More pics of space and the open shelves idea.

Is there reason why the living room is beside the kitchen, and not the dining room?

Good question. The fireplace and TV are across from the couch and we use this so much.

without seeing much more of the space... I would move the dining table to the kitchen pass through, centered on the window. Clear the wall between the windows and center the sofa. Move the shelf unit to the wall where the dining table is now, and add a couple more club chairs to create a conversation area with the sofa and fireplace.

Not that much space and that shelf unit will not fit on the wall be the window. I moved from a 5,000 sq ft house to 1700 and it’s been a challenge getting anything to fit (sold/replaced a bunch of Restoration Hardware pieces). Thanks for your input!

I don’t think you need the shelving units altogether.

I’d put a buffet / side table along the wall with the dining table.
Remove the mirror. It’s too small.

Hi Patricia! It's a lovely space but downsizing always presents a challenge! These open rooms can often make things really weird feeling as they are doing double duty and often don't have walkways/doors/etc in practical places. In this case, it's the fireplace/TV placement that makes this hard to fix for me.

As much as I like to leave an area feeling open, when it's two "zones" like this and no type of barrier between them, it just feels weirdly divided. In this case, I think the fireplace wall should be used to anchor the dining space with some fabulous art above the fireplace. This brings the dining table next to the kitchen. Then, turn the sofa and use this as the space divider. It now has an open wall to use as the TV wall (you can even add a TV shelving unit for storage). This creates two distinct areas that now aren't fighting for focus. This is NOT done to scale, but just a random, quick sketch to give you an idea. This also may help the windows feel more like they are defining each of the separate zones as well, rather than just feeling off-center.

@Melissa Smedley's suggestion is also my suggestion, the entire room would look balanced and the TV would be at a better height for viewing.

Thanks friends! The idea of having the setup this way sounds great. I hate not seeing the fireplace 😢 and what am I to do with all that wall space between the the two windows still?? You are right Melissa, the struggle is real in downsizing.

I know how you feel about the fireplace, because I love having that as part of my cozy space while I'm on the sofa! But it's in an odd spot, so if you keep the sofa facing that like it is now it may keep feeling like a divided space. If you didn't need a dining there, maybe you could just do accent chairs and bookshelves on that wall and just build a cozy sitting area around the fireplace. But with the dining also in the space, it's a challenge.

Back to my first suggestion; I would probably just do some artwork or a mirror in the space between the windows, and use the TV wall for any bookshelves/storage with a media console in between. This way not all your walls are fighting to be the star; you have the fireplace anchoring the dining area, and the new TV wall anchoring the seating area.