Congratulations on your new home! Colors look pretty similar to mine. I think you might take your cue from the most distinctive piece -- the blue green cabinet under your tv.

Congrats! You have a lovely home, love the colors. And I agree, the cabinet can be your guide to accent pieces. But without knowing anything about your likes (and budget), it would be hard to make suggestions in detail. I would suggest taking some time and looking through Houzz pictures. Type in a search for "taupe livingroom" or "taupe and brown livingroom" and you will get tons of pics. I think you will find after looking at many photos, you will begin to know your own tastes. You have them, they just haven't been exercised!

Basic items often found in LR's are clocks, mirrors, greenery, flowers in vases, pictures, metal wall art, lamps and end table lamps (layering lighting helps a lot with ambiance) just to name a few.

What I did when I redid my LR not long ago was to look through Houzz and bookmark/make a list of what I liked about the rooms that really "spoke" to me. After a while a pattern emerges and you know what looks you like and what you want for the room.

Good luck!

I agree with Beth09 about finding a look you like to give folks an idea of what to suggest. While I totally love your turquoise cabinet, I think I'd be inclined to have built-ins (or a wall unit that looks like built ins) on that wall to hold the TV, some books and decor items, which will lessen the dominance of the tv and eliminate the wall decor dilemma. Then I'd find a spot where that great cabinet could shine, without the tv holding it down! Dining room maybe? As a sofa table behind the couch - can't tell if it's too tall for that or not.

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I agree with Olychick. I'd rather see some type of wall unit with the tv and shelving on either side for books and decorative items. Looks like you need some lamps/lighting as well. While I love the piece under the TV, I think the set up limits your options to add any decor on that wall. Your house looks lovely. Congrats!

If you didn't want a built in you could do black and white pictures of you and your wife with frames a similar color to the cabinet. Then place them in a downwards diagonal on both sides of the TV.

I've been looking into built-ins and it seems like a big project DYI. I think this would look the best in the long run, but that means I need to find a new home for my media credenza. Only issue with a built-in is that this wall is thin. It is a shared wall between the master and living room and I would need to somehow incorporate the ceiling/floor molding into the built-in.

How would the media credenza look as an Entry piece?

I think it could look great in an entry, if you have the room. When I suggested built-ins, it was only the look that I meant. You can achieve almost the same look with bookcases with adjustable shelves, used with hanging shelves, etc. Here is a link to using very affordable Billy bookcases from Ikea to create that look. I think you can probably find many other examples. ETA: one more link for another example: Centsational girl media wall

Ikea media wall

I like the TV credenza. How about centering your couch with the TV and I would suggest you put the end table (the one on the end of the couch toward the kitchen) on the end of the couch next to the floor lamp. I would put a lamp on that end table and a matching one on the end table between the couches....though moved closer to the couch which you have centered. I would put the floor lamp in another room and put a tall plant in the corner. If you need more seating...now about an easy chair...(back facing stairs) with the floor lamp by it. Would be next to your pet bed.

I think that table lamps on either end of the long sofa would bring in some warmth to the room as well as some draperies to soften the windows.

I'm pretty sure we have the same TV credenza but I use it as an entry piece. i put baskets inside for the kids things (hats, mitts, scarves). I got it in black but I love the color that you have there. If you decided to do builts in I think you could find many uses for it.

I would probably add drapes. You can buy a long curtain rod, and put some sheer or even canvas drapes. I'd also decorate the wall with the TV on it with shelving on either side of the TV, or you could put a couple of larger prints on either side.

What exactly is your question?

Does the room function for you? Do you like the way it looks?

If no to either or both questions, then ... what has to stay , what functions do you need or looks do you like, and what is your budget?

I think you've done a really nice job of choosing scale-appropriate furnishings and interesting prints and colors. All you need to add is a little of your family's personality with some of your favorite things placed on floating shelves or framed in shadow boxes. Personally, I would probably add a large fiddle-leaf fig on either side of the television and some colorful draperies on the window wall to soften it a bit. Enjoy your new home!

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. At this point I am looking for specific suggestions and maybe even links/pictures of objects that we may be able to put on the wall, such as a large mirror on the right hand side of the TV. I'm REALLY going to have trouble choosing curtains as I'm not good matching patterns.

have you tried browsing Pinterest for ideas?