HI -- missb -- Wow this is a Great room ! First thing is the light fixture over the stair well needs to be replaced with pots or track light because the hanging fixture looks out of place. There is a lot of wood everywhere and the dark wood cabinets and the fairly dark furniture is making the whole room bottom heavy. Even though there is already lots of wood , I think you need to add some beautiful beams on the ceiling . Some post and beam kind that has some cross members . Now, don't be shocked but I think some of the other woods need to be painted white .like the stair railings ,window trims and maybe the baseboards.Just the door caseings. And now a color for the walls and ceiling the same , like a browned down soft gold. And window coverings in an oatmeal color and texture - drapes on the windows and matching blinds on the glass doors. Iron or wood drape rods . For the kitchen ,- I don't mind the backsplash tiles , but if you don't like them then change them. Consider painting the island base to lighten the space because it all kind of blends together right now.Either the blue like your chairs or the white of the trims. If you are unsure about painting your trims etc. then see how things look with the drapes before you paint. Bring some of the red of your livingroom chairs as another accent color in the space.Do you have under cabinet lights for TASK lighting in the kitchen , even some up lighting from the top cabinets. The kitchen looks very under lite.