Can you do one window over your buffet (where your sailboat model is)?

I think trying to flank the fireplace with windows when you have asymmetry due to the bulkhead would be a mistake.

I would not put one on the right. It just looks odd with the bulkhead. On the right I would do a double hung the same length as the other windows and a proportional width to the wall space. I don't think the light you'd get from the small window is worth their expense. I had windows about the size of your left outline and changed them to longer double hungs

I agree with putting a single window on the wall where the sailboat is. Centered between the ceiling beam and what ever is to the right of the sail boat (wall?). Height same as the other windows, not sure how far to bring down. I definitely would not put one left of the fireplace.

Thanks. So one window where the sailboat is. Do you think we could do a double windo there?

Sorry, but I dislike little windows on the sides of the fireplace. IFirst choice would be to put a window on the left of your fireplace to match the others . And I would put another window on the boat wall...like the other windows but centering it between the bulkhead and the corner of your room. My second choice would be the double hung window centered on the boat wall and no window on the left side of the fireplace.

If you want more light, put in a long window on the left of the fireplace that matches the size of the front windows. Then center one window on the wall between the bulkhead and your back doors. You need to treat the areas as two separate rooms.

Thanks all. Patricia: we already have seven lamps in the room plus recessed lights. the room needs more natural light as does the office through the glass doors. The FP is a nice focal point and we use it during the winter. We had the TV where you suggested for 10 years and it didn’t work because it’s just too far away. Definitely a challenging room. We move the tv there in winter. The couch is not green. It is tan and fits well in the room. i think we have had every furn combo possible for this room and this one actually works the best and feels right. Just need advice on the windows.

TV in front of the fireplace is never a good look.

I would have one large window on the boat wall and merge the two front window into one large window. But only if it also looks right from the outside of your home. Sometimes what looks great on the inside looks like someone randomly cut holes in the walls from the outside.

Groveraxle. You are amazing. That visual really helps. I get it with the TV. There is no good place for it in this room We will get one of those adjustable arms that can lower the tv where the mirror is so that it’s not covering the fireplace.

If you don't use the fireplace you could convert it to an entertainment center.

A couple of other solutions to the TV dilemma. Fully articulating wall mount:

Easel on wheels:

Your family may be fine with the articulating wall mount and it is a good solution when it works. I had 2 in my last home. I could watch TV and when I was done move the TV back against the wall and have it reasonably straight. My ex could not.. If (which wasn't often) it got pushed back against the wall it would be all cockeyed. I straightened TVs at least twice a day every day.

Yep, the TV has to move. If you need more light, and I think that is questionable given there are few lamps in the room, I would add a window in the front and one where the boat is currently located. The beam in the ceiling is likely being supported by a column in the walls, so a window there will likely not fit.

Ot place the TV on the other side of the FP on an adjustable bracket.

Thank you Beverly! I hadn't thought about the wall/beam structure. That's huge. I think some other people in the neighborhood who have the same split level plan have put a window in there. It would probably be the best place for light.

Anyone have an opinion on an articulating wall mount on the fireplace? Just move it down when we watch and up when not?

Do you really need two different sofas? Not a sofa and two lounge chairs? Lots of different type of brackets to support TVs these days. Just depends on where it's going.

Thanks Beverly! Good question about the sofas. We had the sofas in an L shape for a long time, and had the TV on the right side.But it wasn't in the corner because it was too far. Problem is there's such a big space beyond the bulkhead and the two sofas opposite each other give the room more of a definition and balance. I'll bring in another chair and push the sofa out of the way to see if that is a better. Maybe I should try the lounge chairs on the left to see how that feels. I'll post a basic outline of the room. We have four doors in that room and an opening from the entryway.

Rethink the furniture layout. Maybe it should be on an angle, not parallel with the walls.

groveraxle 's mock-up with the double hung windows makes the space seem so airy. What if the room was oriented across the space instead of confined by the beam?

TV over mantel:

This would be better than what you have now, especially if you put it on a mount that allows it to pull down. Of course, I don't know if that means you can't watch TV and have a fire at the same time.

Even a TV easel with a window would be better.

Over the matching windows to the right
of the beam.

For even more light, move the couch to face the fireplace and hang the TV on the fireplace with a lowered mantel. Then you can actually watch the tv straight on.

Then the light from the existing windows will really come through.

Also, are those double doors to the kitchen? For more light, can you get rid of those doors?

Beverly hit the nail on the head. TV to the left of the fireplace and window over the sailboat and another window in the front. Tilt the mirror above the fireplace so it is slanting down to reflect light down, or move it to behind the TV.

Renee. Thank you for your advice. The double doors are to my husbands very cluttered and dark office. Have to have doors. He’s not ready to put extra windows in there so I’m working on that. We could definitely move the mantle lower. Having the TV above the fireplace with a flexible arm could probably work. We had the couch facing the fireplace for years but this layout makes it feel more open.

Gotcha - and I meant “love” the matching windows to the right of the beam.