How should we arrange furniture around the fireplace? The FP faces the frond door, so if we have a couch facing the FP its back will be close to the door. Any advice on location of furniture? Thank you!

would it be possible to have a sitting area for the fireplace and an area for TV watching? I am having a hard time pulling the two key areas together and feel like i am limited on space.

any advice is greatly appreciated!

I am not a designer, but my first impression of the view as you walk in had nothing to do with the fireplace, which is actually quite attractive and appears to be of good quality with the stone around it. In my opinion, the visual impact as soon as you enter could be improved by simply organizing the stuff around the fireplace. For example, I would remove the stereo speaker(?) to the left of the fireplace to reduce the feeling of clutter (it's dark against the light fireplace and doesn't allow the nice lines of the fireplace to stand out.) Can you move the surge protector to another side of the room (use an extension cord to help you reach an electrical socket on another wall.) And could the white halogen lamp be moved to the right of the fireplace so it doesn't bisect the view of the fireplace? (I know it gives off a lot of light, but maybe you could replace it with a table lamp next to one of the armchairs. Then it wouldn't interfere with the fireplace.) I would center the chest of drawers and have two twin lamps there with the artwork centered between them. The mirror above the fireplace is confusing. It is very big, competes with the fireplace, and reflects another window. Try moving it above the chest of drawers, so that, as soon as you enter, the eye is drawn to the symmetry of two lamps and the mirror. (But it might be weird to see yourself in a big mirror as you enter the house each time.) Instead of the mirror above the fireplace, try placing some artwork or fabric or decorative piece that can bring out the nice colors of your room and not compete with the fireplace. The light brown side table (looks like a drum) is a nice color match to the chest of drawers. That was the most pleasing thing to me when I first saw your photo. Perhaps a pretty, decorative mat on the stone floor could complement these two items, and tie everything in together. The rest of the room looks comfortable and used as a family/tv room.

If you don't intend to sit around the fireplace, then I wouldn't worry about centering everything around it.