It would help if you post an existing floor plan with your sketch of what you want to do.

Other Houzzers are great at furniture placement, but I wanted to note that you really should have seating facing the fireplace and/or the t.v.

You could get them sandblasted.

Oceanview7 this is the show house images my house is only being built won't be ready until the summer I have visions for mine which i have purchased already and is Nothing like the show house image I think the whole room is awful doesn't do the size of room any justice ! But I was thinking along the lines of yourself with the blinds I've seen a lot of them have put roman blinds but I'd prefer to be different