Wodka, Just a word of caution in purchasing chairs for your antique table. We purchased an antique table some 20 odd years ago when we built our house (also had to wait for the house to be completed before pickup). Our friends who are avid antique collectors warned us that truly antique tables generally are shorter than our modern tables and to be careful of chair height when we purchased them. We found antique chairs to go with the table and they also set lower than modern chairs. Our table and chairs are from the 1850's. The table had one leg shorter than the others so we had to put a coaster under it. Then we decided to put coasters under all legs (requiring an extra one under the short leg) to give a little extra height. This was perfect. We would not be able to add chair pads as you would not be able to sit comfortably with your legs under the table. If your table does not have an apron as mine does, you may not be as impacted. Just be aware when you purchase your chairs and enjoy your table! Here is a link that might be useful:

Anything with lots of nooks and crannies and wide grout lines will be hard to clean, whatever it's coated in. BUT - that depends on how you cook. For my mother, who does lots of things in the oven and is the maven of steam and boil - not an issue. For my husband, who is always pan frying, searing, sauteing, etc... it would require a power sprayer. I won't have beadboard anywhere near a kitchen he cooks in, either. I have nothing against beadboard - I actually like it and it's cottage feel. But I've been around the block with HIM enough to know that I'll never keep the grooves clean. (Tomato sauce that gets slopped down the side of the cabinet... and into the grooves. Been there!) So, when you get opinions, see if they jive with your lifestyle, too. A lot of the kitchens we saw in upper level houses at the local parade of homes last weekend are clearly for show and have no relationship to a working room. Think about the way YOU cook and they way YOU live when you pick both your finishes and your layout. Not just IF you cook, but HOW you cook. The hubs was incensed at one kitchen that had the double wall oven around a corner from the range. Because he likes to sear things on the stove and finish them in the oven. For people who never do such a thing, that might not be a problem. For him - huge safety issue. If you don't like subway tiles, give some thought to arabesque tiles. Or maybe a pretty porcelain? It think the reaction you got has more to do with things not meaning the same thing to different people. Pinterest-based trend words aren't really accurate style descriptors. I find it frustrating, too, from the other side of the coin. When I search for "farmhouse" I don't mean JoAnna Gaines-esque, I mean actual farmhouse. But that's not what I get.

very nice room. The rug and that chair work, the sofa in the white is meh. (definite no in that gray color). but I think you can do better. I would have gone w/crisper whites and blacks and warmer grays. Maybe that PB rug is nicer in person, but in the photo the color looks really muddy. I like the ones in this pic,,,deep charcoal, whites, grays, touch of light aqua.. and this table For rug, I'd do a coloring like this one, or some of the others in the pics I love your floors and thing you should bring in some wood in your sofa, even if it is on the modern side. Like this: A walnut, style sofa like this, in a navy, charcoal, very light gray,,,would be perfect more blacks/charcoal, crisp whites, some texture, don't know what the plans are for the sides of the fireplace, but here are some ideas

Certainly. Both styles offer a certain casual, sometimes rustic, vibe. I would caution against leaning too far in either coastal or farmhouse direction though, as you don't want to create a "themed" home. Just use what you love and aim for spaces that reflect your unique personality and the things you love.