view of other side of living room

kitchen nook

divider between the living room and kitchen

Can you make the flooring (I'd go with wood floors.) consistent throughout the entire space?

Yes, I agree, wood floors would be the best solution to your question, especially if resale is in your future. Tile is actually very hard on the legs and back which is why a lot of people won't use it anymore for kitchen floors.

Or perhaps take a look at wood plank-alternative type floors .... throughout the kitchen/living area/dining areas? Depends on what sellers are offering throughout homes in your area/price range etc. Check out local new homes/real estate listings etc. for some ideas ....

Is this house in Florida? I see so many of these layouts. If it is, I would go with a wood-looking tile. I'm so impressed how 'real' it looks. I've been fooled thinking it was wood and it was tile. One house we were considering had beautiful cherry floors but the bedrooms were carpet. I was able to match the color of the tile to the wood floors.

Tile is better for hot, humid climates, in my opinion.

Jane

I definitely wouldn't add tile to the LR. The PO's may have used the area as a dining space, but it doesn't look like a dining space.

Do you plan on keeping the carpet? If not, I'd do wood as others have mentioned above. Run it all the way to the breakfast room, and possibly to the kitchen.

I have tile in the kitchen and it doesn't bother me. If I spent the whole day in the kitchen it might but that's what cute kitchen runners are for!

Second suggestion for a single flooring throughout, but I would make it even more open and tear down as much of that kitchen enclosure as possible.

I vote for hardwood or engineered wood through the whole space, including the kitchen.
Opening the wall would be nice, but I suspect your appliances are arrayed along that wall? I'd paint the wall the same pale color as the living space, and hang a really big mirror on the wall if you can't open it.
Then you open the wall visually, and reflect the light from the sliders back into the space.
(I know...me and mirrors. They are great manipulators of space, particularly when you commit to making them big!)

I'd go with a single flooring throughout the space.

You can always create two separate areas in the space by use of area rugs and the position of the furniture.

But once you have divided the space with different flooring, it is difficult to treat the space as one big room.

One type of flooring, whatever you choose, will give you more options.

The rooms looks like it would be a bit tight if it was used as a dining room and living room. I agree with going with just one type of flooring for the whole space.