I vote shelves- but another idea is to do black and white photo array. This would be fun and contemporary and adding a conversation piece to the room. Use photos you have or you can find some great ones at Homegoods or Aaron brothers.

Thank you for posting the pic. Is it just open space opposite the chairs and a blank wall with the entry door? Any windows on that wall? Is that a table showing on the right of this pic, or a counter between living room and kitchen? My first thoughts are that those chairs must be pulled away from the wall and angled in some way, and somehow you need to find space for more seating. Could you angle them towards each other against the room divider, or is that a cupboard you need access to? Then you could turn the table 90 degrees, and place other seating facing the chairs. I'm liking the idea of picking up on colour from the green glass on the table, but I'm not sure how yet. I have a busy day ahead but I hope to check in later.

Got it - if that works... I sort of like the idea of an art gallery being a journey of discovery so I created more corners and alleys for people to walk around.. in your case, the view would be easy to see everything in one swoop (but therefore not allow each piece of art to showcase itself uniquely)if you go back to my image, you have pictures leaning or hanging low on the floor level, you then have others higher up with jutting out shelves on which you have placed sculptures.The visitor walks around the block to find hidden artwork - they then walk up the block and view items displayed there (maybe a table with smaller sculptures and more artwork leaning on the balcony. They can then look out at the artwork on the walls and down on the artwork leaning on the floor on the lower level.... different vantage points: a journey.

go for colourful paintings