have a look at the attached pics to give you ideas. Move seating away from walls, furnish the empty end with chairs, cabinets, consoles, floor lamps etc to create a cohesive look. If you're refurbishing, do you need the glazed doors in the centre?

The previous owners of my house did this. I think it gives a lovely neat finish to the entrance way (which is quite small). It also gives a level surface as you step into the house on to the mat and then on to the laminate. The mat needs replacing now, it's on my list of things to do to the house!

Hi Vkololgi We think a grey traditional door with narrow glazing bars would look great against your white rendering. It gives a slightly modern twist to the house without looking out of place and will let in lots of light. Good luck with your project and post some photos of the final result when all the work is done.

I think i'd try one of two things:- Firstly, you have two focal points conflicting, the T.V with the Fireplace. Ideally the firplace would be the centre of attention and therefore, I'd move the sofas toward the fireplace from the end of the room and look to putting the dining table at the rear. I can't see how much space you have, but it's a long room, so you should be fine. I wouldn't normally advocate mounting the T.V on the Chimney stack, but as it's not a working fire, I think you can get away with it. Alternatively or secondly:- You could consider built in units either side of the Fireplace in order to facilitate putting the T.V further along the wall to the left. Move the dining table to in front of the wardrobe and the sideboard to the side wall. I can't decide if your feature wallpaper is black and grey or if it has a brown tinge. I'd look to consolidating the palette of colours, as the feature wall and curtains currently don't match so well with the sofa cushions or the chair backs. I'd look to having a dark grey sofa which would go nicely with the carpet. Matching chair covers for the dining table and chairs and then an array of grey, black, pale cream or white cushions on the sofa with a nice plush rug. I'd also look to painting the fire surround as it's a little dated and would tie in better with the feature wall if the colours matched. I'd also pick out a different accent colour that goes very well with greys and blacks, such as mustard or teal or even sagey greens. I would also lose the magnolia wall colour as it's not helping with all the warm / cold colour matching.