Do you use it as a living room and dining room? Or which kind of activities you do there?

once you repaint the walls and make it look more homely I think that could transform the look?
you already have a slight bit of paneling if you built on that like shown in the pics that could really change the corridor feel which you describe into more of a lounge?
do you have a separate space to keep those toys other than in that room?

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It will be purely a lounge as the dining area will move to the new kitchen. The whole room will be gutted back to bare brick with new ceilings as well. So a blank canvas. I love minimalist with a cosy feel if that is such a thing!! The whole layout confuses me as it is such a large but narrow space

ok that sounds nice.
yes I'll have a look to see if I can find any pics which suit your fancy!
is there a fireplace in the room? don't be confused it's a nice area to work with! I prefer narrow areas to the more square areas

not sure if you are buying new furniture but here is an idea of having one long sofa and then a coffee table in the middle and some extra chairs opposite? not sure how many chairs you want in this area though? I know I personally would like much more than this but it's up to you.

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I have a similar situation, that is a door entering from the hall, then walk through to the kitchen. My dining table sits in the window. I will try and take some photos if it helps. The decor is quite traditional. Also could a door accessing the new kitchen from the hall be possible, so the living room does not act as a through room?

Thanks for the ideas. There is no fireplace. We removed the chimney as we did a loft conversion. There is no room in the hall to put a door to the kitchen. We did look at this but the stairs had to go there. The flooring will be light grey vinyl click. The sofas are definitely going. They were a cheap Facebook buy as we knew the house was going to get filthy and dusty with all the work going on. The lounge and kitchen are the last rooms to do.

It’s probably too long for one seating area. I’d have a sofa opposite what used to the be the fire and a chair in front of the window. To avoid the corridor feel you need to add things in the middle of the space, so add a coffee table/ottoman (a round one I think would work better) and bring the sofa away from the wall a little. Use a rug to zone that area.

You could have a reading area at the kitchen end of the room? If you paint the shorter walls a darker tone it will ”correct“ the rooms proportions. Mirrors on the long walls can help but think about what it reflects!

I think painting the skirting boards in the wall colour will help too as your eyes are just drawn to the white atm