Hello Albajazaj, So a good route forward is that you have clearly identified two clear purposes for the living room.. Relaxing and dining.. So that should really help you. Now you need to get a feel of where you want to sit for these activities... Given there's two windows at one side of the room you could potentially do one of two options... One is to have a dining table where you can sit and eat, with sunlight, with evening sun, with windows open etc... You can also use this table to work at or sit at where light is a primary requirement. It could also server as a social hub.. (see image below) Two tone walls make for interest and allow you to use colour like grey or charcoal which would blend with sofa but then add something lighter and chalky to give height.... Play with scale too... A mix of seating adds interest and consider how you add texture.. If you can't have wooden floor consider natural flooring such as sisal or Jute.. Equally though you could position a series of hall type mirrors (keep reading) Given the first floor proximity a large mirror such as 8 x6ft could be difficult in terms of logistics.. So smaller manageable ones can give a feeling of space if lined along the wall to the right as you walk into the room if you choose this idea... Which you could then situate a table in front for dining again like the above.... . So then you could have the sofa in the window, where you can read easily as light is beneficial here. It also means that the largest item in the room is not the first you see when you walk in as the width of that rear portion is quite narrow and I would not recommend anything more than a two seater here. You mentioned grey for the sofa so it could sit well with a colour scheme such as that above... A modular arrangement that perhaps is structured in a textural and interesting format... It is functional but interesting... The low slung wooden base is also rather nice to add a warm element to the room which compliments the above dining table and bench... In this way you're building the room up to a coherent scheme that is bright and airy... Another thing to consider is fewer pieces are better for a room that does not require a great deal.. Consider how function can serve multipurpose usage.... So perhaps a sideboard to houzz plates, cutlery, glassware. Above a drinks tray on top perhaps? This piece is long and low and perhaps if you situated the sofa to face the window ie in front of the rad wall past that door to the left of your image, with the sideboard behind it. It could have a vase of flowers etc, drinks tray and somewhere to put a drink etc, you have no need for a coffee table and you have a natural partition of the room... you see how considering fewer pieces and what are linked to creating a room that is perfectly functional with less... My specialty is the Lagom approach which is the Swedish term for "just the right amount" Which can be applied to any aesthetic... A few things that might be food for thought.... :))

Hi Graham, When in doubt, it's always helpful to use masking tape on the floor to visualize the actual size of an item of furniture or in your case, a kitchen island. A standard kitchen worktop is 60 in depth and usually (as best practice) 120 cm is left between a kitchen worktop and a kitchen island. The reason for that is to provide free movement if there are 2 people cooking in the kitchen at the same time (but also if one of them is opening an oven door, for example, and therefore needs more space to back up to do so easily). In order to help you visualize, I've marked in red the kitchen worktop depth and kitchen island. However, I've left around 90 – 100 cm between the two as some people actually prefer it that way. In green would be a standard/smaller two-seat sofa. As you can see, if you wish to have sofas and a dining area in the same room, there isn't much space left if you wish to add a kitchen island. I don't know the requirements of your project but from what I can see from the plan, the kitchen should be more than enough to cover the basic needs. Hope this helps to answer your question. Good luck!

I agree with Sonia some natural colours would be good. I woukd use the curtains as your starting point. I would consider a natural jute or sisal carpet for the floor with a rug for interest. You have quite a strong red in your curtain fabric so I would avoid any terracotta and look for a paint colour a few shades darker than the back ground colour on the curtains to paint all the walls which will warm them up. You also want to avoid clashing with patterns so I would keep rugs and cushions simple in design. Get some paint samples and put them on card so you can move around the room and try them in different lighting daylight, evening with lamps on. Keep us posted!

I wonder if the moulding would fight with the window a bit? The tv is also large and I don’t think you’d find it comfortable viewing. it’s hard to see the room properly but would you consider a built in on the right wall for the tv keeping the paint a dark colour to blend the tv in. I’ve used this pic as the tv doesn’t dominate and the rad cover is still a feature, you could add a fire surround and then a mirror or art over