I think it would be awesome to get some live plants...I love your current setup, but the fakie plants really take away from the beauty of it. You could tie some java moss to the driftwood and get a few java fern for the bottom of the tank. Maybe add some natural looking rocks as well.
Out with the plastic in with the real. Thats what I would also do. Love the driftwood. I would condsider adding rocks to the ground or a surface plant such as microsword. Other then that looks very good.
it is true tho, once you go real you never go back, and to tell u the truth is anyone tells you that it is hard to keep a planted aquarium, they have clearly not kept one them selves and have no idea what they are talking about