Will do! There are waterproof completely covering sofa, but my wish was thick fabric and so many have that grid texture which I didn’t care for. I’ve googled which shows a lot of venders for specific search engines vs just searching every company separately that I could think of. These are velvet which I read are ok. A chenille is what I also read to be pretty tough on scratches and tears but chenille brings up mostly velvet. Not sure how I’ll like the feel/sit of velvet but we’ll see? I guess on the love seat old piece may not make too big of a deal but on the big sofa, OH is on that mostly and his fanny may be more particular 😂 but he does realize we need to keep that piece under cover since we just purchased that for quite a pretty penny!

Too many pieces and they’re all the same. I would break up the set. Keep the two chairs and get a nice chesterfield sofa, for instance. It’s all the matchy pieces. When you have different pieces that compliment instead of match, they look more classic and less contrived. Simplifying the lines and adding color will also calm the look. Pair the chairs against one wall with a new small round table between, and place the sofa on the other. (If you prefer the sofa, then reverse this advice and keep one and get two new chairs. Maybe some pretty velvet wing chairs) PS, Wow, you’re really getting a lot of really bad, confusing advice in this thread 😬. They mean well, but that particular room is too small and needs less, not more. Just some pics after a really quick search to give you a basic idea

My questions are: Do you use a dining room? For sit-down dinners, I mean. Do you use a living room? It's certainly thinkable to reconfigure these rooms. Serving and clearing up in a dining room that is farther from the kitchen is a little less convenient than when it's adjacent, although a full-grown butler's pantry could include a dishwasher and sink along with storage for the best china, flatware, and glassware (a very traditional layout in a large home). But if you don't use a dining room now, you probably won't in the future. And is your living room mainly for show (and receiving the pastor, etc.)? So many of us essentially live in our family rooms (which might be the den in your current layout) and only use the official living room for special occasions. Sometimes a family room that is open to the kitchen, plus a den for quiet and privacy, makes the most sense. If expanding the kitchen is the top priority and you don't actually use the living room, this could make sense. Or a living room-dining room combination might make sense. But please think carefully about how you actually live in your house.

It sounds like for the type of entertaining you do you will probably end up in the family room. Especially when you have young children who still need some supervision. This room may not be useful for you until the kids are older. At some point they will not want to be in the same room with the adults, and the adults may want to be able to sit somewhere quieter to have a conversation. If it doesn't bother you to leave it empty you could leave it empty for a while. Or furnish it with minimal basics for a "show" room. Focus on spending your money on the rooms you're going to use the most. If you're doing the whole house it seems like you could really benefit from engaging a designer.