Help with Layout in 1927 Sears Home

[mtn1990]

Our 1927 Sears home was clearly not designed with TV viewing in mind. And the rooms are awkward to setup. So, while my wife and I were ready to pull the trigger on a new sofa, now we're playing around with layouts have gotten ourselves confused, and are just not sure what to do for our living room and family room.

Lets say that we have a blank slate, how would you set these two rooms up? Here are the only requirements:

• We have a 35" wide TV that needs to go somewhere; it will be mounted on a wall. Facing the TV, we need either a reclining loveseat or reclining sofa--I refuse to not be in a recliner, and for some reason unbeknownst to me my wife loves me and wants to sit next to me on a loveseat or sofa (hence our looking for a sofa in the first place)
• My wife wanted a chaise for when she wasn't sitting next to me. While I've talked her out of that, because I hate chaises and I think that one just would never fit in our house, assume that somewhere, preferably facing the TV, there will be a chair and ottoman (why a recliner isn't as good or better I'll never know)
• We currently own a bunch of hand-me-down and estate sale find furniture, but lets assume that the only item that we must keep: a buffet that is currently serving as a stereo cabinet. The buffet is 48x18.
• We'd LIKE to keep our Hancock and Moore recliner, our current sofa (90"x39") and a Record Storage Cabinet (27x17.5), but those are not requirements.

Pictures of the first room in this post, second room in next post