Fantastic job! I know it's hard, but in the end you will be so happy. "Wood-like" had me dying. I thought I was reading a description of our house at first, but when you neglected to mention room after room of butt ugly wall paper four to seven layers deep, I knew you were not attempting to tell our story.
I'd also like to mention to everyone on the thread, it's not pink, it's mauve. In late 80's, early 90's it was the hot color to decorate with. I'm so snooty falutie expert on it because I helped a good friend remove many, many traces of it when she bought a tiny starter home as a single woman, who HATED the color, and wound up with a steal of a deal on a tiny bungalow because literally everything in the home was mauve. When I say everything, I mean it. All sinks and tub and tiles were reglazed AND even the faucets had been sprayed with some kind of decorator flecked paint in mauve. Absolutely the only thing in the entire home that was not mauve were primary color Sesame Street floor length drapes in one tiny bedroom -- that of course still had mauve carpet, walls, ceiling, window blinds and light fixture.
By the way, if you are still unhappy with the soot marks on your firebox in the fireplace, you can try first spraying with vinegar and seeing what will clean up. If that doesn't get the job done, try mixing Borax from the laundry aisle with some water to make a paste and scrub with a brush. It worked on my mid fifties builder's model home.
.....my living room looks cluttered? 
