Plan to live with things as they are for 6 months to a year. You may find there are bigger fish to fry with things like plumbing, HVAC, etc. You can go ahead and upgrade your kitchen can lighting to 4000K for a daylight feeling, and install LEDs under the upper cabinets. Unless the climate requires a fan, replace that and the chandy with a matching chandelier and semi-flush ceiling fixture. Here's how I see your furniture in the space (measurements may dictate otherwise.) Your dining set should work well. Plan on a rug 36-42" larger all around than the table top, yet it shouldn't run into any furniture (buffet) or baseboards. Hang the new chandy 30-34" above the table. Use your trio of art pieces hung 5" above the buffet and one hand's breadth apart. Most here at Houzz are not fans of loveseats. They rarely seat more than one and are difficult to arrange around, but you have the floor space to keep it and add 2 armchairs so your seating is in a "U" in front of TV. If you're willing to give up the love, you might get 4 swivel chairs and try this grouping with the larger sofa. Placing all of the seating on a large rug like this will do nicely to cover some of that tile. I'm hoping you have heated floors under that. You might consider using the blue cabinets as bedside tables somewhere, and you'll need a coffee table in the center of the "U" of seating. As for additional lighting, I would place a lamp on the console table you have in your entry, putting them on the wall between the bedroom door and kitchen; lamp on outlet side and the art piece from your dining room hung right of the light switch if it isn't too big for that spot. Consider getting a second white storage hassock and placing the pair of them under the table. Also add a pair of lamps to your buffet and put a floor lamp (not a torchiere) in the corner right of the triple window. Flank your TV with some larger plants in baskets (real ones preferred.) Don't go with shortie drapes here. You want them to kiss the floor with the rods up near the ceiling.

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