Hmm - the guy on couch looks pretty comfy & there’s lots of seating space for others. Within the week all your holiday clutter will be gone so that’s going to change the look. I think everyone will develop neck & back issues with TV on mantle so my vote is leave it - works where it is. I think the rug is too small & I really don't like that lamp hanging over. Interrogation time? I’d try a floor lamp at each end of the window. Provides ambient lighting & a person could sit & read at one end or the other

What about mounting the tv on the wall to help clear that walkway some?

Thank you for the feedback. That’s my husband & yes, he is quite comfy!! He is fighting hard to keep his new sectional as is.
Lighting update was the next thing on the list for us, we do not have any overhead lights so sconces on the tv wall and the floor lamps will be the lights in the living room.
On rug size - are you thinking that the rug needs to be longer/reach more towards the door side?

What I am mostly concerned is the wall of sectional as you walk into the house - front door to kitchen. Maybe because we had a floating arm chair there, it just looks like a lot right when you walk in.
On the TV - that’s also an option - to mount it on the wall. We can’t decide whether to move it or not and so have not done anything really.
I’d say the storage provided by the tv console is really nice to have, but we can probably find an alternative. We still need to have something under the TV to anchor it however, right?

@Eva N - about rug - maybe the size is ok but just needs to be pulled from under couch a bit & moved towards FP. That’s the end that looks skimpy. It’s good on long side between couch & TV. As for crowded feel when walk into house - I see the Christmas tree peeking out there - maybe when it’s gone it will feel more open. What is the white piece behind couch by window? Can that be moved & couch slid back to window just a bit? And the stacked basket type sorter thing on wall by door - another place for it to go or another way to manage whatever it’s storing? That bit of space may make the walkway just enough better to feel ok because that console is nice to have where it is. Those last 2 things are small in overall scheme of things but might go a long way towards making things look more open - that & when holiday decor packed away ☺️

Thanks KW.
Behind couch is the radiator - no luck there.
We are packing away the holiday decor today so I’ll see how it feels.
Basket is dog toys but that can go somewhere else for sure too and I will pull the rug towards the fireplace.

I think mounting the tv on the wall would be fine, but I wouldn’t mount it over the fireplace. I don’t think that would be comfortable for tv watching at all.

I actually think everything looks very cozy. i think removing all the other visual clutter—the magazine wall rack, the books, the mantel objects—and just choosing a very few larger accessories, would go far in “cleaning up” the view.

@Eva N Oh, yes, I see - a bit of a challenge to move a radiator. The basket of doggie toys are fine too! I was actually looking at what’s hanging on wall close to toys. But the radiator prevents moving sofa any closer so all fine. Just tweak rug & the lamp is a personal thing - I have never liked the style of a lamp looming over seating - it's not a space issue. I think the big thing is the declutter of holiday decor and, the fact that your eye just needs tl adjust to the change .

I think is looks like comfort heaven! I am sure the ottoman gets a ton of use so I imagine it should in fact stay. However, just for the look I think a coffee table would make it look less large in a way. However you should go for function over form.

I like the big sectional. Others gave some great tips, about mounting TV to wall, losing the cabinet (or maybe thinking about a smaller, wall-mounted one), larger rug.

It's a new piece of furniture, and it's easy to over-think how different it looks in the space. But the space is for lounging with family. I would cherish it. We have a huge sectional, and lounging is exactly what everyone does. This morning, I found two teenagers sleeping on it (friends of my son who are always welcome here). In a future life, I'll have two stately chairs and a proper sofa (they will all be fabulous and complement each other), and no TV at all in my sitting room, and I'll probably miss the days when the kids lounged about on the deep sectional. Sigh.

I’m with you. I think it overwhelms the room.

Why do hubbys always want huge furniture? Mine does too, but he didn’t win. No sectional here, but I did let him pick his recliner. The biggest one he could find, of course. 🙄

Little bug, usually it is function over form for men. In this case I am almost sold too however because everyone enjoys it so much.
I need to do everything possible to make it feel not as imposing however because I know I will just hate and resent it with time if I can’t get around to it.
All the previous commenters were very helpful with suggestions - so thank you all for chiming in.
I am thinking about flipping the side on which the front door opens too - instead of opening to the left towards the couch, open to the right where we will have a cabinet with jackets and shoe bins. Maybe that way I won’t feel that I am walking in and bumping into a couch.

Right now it almost feels like we tried to stuff a meatloaf into a sausage casing :)