Living Rooms

So here's a shot of my living room now. 
And below that are some of my current favorite living rooms from Pinterest.  

I don't think I've really shown it before since we built the bookcases so I figured before I make any more changes, I better have a starting off point for y'all for reference.
It's not bad.  Great, really.  But it needs some work. 
So, how do I get from Point A to Point Awesome? 

 It's obvious I need something alive, like a plant.  Dang, I wonder if faux will help.  

I need something old.  More old pieces.  Preferable wood.  Preferably awesome antiques.

I need some sort of statue head.  Like a Greek god or something equally cool.  Maybe American Patriotic like Thomas Jefferson?

I need something plush to lay over my seagrass rug.

I need more black.

I need more gold.

I need more color.

I need less color.

I need more things.

I need less things.

I NEED A STYLIST TO COME ZHUSH IT UP AND A HOUSEKEEPER TO KEEP IT CLEAN!

Thoughts?