Haha cloudpants and finndian, love it. (And shadows as well finndian, I'm impressed!) What a fabulous piece of useful and fun art that is.

Absolutely agree with blueskies60 ! Remove the artwork/bench/plant that's on the left and replace then with either a bookshelf or a tall chest of drawers. Perhaps the plant can be repositioned into the corner on the floor where this troublesome niche is (there seems to be more than enough light there for a plant) and just place something calm and simple in the niche itself - perhaps a Japanese style scroll or pen and ink art work set off with a more rounded object sitting in the left corner of the niche; a gorgeous rock, a lovely candle, a calming statue... If you have (my preference) a chest of timber drawers on the left where the current art work is, you'll break up the symmetry, have more storage and have another surface upon which you can place a changing display of objects. This is the area that I would utilise for a mirror.

Those ideas are good but I have an empty corner in our living area. Any ideas how I can incorporate it in there? Our living area is open plan with kitchen and dining area off the living space. I have persian rugs and a pale brown wooden dining table with chairs in white, black and yellow. I am hoping to add more yellow in the decor to have yellow as an accent colour. Also thinking of cushions in yellow on the couch. Plz let me know if you have an idea on how I can incorporate the vase in the corner next to the walkway (see pic). Thanks!

Agree with some of the ideas already mentioned of artwork (maybe 3 small framed prints or photos hung vertically given the light you intend to install?) to fill the wall space, tiered stand with fruit, cook books on one shelf and the other can be used for storing stationery, mail etc using a stacked set of drawers (some nice ones available at the stationery/office suppliers). You can hang removable hooks inside the door for keys. I'm not a fan of having "stuff" (papers, keys) on bench tops as it quickly turns into a dumping area and in a thoroughfare, things end up on the floor as people rush past. Best of luck - your kitchen is gorgeous by the way!!