Thank-you both for your input! I think I'm tossing up between putting the chairs in the nook or against the long wall. If chairs go in the nook, it's cosy and there's more walkway space as you said, Luke, for beanbags etc. However, what would I do with the 2m wall near the entrance? Would seating there be a bit odd? However having the screen in the nook would allow for a longer row of seating I think? So potentially more people could fit in, although those sitting near the door may have an obscure view of the screen. It seems like both options have pros & cons! We don't have anything that needs to go in, so to speak, although plenty of seating options and tables for drinks etc would be really great!

With a family of five, I think a large corner/modular sofa would be a practical choice and would also work well to help define the two separate spaces in the large living room. All of the fabric nominations look nice, although I'm personally not a huge fan of the one with stripes. I think they all provide a Hamptons feel. If your family has young children, then I would be tempted to go with the most stain resistant and hard wearing of the short-listed fabrics.

I know this is an old post but just in case anyone is still looking for Sherwin Williams Sea Salt paint...... When Wattyle were still owned by Sherwin Williams, a couple of years ago now??, I asked the Head Office of Wattyl if they could help me get some Sea Salt in Australia. I'm in Sydney and they advised I needed to find one of their stores with a Hydrochroma machine(not all of them have one) to have Sea Salt made up due to the type of tint used in the paint. They also provided the tint mix. I went to Wattyl in Brookvale and they made me up 4 litres of Sea Salt paint. It's a great colour but looks pretty bland in the tin. I don't know whether the Wattyl white base changes how it looks either. Anyway, anyone wanting Sea Salt can have it made up at the Brookvale store because they have the name and tint mix in their computer. Now they aren't owned by Sherwin Williams I don't know if they can access any other of their colours as they don't have access to their database anymore.

Debbie, if you don't need a lamp for reading then don't bother. I think if you can find a taller plant stand and place a taller plant (fiddle fig?) in it, then place it behind your current plant, that's all the height you might want in the corner. A fig would work well as it gets along fine in indirect sunlight. Your coffee table is perfect! Don't change it.