Help with decorating please

[ijack]

With the basement finished we've moved quite a few things around on the main floor and I need some help deciding what to do with our back entry. I am so excited to have more room in this area (our table used to be here) but we need a little storage and the area between the sofa and kitchen island (on the other side of the sliding glass door from the couch).
WWYD?  Put a sofa table centered in the middle of the couch area? Or put a table/bookcase/something up against the wall so it's more like a slight room divider (we'd move the sofa closer to the tv). 

[ijack]

2 more pics from the kitchen area

[lindyanne]

Can you move the couch up so the table isn't in the way of the door? Which side of the sliding door opens?

[ijack]

Aug 31, 2014 17:42:31 GMT -5 lindyanne said:

Can you move the couch up so the table isn't in the way of the door? Which side of the sliding door opens?

Not that side. 

Or or I could do something like this 

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Do you have stuff that you need to store by the couch? If so, I'd get shelves/cubby storage as long as the couch.

I don't think you need anything there if you don't really have anything that needs to be stored in that area.

[ijack]

It's a huge dumping ground for us because it's the entrance from the garage. I think I need something to at least put keys on, though shoes are our biggest hurdle.

[ewall]

Cubby storage with bins/baskets for shoes, hats, gloves, leashes, etc. Then a tray or bowl on top for catching keys and misc.

Or the console table with drawers for small items and large baskets on the floor underneath for shoes.

[laurao]

I think the console table would be nice, with cubbies for storage so it's easy to hide/grab things.