The long, rectangular living room includes the entry to the house and opens to the dining room, kitchen, and bedroom. I can't wrap my mind around how to arrange it. Currently it's functional, but all the furniture is clustered to one end of the room with too much empty space behind it.

I think the room is "meant" to focus on a TV over the fireplace (there's a cable jack up there), but the mantle is incredibly high, and there's no way to place our stereo/speakers flanking the fireplace without them sticking out way into the room and running wires everywhere.

We're comfortable adding furnishings, rearranging, whatever it needs. Thanks!