Penthouse - Living Room

Masculine

Morning light

Its a bit small and narrow (odd size),
needs some punches of color (monochromatic and sterile)
i think a rug for in front of the couch would be good.
need ideas for an unobtrusive coffee table, preferably friendly to putting feet on (or separate ottomans)
we need ideas for the corner to left of couch to maximize the use of the area (we are thinking either an armchair, or a smaller chair and a gateleg dining table, or another loveseat to maximize seating area.
30'+ feet ceilings, which is GREAT but the lights are up there so, i think we also need help for nighttime lighting, maybe some eye level wall lighting or something, right now a cheap floor lamp is lighting up the area and it feels like a warehouse, we'd like it to feel cozy with the lighting.

Current couch, Current kitchen stand/cart. Tv stand can go if needed because we were thinking of hanging the tv anyway. (perhaps additional seating below it?) You can ignore the stuff in the corners to the left of the couch, we were moving (you can assume that is clear). HOWEVER, please notice from the pic that there is a AC / Heating unit (PTEC unit) that takes up the wall under the window on that side, and sticks into the space very annoyingly. it is 20" D x 42' W x 21" H

Yes

Open to both

Yes, Area Rugs

Sofa (Ikea loveseat) = 65"
Some decisions we were unsure of:

- what to do with area left of couch?
- paint one area for accent?
- how to add punches of color?
- We'd like to add some green plants somewhere, like the idea of the green and the sunlight and the wood
- how to keep cluttered look to minimum?
- how to get nice lighting if ceilings are so high?
- how to get the best method of additional comfortable seating (beyond the TWO person love seat)?
- Hang the TV and sound bar and get rid of tv console, thereby opening up room? (maybe even for an additional piece of seating like a bench?)
- Dining table or re-use kitchen cart? -
We are thinking of putting 2 stools so that we can use the dropleaf on the kitchen cart for a breakfast table. One thought was that since the cart moves, we can move it out and use it for a dinner table with four stools. if we do that then we wouldnt need addl space for a dining table, gateleg or otherwise. with this idea, we would probably need folding stools with backs, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable for guests.