You'll have to be more specific, show more photos with your own furniture, and work on one room at a time and its particular issues as you see them.

I am assuming this is not your furniture. Have the fireplace façade cleaned. Add a larger rug. Select long window treatments. Place two low chests or small tables under the windows. Add framed art on side walls. The mantel seems unusually high, so you may not be able to hang art above it unless you can move it down at least 12” or more.

This furniture is from the previous owner just trying to get some ideas thank you

Your question is very vague. You want ideas for what? Furniture? Wall color? Flooring? Rugs? Drapery? Fireplace change? Wall art?

What are you going to do in this room? Formal entertaining? Casual living with little kids? Eat? Home office? Watch TV? Listen to music? Play board games? Lounge with your sweetie or dog?

How many people will live here?

What’s your budget ($10k? $100k?)

Take more pix once the previous owner's stuff is cleared out. We need to see all walls and openings in the room. It is helpful if you can draw a floor plan on graph paper so it is easy to see your measurements. Be sure to indicate which rooms each door goes to so traffic flow can be taken into account. The only issue I see with the room itself right now is that the mantel is as high as the window frames - not a good look. Actually, the top of the mantel should be about where the bottom of the two supports are. If that stone is local to the area, you might hire a pro with fireplaces to lower the mantel and repair/replace any stone that looks unsightly. Littlebug has asked some good questions, and providing answers to those will give us info that helps us help you.

I agree with kandrewspa on that item for sure. I too need a lot more info to help at all .

thank you all for the comments. this is a lake house that we will use over the summer. I too noticed that the mantel was very high. The sofa is going and are those weird glass tables. We just closed on it so i will be back soon with more photos

As a summer only location, it is doubtful you'll even use the fireplace, so you can probably put that project on hold while you deal with other issues. In a "new to you" home there can be other surprises to handle first.

Not sure if you have any furniture already? It would be helpful to know your style, how you want the room to function and feel. This info, along with more photos, will result in more relevant advice.

Suggest looking at inspiration rooms to get a sense of what you like, seating, accessories, colors, a layout that would suit your needs, etc. Search Pinterest and Houzz for lakeside home living rooms. If an open concept, be sure the spaces work well together.

Do a on-line room planner so you can try different seating layouts. Do you want a games table, storage for toys and books, etc. and include those as well. The more you research (save the ideas), the easier it will be. I think a lighter, casual design would be a good choice for a summer home. Enjoy your new home.

The shades on the right window look bent and need replacing.

The room and the current furniture do have a sort of retro charm to them. Assuming none of these are yours and you are looking to replace everything, I would look for furniture and decor pieces that can go well with the fireplace. That won't be so easily replaceable and its easier to work around something that's permanent.

I like your inspiration photos in your idea books.

hi everyone, i am back. the measuremnts of the living room are 14 X 18. We are not going to paint over the stone on the Fireplace. I was thinking of an oriental 10X12 rug in reds, blues and greens and having one sofa and two comfy chairs. My husband put a TV in the right corner.

Or should I do a sectional? Hate to think of designing a room around a TV!!

Looks like you might need a larger rug and more blue accents around the room. Here are some ideas from a few designs of ours:

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