It looks like you have little ones. The first thing you should consider is a large wall of shelves and drawers so everything can be put away.

Second, start going to furniture stores to see what type of couch you like. Take the measurements of the room with you. Sit on whatever appeals to you. Hopefully one of the Houzz designers will come help with furniture placement.

People on this site usually recommend Besta from Ikea, because of the storage you need. Take a look at it and see if it works for you.

This is what the whole living room looks like

Is the layout bad? And what should I do with the wall? I like the bookshelf idea but the wall is just so big

Pull the tv down to within 3-4” of the stand below. Adding bookshelves, maybe with doors on some of them, is a good idea.

You need BIG art, not fiddly little pieces. Not necessarily expensive. Here’s an example of big art that I bought from a local on-line auction for $3.00. You can see its size in comparison to the kitchen chair.

We recently added molding and floating shelves onto our Den wall. Appreciating the ‘texture’ and the ability to seasonally rotate the display.

The purple cushions in the corner…… what’s their purpose? Kids? Dog?

debra

It’s a nugget couch for the kids, just ignore that 😆

Ok, maybe a cabinet that would hide toys when not in use. Or perhaps a decorative screen to hide the toys in the

corner. I agree the TV is too high. If you have a stand for the TV perhaps placing it on the stand, centered on the

Cabinet would work. This would also hide the cords. The art work needs to be larger and at eye level. The picture of the child on the wall on the right is set too high. I like the idea of shelving, but you’re right that you have a large wall.

debra

I think large colorful artwork and a rug to coordinate will do wonders. You’re obviously in parenting , potty training mode now so I wouldn’t do much more than that right now. Maybe put the toilets in a less conspicuous spot.