I think you have to be prepared that they may not last as long due to stains. I have an inexpensive PB sisal in my living room. With cats who sometimes throw up, it's a pain, though any rug is that way. The care instructions say not to wash the rug, but I would haul it outside and scrub the soiled area with a little bit of soapy water, and rinse. That didn't seem to be a problem with this particular rug. Someone else I know, however, had one under their kitchen table (believe it was the same one from PB though), and all the food spills from the kids destroyed the rug. The Woolite rug cleaner and whatever other products she tried also left stains. She hated it. I also knew someone who was working with a designer. She was told the rug was a bad choice with kids. That rug might have been a wool/sisal. It was a very expensive, fine rug. The light color might have been an issue with the designer too. She decided to get it anyway, along with white upholstered pieces, and just replace if they were trashed. The edge on mine rolled up at a corner or two. Not sure what you can do about something like that. As far as texture, I was surprised it was so rough when I first got it, though now I kind of like that stimulating feel on bare feet! I'm usually in socks though, so it doesn't matter. It's tough on kids, though, when they get down on their hands and knees to play. Your rug store probably doesn't want to deal with unhappy customers or those who want returns later, as it's just not a rug for everyone and the spills/stains can be a problem. I guess it's possible that their performance varies between manufacturers, as they may put stain resist treatments on them, or the quality/type of weave, etc., as someone above mentioned. I absolutely love the look of the natural woven rugs and will be venturing in again, though won't spend lots of money on it or expect it to last forever.

chisue - yes, it is a ton of shallow space. I'm not sure we would actually put a dining table out there, but I would love a swing or glider and some chairs and end tables. My guess is that the most used space is the space off the dining. The long end on front faces the woods directly, there isn't much there to see. No, we aren't bug free. : ( I was hoping to install ceiling fans to help with the bug problem, and possibly looking at the area outside of the dining room as a future screened in porch option. Thanks for congrats! Yes, we hope to make the decision as soon as possible. We met with the builder today, who agrees it is a good idea if we can do it. But we aren't sure if we will have to enlarge the porch all the way around to achieve the space, or if we can just enlarge the one side. He is checking on it for us. It may be too much extra $ to enlarge the whole thing, not to mention then it really gets to be a lot of porch that I'm not sure we will use on that side of the house. It is a terrible design to have it end in front of the window, but not sure if there is something to be done now or not. One of the things in the planning stages we skimmed over, and now are regretting.

Was thinking pattern on the rattan chair/ottoman and solid grey on the daybed with pops of pillows of the same colors as in the fabric...orange, teal, etc...different shapes and sizes on the daybed...or I could reverse the two...since the main thing your eye will see from the kitchen/living room is the daybed...

Thanks for the reviews on PB teak, sounds iffy As much as I love natural wood maybe it's not a good choice for outdoor furniture in our climate, especially from PB. Think we're deciding to go with aluminum. We found a collection with nice styling that fits our "look", whatever that is! Aluminum, too will stand up to the elements for sure, and is lighter to move around... https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod20010072&categoryId=cat18660075 Sample: :