The tree sculpture s/b lowered too. :)

Sorry you have been unwell/injured....and it's winter so I'm sure the Cabin Fever doesn't help either. The fireplace is awesome...but all the light wood is distracting from it. Either stain your wooden items a much darker color...take inspiration from probably the medium color in the fireplace, or if you can afford it...get new.
A nice area rug will help anchor the area.

There is a lot of stands, tables, etc lining the walls. Think about taking away a few of these: plant stands (all, including the one under the clock -- you might move the end table to that side of the chair). Lower the art so the centre of the picture is about 60" off the floor.

Buy a rug before you decide to paint/stain/buy new tables as that will impact your decision.

It's a lovely room, but no matter how lovely a room is, it's hard to be stuck in it for extended periods. Hope you feel better soon.

I think perhaps paint the timber panelled wall the same as other wall. As well as trim at ceiling. Then you will have just one wall palette. Perhaps remove all of the wall art and other decorations. Live with that for a few days and then start returning some things. You have a lovely house and like us all perhaps have a bit too much stuff gathered over the years. Also he may have itchy feet after being laid up! A rug reduce the woodiness of room. I think plain as there are a few patterns. I think something textured (shag?) similar to wall.

Started typing when only one comment so sorry for repetition. Agree ... remove some of smaller pieces furniture. Agree this could be a bit of cabin fever so hold off on paint until you get rug!

Thanks for the input. Laying here I have thought 'too many tables' also.

There seems to be too much stuff on the mantel and around the fireplace. Can you declutter that area some?

The mantel is only 4" wide so there's not much I can put up there by way of anything sizeable.....probably why I ended up with so much little stuff up there.

Is this better?

Since your rooms blend together, think about making the window treatments the same in each room, for easy flow and transition of the eye. Take down the cornices and the shades, they are too bulky for that room and space. Put up long panels on each window that can open and close, on a traverse rod if needed, to cover the windows when you don't want the light coming in. Using blackout panels will help as well. Make all the panels in the living room and kitchen the same so the rooms blend together better, and mount them at the same height. De-clutter like they said above and a darker stain would look great on the wood, along with a darker paint on the walls around the fire place. The drapes can have as much or as little color as you like and you can accent the couches with pillows to match.

I did this with an app on my phone

I took everything off it and it just made it look huge and looming (or at least to me). I have the same kind of fireplace in our family room but that one has a mantle

This is an easy fix. It is the arrangement and all the small stuff. Start with rearranging instead of jumping into painting right away. I like using what people have. Put the couch UNDER the window and the coffee table comes with it. Get a area rug at some point. Move the tv on the wall with the bookcase. Remove plant stand, bookcase and everything on that wall for now. Move one chair and ottoman next to the fireplace on the left by the window angling them into the room so you can see the tv once it is moved. The other chair goes next to the other side of the fireplace. I Love your fireplace but you don't need anything on it. It is the focal point in this room. I would get new shades for the sconces, not red, but a more grayish/cream. As someone suggested, I would also do all matching panels. Also remove the side table by the fireplace. Start by taking things out, and then bring things back in. Try looking at it with fresh eyes. I think you will enjoy a new look. Hope you are feeling better to tackle this project now that we are involved :)

Remove the clock. When I look at your picture, my eyes go immediately to the clock. It doesn't relate to anything else on your fireplace wall. Consider replacing the too heavy draperies with wood blinds or roman shades.

Some things bother me about how your furniture is arranged. This is a good size room but seems cramped due to furniture placement. The chair, ottoman, shelf and end table don't work well between the fireplace and dining area. Too many things in a small space. The TV looks squashed. Here's a suggestion.

- Sofa with its back to the window, at least 3 feet away from the window. Coffee table in front of sofa. End table to the left of sofa. Shelf which is now beside the fireplace goes behind the sofa, with as many plants as you can on it. Wire plant stand beside shelf.
- TV hung on the wall across from the love seat. (If glare from the window is a problem with the TV, you can buy a film to put on the TV screen that gets rid of that.)
- Upholstered chair where the TV is now.
- Other upholstered chair and ottoman where the love seat is now.

Tall bookshelf goes to another room.

This will leave you with empty wall space in several areas, which I think your room needs for a relaxed feel.

Tennis and I were typing the same ideas at the same time!

You have added burgundy/red accents to your room to pick up the color in the upholstered chairs. I don't think this is a good color with your warm light woods and your grey/blue fireplace. I would remove all the burgundy/red decorative items from your room, including the throw, pillows, and lampshades as suggested by Tennis. Your room will look much more cohesive and balanced. The tiny pops of red everywhere are preventing the eye from focusing on the beautiful things in the room - the fireplace and the view.

I think adding an area rug would anchor the space. Stick with a neutral color that has some of the other colors your using in it as well.

Your fireplace needs some styling to show off its rugged good looks. It will look great with the right accessories. It looks like "the hulk" with the dainty items you have on it, and is also looming when there is nothing to look at but its large stones and dark color.

The mantle should have only a picture propped on it that has some "heft" in terms of both size and style, with a wide frame and a masculine-feel subject. Not a mirror. It should go to about 8" from the ceiling. Your fireplace hearth should have only the fireplace tools. I'll try to find some examples of what I mean, but you may have something in the house elsewhere.

You've already discovered for yourself that you can further balance it by painting the walls beside it a darker color. The grey and beige colors of your upholstered chairs are a very attractive color with the the stone, but de-emphasize the bit of burgundy.

Some ideas for over the fireplace.

I agree with partim. Your fireplace is great, but I would stay away from small accessories. Use just a few larger items. Have fun!

just one, ONE! Large vase on one simple of the mantle, and two tall candlesticks on the other. That's all. And can you remove the sconces and patch the holes? Or make the sconces big, big, bigger? I think it's just a matter of too many small, same sized items up there. The fireplace is, in and of itself, a piece of art. embrace it!

The fireplace by itself has a lot of detail, it's a design feature all by itself so it would be best not to put anything on it. Take everything off the wall, and remove the shelf by the fireplace. Put two items on the wall on either side that coordinate such as two pieces of art (framed the same). Overall, remove the small items throughout the room, put fewer larger accents on the bookshelf. Although you don't seem to like the light wood furniture, I assume you can't replace it, so add some accents that are in the beige color family to make it coordinate better with the room. I see the plaid drapes have beige in them - accents like that will pull the colors together and make the furniture look like it belongs in the room. You could also cover some of the table surfaces so you don't see as much wood. A nice large tray on the coffee table and linens on the dining table like a table runner would break up the large expanses of wood.