Does your cute toddler play with all of his toys, all the time? Might be more interesting for him if you would put some away and in time swap for the others....they will seem "new" to him again.... Can you get a low storage bench for in front of the window and keep his toys corralled there? Something he can open up to get to his toys...Have only one couch and get a couple of swivel or recliners for your space. If possible, I would hang the TV on the wall...I see a pen around your TV now....Just remember the toddler age lasts for a couple of years and then it will pass. I had a climber also and had to listen for the squeak of chairs as he pushed them over to the bookcase and what-not shelf to climb on. Another idea, could you have the dining room his designated toy/play area and you have a small dining table in your living room where the toys are now?

If you can resist the urge to buy toys, especially hokey plastic ones, and can convince others to donate the cost of a toy to the kid's college fund, you'll be a happy family all the way to the bank. Your baby will be just as happy playing with everyday household things and handmade toys. AKA, the rocking horse from grandpa, or the rag doll from grandma. Hopefully, there are still elders in your family who know how to make such loving keepsake toys. When they grow old enough to pick out toys or throw a fit in the store for one, you'll have to contend with that, but for now you still have all the control. Its the same with baby clothes. How many "outfits" get passed on to others with the tags still on them because there just wasn't enough time in the day for a baby to wear all the clothes in their closet. Diapers, tee shirts, sleeper gowns and body suits are really all you need for 6-12 months, unless you feel pressured to dress them up for outings or company. And don't let anyone make you feel guilty for keeping your life and your baby's life simple and clear. If you're able to stay home with baby, your time will be the most meaningful start to their little life you can give. Toys never make up for touch.

Try a chaise sofa and one chair in the TV room so you have room for kids play area. In the living room use a 3-seat sofa and two chairs grouped around a coffee table and use floor lamp flanking the sofa.

Nice improvement. That's the very thing I would have suggested for the bay window. Have you ever tried the bedroom rug in this room? I think I like it better, and since it has no fringe, it might hold up to family traffic a bit better. However, it may be quite a bit smaller, but the center medallion would be a beautiful floor focal here. I do like leggy chairs to sit entirely on or off rugs. Did you ever try centering the rug with the bay and then floating the sofa to face the windows with a traffic path behind it? I think that would still leave room by the single window for the play area. You might also float the sofa directly out from that smaller window and put the chairs at the entry end, thereby blocking a bit of the play area from the view of the entry and social area. I preferred the hutch with art above instead of the books. Wonder if it could be hung above the chair rail on the opposite wall; sort of out of direct view from the entry and living area. If you moved the base into the living wall where your family portrait is, the space between the living and dining areas could be a nice play area. Lower the portrait to 5" above the hutch base. Would the two large gray framed pieces work right and left of the bay window, centered 5' above the floor? Hope you'll keep tweaking1