place a chair on right side of tv 3) Console needs to be 1 1/3- 1 1/2 longer than tv. Your current console is too short. Think about whether you want to buy a console that ties you into a certain color. Rather, buy pillows and accessories to decorate. In a couple of years, easy to change out the color. 4) Move coats to dining wall. Thanks!

Very nice space. I notice that storage was mentioned in one of the comments. I don’t think you really have any storage issues. But just to note: the long, low console, that I posted above, has an open storage side shown; however, the piece features hidden door handles, and lots of closed storage, as well. If you read the description and reviews, you will get a sense of the closed storage possibilities. Also, as far as lighting: I think you may still be able to use your tripod floor lamp in the corner area to right of console, pretty much as you have it now. And if you want more light there, maybe a small lamp on left side of console. So a lamp something like this, or maybe bigger if you want, on left side of console. Your tree 🌲 looks beautiful, btw. Best Wishes! :)