Decorating Our Living Room

I haven't done much to the living room since moving in...



I have an almost clean slate for decorating our living room.

There are of course, things I can change and things I can't due to finances.

We will:

paint the walls a cream

paint trim to white

possibly change the sofa & loveseat fabric

move the tv cabinet away from fireplace 

replace green blinds with neutral roman shades

cream drapes will go on double door

Will not:

change carpet for at least 5 years

lamps

Painting the walls will be easy, but as much as I want white trim, it's a lot of work since we'd need to go into adjoining rooms, which yes, I want ALL trim to be white, but the thought of painting it all is overwhelming!

The pattern on the sofa & loveseat is limiting. I cannot change to the colors I want easily without changing this furniture with either slipcovers or just buying new.  No, I'm making slipcovers or re-upholstering. Furniture prices are really low so I'll buy - just a better choice - so it lasts with my changing decor tastes.

The stripe pattern on this chair works well and is neutral enough to change colors. The pillows are new and I think they work with the chair, but I need to pull out the blue more around the room - not there yet! I can lean towards grey since its in the chair and pillows. Not sure grey would work with the stone wall.

A large Herman Miller clock will hang over fireplace and we'll get a mantel, too.

TV cabinet is there because that's where the cable is. We can change it to
the corner to the right of cabinet - about 4 feet.

There's so much to do, but I'm trying to decide on colors - mainly new sofas. They need to be on the darker side - I'm thinking a demin or darker blue; a pattern to hide dirt. Think: kids & dog. I love what we have now - the sofas are sturdy, dark & patterned to hide dirt. They'd be fine if they didn't have the red flowers!

I also need to arrange the furniture so the seating is better. The room is long with the fireplace NOT centered  - why, oh, why did they do that? See in the top photo with the loveseat - there is no table and no lighting. We can put in an overhead light since there is a fixture there, maybe a can or track to add contemporary feel.

I'd like to add a touch of contemporary to this room, lighter colors (cream, blues, grey?)

So what would you do? Colors? Seating arrangement?

Other ideas?