finish the fireplace area with white painted cabinetry and a wood mantle and wood stained horizontal shelving on the bookcases add neutral fabric furniture for a living room in a transitional style with a rug sofa table coffee table double rod curtains with a sheer on the inside and a solid neutral colored curtain on the outside place furniture and items in the way that would be best for this room layout remove the tanks and heater from the image add a tv above the mantel and place furniture so that it works well with tv watching put a rustic wood stained mantel above the fireplace add a couple comfy chairs to the furniture layout put two chairs in front of the window on angles put another couch where the two chairs are in the open right side of the room
