HI, my family recently purchased a new house. however I’m having trouble envisioning what can be done to the kitchen and living area. especially the layout for living room as it feels very dark and closed off. all the furniture in the pictures will not be there when my family moves in at the end of the year as it belongs to our current tenant. so we’ll be purchasing all new furniture when we move in. for The kitchen w’re going to remove the stone on the island as well as replace the countertops (not sure what type we should change it to tho). The house will be open to any updating and your ideas would be greatly appreciated.

P.S this room is a lot darker than shown in the picture