Are you going to be replacing any furniture? Keeps some? Buying new?

There is a lot going on in the two rooms. Are you willing to part with some of the nick knacks?

You have some beautiful pieces of furniture, but To me, it looks like part lodge, part antiques.

I like what you've done so far. Long skinny pass-through rooms are challenging for furniture arranging and yours looks like it works. Plus it's just appealing.

Embrace the cozy. I'd put a large rug at the living room end. A big one, almost wall-to-wall. (Then you won't have a rug corner to trip on heading for the hall.) It'll make the LR more of it own room and chop up the bowling alley lane down the middle. I think a rug will make a huge difference in an already pleasing space.

Window treatments could be changed out--I'd like something with more substance.

I'd probably lower the art a little but you need to keep it safe from knocks so that might not be possible.

I'm not completely sure about the green wall. A dark wall makes the room look loooonger. But it does a nice job blending in the TV.

Does the clock over the dog bed chime? Does the dog mind? :)

The 2 puffy sofas and the art that seems to be sticking out from the wall aren't great in a narrow space. Also perpendicular to the TV is not comfortable for viewing. You want to view the FP and bookcases from the kitchen or the TV? I would get a rug to define the living area. Then I would move the TV to the wall where the blue sofa is now. Move the black sofa to another room it is sucking the light from the room. Put blue sofa where the black is now. Replace the black sofa with a chair. I don't care for the fan on the beam. Put a light over the dining table. I think the green wall should be painted to match the other walls

Thank you everyone for your comments very helpfiul. thanks Fori for rug idea.

I see four chairs at your kitchen table. If you only need to seat four people to enjoy the tv and fireplace and still see the tv and fireplace from your kitchen, I would consider something like this when you are able to change out what you have.

Using this picture as inspiration, but replacing the chairs with swivel recliners. You can always pull over the kitchen chairs for extra seating and conversation when you have people over.

This arrangement breaks up all the furniture against the walls and actually opens up the space. When buying look for narrow, not bulky. I actually have two swivel recliners in my living and just love them.

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