Can the patio door be moved, or changed to a single door? If so, you can make a galley kitchen open to the dining room - though realistically, I suspect the living and dining labels are reversed, with the fireplace in the living room. How are you using that space?

I had a gas dryer from 1996-2000 when I was living in Northern VA. It was a GE Profile and it was their TOL of the day. I remember that I was very satisfied with that GE dryer, but I could not really state that it was significantly more economical to run or that it dried more efficiently than the previous Kenmore dryer I had. Since all the appliances were gas in that house, the cost of running the dryer did not leave an impression. When I built my next house (also in NOVA) I switched to electric (though the gas line was there). Maybe now with dryers being so much more advanced, it might be easier to analyze true cost savings than it was 30 years ago.

I had gas in my last home and electric in this home. I have not found that one performs better than the other, both dry clothing just fine. Last home was in San Diego new home in Pennsylvania. Utility costs are basically half so even with having and electric stove and dryer and running the heat and air conditioning my bills are far less than they were in CA.