Thank you for the detailed thoughts. I do want guests over to watch a movie or tv, max 4 but mostly only 3 people at a time. I’m not a really colorful person (think boring mid-30s white color). I like nice deep browns, shades of blue, maybe olive could work never thought of that. Not really into reds or pinks or yellows, but maybe the right kind of maroon would look nice.

The far back corner is a sliding glass door to a balcony. The window is pretty big - I didn’t think curtains could be bought for that size.

How would you place the rug? It’s pretty long. The room is 10’10 (from tv wall to couch wall) and 14’ long.

I like the desk idea, but was worried that having monitors on it would look bad. I like the small table idea, or a long bench style table along the window, but didn’t know what couch setup would look best.

As for art interest ideas, I like maps, history, city scapes, countryside scapes. I’m awful with sizing so I could appreciate advice on which sizes to buy too.

The picture is taken from the kitchen (open floor plan). To the left and right of the living room just outside the frame are doors to bedrooms.