I think your room would benefit from a more clear distinction of where the living room begins and the hallway ends. It will not cut the room off. It will make the room more cosy and inviting, it seems too open now. So I agree that the sofa should face the fireplace, with no end tables just the coffee table in front. Then your TV can go to the right of the fireplace - right now it distracts from the beauty of your windows. Agree that the whole TV configuration is very large and black. Can you switch out the black cabinet with one in a lighter color? Or can it be painted/spray painted? And perhaps purchase much smaller speakers? Another option would be to paint the speakers the color of the walls in a semi-gloss paint, and replace the speaker cloth with a pale color. (You can order it online, and the speaker fronts usually just pop off if they are attached with velcro.) I did that with my DH's speakers and they just seemed to disappear in the room (thankfully). Then a big piece of art above your fireplace and you're pretty done. Choose a color in the art and get a few large soft cushions in that color.

Hi Danielle, Glad to know that the article helped. My husband and I move quite a bit - we bought and sold 5 houses in 9 years. So, I often scour Houzz for ideas and advice on all sorts of things. Oz, huh? We lived in Kiwiland from 2006-2010 in Christchurch. Our house was destroyed in the quakes of 2010-11. We couldn't sell it before we left and had rented it out. After fighting the insurance company for a year, they finally paid out...whew! Enjoy your piano...I have a mid-size Kawai grand, a Yamaha upright and a Clavinova for my performing and teaching purposes. Presently, they are housed in a room that is acoustically far from ideal, but I don't have a better option for now.

Some research on subwoofers indicates that enclosing them is not idea. However, they also don't need to be right close to the rest of the system, so it should be easy to, say, put that part in a corner behind the couch or something. You could get some advice at a stereo store about the best kind of subwoofer to use in your particular room and/or enclosure. In the wall might be best (again: carrot!) and even better than the current setup. http://www.avsforum.com/forum/113-subwoofers-bass-transducers/1081346-can-sub-placed-cabinet-does-need-exposed-open.html http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/down-in-the-corner-tips-on-how-not-to-set-up-that-subwoofer-you-just-bought/ http://community.crutchfield.com/Home_Theater_and_Audio/f/11/home-a-v-components-speakers/t/15422/subwoofer-inside-cabinet

Bookcase looks so much better (I would move the stone on bottom shelf to be next to its mate on left shelf above and remove the two small items on right and left top shelves - too delicate, and busy) and the blue glass could now perhaps go into the china cabinet, if you husband wants to still display them (inside not on top - don't add anything on top). I would move your couch so it is facing the fireplace and try the single chair to the right of the fireplace - for a number of reasons...opens up the area in front of the sliding door, fills in the large empty space in the middle of the room, will make it cozier/more practical to view tv and appreciate fireplace and finally, will take the emphasis away from the electrical components.