Two years goes by quicker than you think. If you have to move the north door, just put an exterior door in the current kitchen bar area on one side of the window by the patio. Then as others have said, put your dining set in the formal living room, and use den as living room. Anyone who buys your home may have plans to remodel (since other homes are larger), and personally I would see little to no advantage over what you've drawn compared to what's there already since the floorplan looks workable. I think your best bet is in decorating it attractively using furniture that's scaled to the home's size. You'll enjoy using it more yourselves now with a conveniently located dining room and a larger living room. At least move the furniture that you have around and see if that doesn't change your perspective a little.

roarah, you misunderstood what I was saying. There is certainly nothing wrong with disliking something or having a personal preference. However, if someone starts a thread saying they love something, I don't see a point in responding with something snarky about how that loved thing is bad. There is nothing nice about responding that way. We are all entitled to our opinion, but there is no reason we have to give it at all times. If this was a thread started by a lover of oak, I also wouldn't comment on anything negative about oak. I think that would similarly be insensitive to the OP and anyone else who enjoys it. Please don't think I am suggesting similar behavior or comments are appropriate on other decor topics. I never said that. For the record, most people on GW are sweet enough to interact nicely and respectfully...... I've always appreciated that about this board.

I’m one of those who is about to list my house. I did replace all the carpet as it was all 20 years old and after 2 kids, their friends and I don’t know how many dogs it was a necessity. I chose a neutral greige. Not my first choice but it does lend itself to anything color wise it seems. I’m not doing anything to the bathrooms as I realize anyone coming in will probably gut and start over. I painted the kitchen cabinets a putty color. The old paint was yellow (we loved it but realized it was taste specific) and chipping enough to be a huge detractor to the average buyer with no imagination. The kitchen is a good size and layout, the appliances are above average and the countertops are the original quartz. My thought is that a buyer will probably want to renovate the kitchen, but that it will work just fine until they get to it. The only other things I’m doing before listing is repairing any glaring things, like a messed up window casing, that sort of thing. I’m very glad to read this post as 4 of the 5 agents we interviewed wanted us to do basically what everyone here seems to have a problem with, cosmetic patch jobs that wouldn’t increase the value of the house but would probably make their job easier.

Do NOT buy this product! It’s beautiful but HORRIBLE quality and cracks just sitting there with no use (dangerous cracks that can cut you like broken glass) and chips with the tiniest pump of a cup or anything. It’s expensive and does not live up to anything they advertise. Not sure how they can falsely advertise a product as being so durable when it’s, in fact, the least durable countertop I’ve ever encountered—real or manmade. I’m not sure why they don’t fix this product and make it with more ground stone and epoxy/binders than glass. Who makes glass countertops and thinks it’s a good idea? See photos.