What an amazing project and home you have! It's really going to be wonderful. I'll bet those stone masons are thrilled to be able to restore all that stone work. Thank goodness you purchased the house and not someone wanting to destroy it all. I hope you will post progress photos here, too.
RL's idea of chairs instead of a sofa is great. I saw this and thought of your room:
Circular seating
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Paint color
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