I'm not extremely fond of the wall treatment, not the particular way you have it but in general I don't like that type of textured effect. That's just a personal preference I have. The colour is okay, beige, I would go even lighter maybe, it,s good the have more light.
One thing that stands out to me it's the way your fireplace wall looks, like there's something not entirely harmonious about it. The painting is nice but that kind of painting looks best against a darker wall. Your fireplace, the Tv all of them are too striking against the light brick wall. I would consider having that wall a darker shade if you want to keep them all in the same position otherwise they are a bit busy since all of them are strikingly dark against a lighter background. Hope I helped.

Forgot to say, light fllor length coloured curtains (matching the walls) as high as the ceiling goes would look lovely! Take them to the end of the wall (not just in front of the window) so you can create the impression of a bigger oppening.

First take the bombe chest right of the door to the wall under the door bell chime Can you remove the two small items hanging there and move the wall clock above the chest? It may not need to be centered over the chest if that white boxy thing can't move. We can balance it with something on the chest. Art, TV and fireplace are creating three big black squares at that end of the room. Before moving art, can you comment here and add a photo of the large sofa wall so we can analyze the best options for your art and how we might arrange the furniture?

ok, paint the walls, change the outdoor lights over the fire place, bring the love seat out of the corner and let it be closer to the couch. have the love seat where the small Laugh table is now, and move that table to the back angled wall. or try as a sofa table.

I should have said we do plan on painting the room. I agree the paint is very dated. Unfortunately I am unable to place the home chest under the door bell chime as the hallway is too narrow and there's already a table there. I have attached a picture of the wall behind the couch and also a couple of the entrance hallway. As you can see, very tight quarters.

I think that the fireplace wall needs breathing space. I suggest moving the TV to the wall where the painted cupboard currently resides, solving the competing focal points.For the door, I agree that light draperies hung high and wide of the door: on a black rod to repeat an existing element. The fireplace lights may be under scaled but I don't think it's a big issue. Probably more of a challenge is the size of the comfy looking sofas.
I'd shift the large sofa toward the opening (it looks like a cold air return on the floor/ shouldn't be a problem if the couch has feet). Next, tuck the love-seat at right angles to the couch, close as possible (treating as a sectional). Keep the round table between the sofas, bring the arched lamp to stand behind the table. This brings the love-seat floating in front of the entry, but it appears a wide enough opening allowing all seating to focus on either the fireplace or TV. Your sofas have large arms so this may not work if your room is not at least 12 feet across - if there isn't enough space to access the door, the love-seat could be at parallel angle to the step down entry, while leaving the larger sofa in its current place.
So if any of that works you'll be left with a unique triangular space which acts as a path to your sofas and door.Then the kitchen wall could house a vignette with the " laugh" cupboard with the painting above, then grouping the plant & clock to balance. There might be space for a small desk and chair with the lamp from the fireplace side of the large sofa.The occasional tables could sit at that end of the sofa instead. The horizontal framed saying could hang over the TV in its new position.
If this proves too tight and it's in the cards, I say a streamlined sectional can work well - look for lower back with arms the same height for most lounging comfort -OR substitute two low swivel chairs for the love seat and keep the large sofa

Flair lighting...do you mean place the love seat in an L shape next to the couch or against the wall where the bombe chest is? Thanks for your help.

yes i do. move the round end table by the couch to the other end. also can you take a pic looking at the couch wall directly.

then putting a console table behind the sofa for drinks and such. no end table.

I like the current fireplace wall, but agree with making the loveseat part of the same seating area (L-shape with the end table in the corner between them). Long rooms often need to be functionally subdivided. I can't entirely visualize your space from the photos given, but I think you should be able to either put the bomb chest in the space where the loveseat was (preserving access to the sliding doors) or perhaps add a smaller chair and table ensemble there. Then you can walk behind the couch from the one hallway to the other (if that's something you ever do) and the family room is its own unit without being bisected awkwardly. A large area rug might help anchor/define the family room space too...

the "problem" with vertical blinds is that they are out of style, but there is no solution that works as well as they do. you can open them half way to walk in and out, horizontal shade or blinds you have to raise the whole thing to the top. you can turn them part way for privacy and let in a breeze, nothing else does that. t's a shame, really. we've stuck with our verticals in our summer house because they work so well against the very strong sun on the west side of the house. good luck on finding something to replace them.

To nnrgit ...I feel your pain. I also have verticals on the patio door in the kitchen...

ok here is an idea can you put the TV on the wall over the fireplace and bring the sofa and place it away from the wall facing the fireplace? Then put your love seat at a right angle to the sofa facing the sliding doors? Also for the verticals remove them and put panels that can be moved back and forth on rings that swing to make it dark when you need to and light when you would like to. Im not sure its hard to tell the space but I think it might work.

deblynn58, i was thinking the same thing in terms of layout. we did something sort of like that in our house and are quite pleased. Panels or curtains are all options for the doors.

ok now stand back and take a picture of the sofa side of the room. im trying to get a feel for 'space'

You know what I meant drapery panels so sorry if I mislead not stiff panels I'm sorry.

cant put end table between the to seating areas...where would you walk lol. oh and yes to curtains rather than blinds. they are also 'dating the space' ... i know you are changing things up.

Flair lighting..the picture I previously posted is the farthest back I can get. I am literally standing against the patio doors. The room is only 12 feet wide.

TV has to come off the fireplace wall. I don't believe there's room to float any of the furniture. You also need a console that is longer than the TV.

Groveraxle....I think you really get the limited space..if I float the furniture, you can't walk in the room...love the cabinet that you chose for the TV...thanks!

Send the TV away and the fireplace wall looks fine.

dmas57, oh, I understand limited space. My living room is so limited, I banished my TV to the bedroom. No loss since I don't watch it anyway. C-span serves as my sleep aid. ;-)

An area rug would certainly warm the space up!

Yes I think an area rug would help too. Groveraxle, what program do you use to remove and replace furniture in the pictures?

An area rug, for sure. Keep the color light to brighten up the room a bit. Let us know if we can help you with anything.

dmas57, I use Photoshop Elements. An area rug will make the room seem smaller.

Hmmm..now you have me thinking...thanks

What do you think of this clever idea?

jtbino we liked those but we needed them to be left/right directionally tilting to give us privacy from our side neighbors back yard.

So you turn them around? Did you make the picture bigger? These are like closet doors on a track.

Not sure why nnigrt's comment is on my post for help with family room? Was the picture of the sliding door for my post or somebody else's?

Jtbino...like the look of the doors...what exactly are they called?

sorry dmas, we were talking about alternatives to vertical blinds.