Are you completely set on the Brompton from next? I don't think it goes with the rug. The rug is very ethnic-looking and informal. The sofa has a very tradition shape. Something more informal and squidgy would work better. Colour-wise along the lines of what you picked would work nicely. I would lean towards a natural fabric, e.g. linen to achieve a more coherent look.

Thanks, Darcy My BLT mortgage won’t cover renting it out as a family home Could convert the kitchen into a bedroom. Not sure of the costs of getting the loo downstairs Your idea of moving the kitchen into the living room is great, but any ideas on the costs of moving the gas and sink around? Including BR It would be an open kitchen, would that not stink out the house? Anyone has any idea or experience on managment companies. How do they work or how much they charge? KR Mel

Hope people don't mind giving one more opinion. For the TV, the options I have is to remove it from the wall and put it in the left-hand corner of the room. I'd put it diagonally so it can be some from most parts of the room (otherwise the chimney breast is in the way). I'd keep the electric fireplace in that case. Alternatively, I can keep the TV on the chimney breast but I'd need to remove the electric fireplace (as mentioned above). I'd put a shelf or two in the hole left by the fireplace and plaster the edges. I'd probably put some gadgets for the TV (like playstation or soundbar) in their. However if I end up still not liking the TV on the chimney breast I would put it in the left hand corner as planned. The chimney breast would look a bit bear but thought I could fill the hole with wood (saw some examples of this online) and maybe put a mirror above it. Here is another picture of the current chimney breast. For the first plan the TV would go on the left under the shelves (when the sofa is removed).

Hi @Isla Cherry Actually neither ourselves, nor kids watch the TV during the day (probably for 3-4 more years at laest), so the main usage of the room would be for all of us to sit & play around together. Kids are 3, 1, 1 years old. Even at night we mostly just talk/read stuff, so the only important stuff is to be comfortable and relax during the night. We need to have dining arrangement there, and kitchen entrance is either on top left or bottom left. Meanwhile we came up with these 4 combinations (actually 2, but dining table can have two positions depending if we want to put bar stools in front of the kitchen island)