Are there hardwood floors in what looks to be a dining room? If so, you never run LVP next to hardwood. It looks awful. Very fake looking next to the real thing. If it is hardwood, I'd continue it into the other spaces. As far as area rugs are concerned, a room this large would most likely need a piece of carpeting cut and bound.

I agree that LVP would not look good next to hardwood. I like the look of wall to wall low pile carpeting in the family with small children.

Flor.com's carpet tiles could be rearranged - if there's wear, or terrible spill.

So to clarify the floor is getting pulled up in the dining room and rest of first floor as well and entire first level will be LVP. Only room on first floor that we‘re torn about is the family room and whether to go with carpeting in there or if it would look better and be more functional to run LVP through there as well. if we do that than torn on rug size that would work well but also be functional ang look best. Hope that makes things more clear.

So yes to the LVP and then as for a rug I need to know the size of the sectional. I need a floor plan to scale and some more pics of the space . Maybe just a rug for the play space if you don’t want to go too big .

Are you tearing up real hardwood and putting in LVP?

A word about the 'above the garage' concept. Please take a moment to think about this. How COLD do you find the room to be even with carpet? How much noise escapes from the family room with the carpet?

If you feel the space is a bit chilly and a bit noisy with the carpet, these two things will get WORSE with LVP. And LVP does NOT like underpad. At...All. There is no way to 'soften' the LVP or 'warm it up' by using underpad. That's not what LVP does.

Now to the bigger question: should you continue with the LVP into the space. The designer in me (which I'm not a pro) says 'yes'. The peace-seeking mummy in me says 'No. Carpet is warm and quiet...why do that to yourself?'

The option you are thinking about is doing BOTH. You want to pay to have the LVP installed AND you want a massive area rug to keep the coziness. You will essentially pay for the flooring twice.

It is entirely possible to get regular wall-to-wall carpet cut and bound (edges finished off) and a nice underpad (use the felted stuff...it does not react to vinyl) cut to fit. You can get a room carpet cut large enough to take up 70% - 80% of the space.

Yes it is much more expensive than using one floor.....but it gives you the most benefit.

My personal favourite for 'carpet replacement' is cork floating flooring. It will cost the same as the vinyl ($4-$6/sf) and it will cost the same to install ($2.50 - $3/sf). It will offer the warmth and the coziness of the carpet without costing you any more money than the vinyl.