look at some of the Smartstrand cpts from Mohawk. They are very soft and stain resistant but come in a frieze style so they will look good. Most kid proof type carpets you will find are made from olefins which are scratchy. The softest nylon is Tactesse but its not totally stain proof. you may have to get a carpet remnant then just have it bound. I doubt any area rugs you will find are made from these fibers.

Running - I did get your point the first time. Yes, everything you listed is in the photo and has reasons I felt it belonged there. I won't address all of them, but the box holds books for our toddler. I'd rather see the box than a bunch of books since I have other toys in here. The decor items change regularly. Sometimes I keep it bare and other times not. That round end table and the buffet in my foyer are the only two places I create any type of vignettes. The rest of surface space in the house is pretty bare and practical. Yes, those are antlers on the wall. We're supposed to make a room reflect out lives and hunting is a part of ours. I wouldn't like my hockey sticks there. I can't just replace everything in the room. As for the main pieces, sometimes you have to work with what you have. I've already stated I don't plan to make any furniture purchases until we're going to redo the whole room and I have a plan. I wonder how the room would look if you just got rid of that chair (you said you don't use it I think) and all the other stuff barnacled around it and maybe some of the other furniture and decor items. I actually do sit in that chair to read and for conversation. For now, I will say at least it's really comfortable and fits my height well. So you're saying to get rid of everything along that wall and maybe some of the rest of the furniture?? and all the other stuff barnacled around it and maybe some of the other furniture and decor items The other furniture is a loveseat and couch that we use daily as well as an end table between those that's also used. Almost forgot the ottoman, but that gets used for feet and the shelf also neatly holds, and somewhat hides, certain toys. The decorative items are one thing, but I can't just take the furniture out of the room for the sake of it looking better. We actually are following Magnaverde's rule along with our rule of making things work until you can replace them. If I strip everything out of the room besides the main pieces it looks unfinished.

Plus--things do not break as easily when dropped. Minus--stained easily Plus--decor is embellished Minus--chairs are more difficult to move Plus--out of plusses Minus--More maintenance and cleaning required Minus--can be an allergy intensifier

I put regular (i.e., cheap) area rugs directly on my Coretec LVP floors almost 2 years ago. I avoided the rubber pads on purpose, and figured since the rugs are underneath heavy furniture they're certainly not going to move around. Zero issues. These are the cheap 9x11 area rugs sold at big box stores - no rubber backing like a bath mat. I could envision any rubber creating a haze or ghosting issue on the LVP, but I'm not sure any regular wool or cotton rug with no backing can do any harm. I've had no issues in over 2 years, and just pulled them both up a few weeks ago to clean crumbs from underneath the edges....