Ok, I see the growing consensus. Olychick, "altar to the TV" is right! Lol. But that is one of the main purposes of this area. We have a living room and other areas with no TV, and we don't watch too much TV, but this area is for TV watching when we do watch TV. DH, DS and I are avid tennis fans and we watch tennis and news here. I watch movies with my friends here. We are not home much and want to relax just sitting when we are home. So, it shall be the altar it was meant to be.:-) The current arrangement feels and lives better IRL, but the chopped off sectional does look odd. The sectional is made by Cisco Brothers. I don't think they have this line currently on the market, but if I could find a love seat in that style by Cisco I will replace the incomplete part with a love seat. If I can't find it, I may put another love seat or some other seating along the wall. Ghostlyvision, I will try that arrangement when I have some help with moving the pieces. Blfenton, moving the chairs back any further would impede with traffic flow. Crl, the corner in the sectional is just too deep to be functional even with multiple end tables, but it's a government d suggestion. If anyone has any suggestions for other seating along the wall, please let me know. I need to hang some paintings, and the choice of what art goes there would depend on what the seating arrangement is near that wall. Thanks everyone!

To me, yes. I would notch the toe kick out.

I am attaching pictures of both our front entrance and that of a house exactly like ours (which they updated.) I am also planning on painting the trim Dove White. (not sure on the doors yet.) I am also attaching a couple pictures of our kitchen, which I am in the process of updating (still trying to decide if we should paint the maple (veneer) cabinets since the lowers are not in the best shape. It is crazy how one problem and lead to another and another and another. oh, also, I am considering changing the newel to something like the last image.

Your table height is fine. Consider something like this, with a metal switch plate, unpainted. It’s OK if people see your switchplate. Metal ones are easier to keep clean You might need to move your table and mirror a tad closer to the left-side door.