Hi Bella, this is very small so storage and minimalism are helpful. I would use a circular table- less of a footprint with more surface area. Nothing on the wall that backs the kitchen- it is a hallway really- perhaps a mirror to create depth as well as interest as you enter the front door. Multi functional furniture- ottoman that doubles as seating and storage, sofa that contains storage or second bed. Worth considering a tall shallow(280mm deep) cabinet behind the sofa- you would get great storage if you had plenty of shelves and only lose 28cm from the overall length of the room. Obviously the lower section is covered, but still useful in such a small space. Custom built cabinet for t.v etc in the recess- go all the way to the ceiling to maximise this obvious space opportunity. Good luck,

If you do want to put the doors in where the oven is can you not just flip the L shape? So you have a breakfast bar running between the kitchen and dining? Might make your dining much smaller but you'll have the added eating space at the bench. Alternatively, take out the living room wall (to the hallway), close off the doorway into the kitchen and have a galley style kitchen (that's a much bigger job!). Tricky one! Ask everyone that comes to your house what they think - we did this and although we ended up working it out ourselves it was useful to go through all the wild and crazy ideas everyone had.

Ann - have you checked photos of photo arrangements on Houzz? There are thousands of them and many ideas for creative arrangements too with different size and shaped frames and variations in mat sizes, plus you will get a better idea of spacing too. I also note the theme of the photos seems to be important for a good result - family photos, holiday photos, bird or animal photos, etc. and also colour, too much colour could result in a daub that confuses the eye. Another arrangement using this sized frame I really like -

Its your rug, not gonna lie that's exactly what's wrong. Everything else can be worked with except that rug. I would rather look at floorboards than that rug. Go to a fabric shop and glue a pretty piece of fabric over the top of the rug if money is tight. Make sure fabric has that curtain plastic backing so glue doesn't show through. Also nothing in there has the same colour scheme, character, it comes from different era's, theme's, not sure how to explain it but... Cane chairs look like part of an outdoor setting, Wood chairs look like they are from a dining table, there is different wooden furniture with different stains all piled at one end of the room looking odd together. Then the chairs are too far apart to have a decent sit down and chat. The art is really random as well and not good Centre the small table in the window and put a big fern on it to give it width. It looks like a plant table. Split the room into two sections, use the skinnier end as like a card game area to play bridge or rummy. Use the larger section as your living\ talking area. Hang the TV on the wall. Use the tv unit as makeshift coffee table until you get something better. Put the two cane chairs closer together on the other end of the couch facing the window. Paint over your art pieces, even in white only, just texture the paint to make it look like something. All this is using pieces you already have. Now sit down and decide what look your going for in that room. Modern, Industrial, Farm house because your on a farm and just buy accordingly. Reuse your couch for now and just buy a white cover or cream and colour everything else. Buy some actual arm chairs that look inviting and cozy, throw rugs for everyone but pack them in a basket and don't do what magazines do by haphazardly throwing it on the couch. Like these baskets Extra or out of season cushions in one and blankets in the other. To intertwine modern and old they have to have a common ground? I don't know if that's the word but either the wood stain from modern and old should be similar/same or they have to have something in common besides function for them to mesh well together.