Congratulations on your new home/barn! How lucky you are! A couple of comments that I hope will help:
WALLS: Go light (soft white) everywhere and accomplish the moodiness in your furniture, art, and accessories.
FLOORING: I too have big dogs (three…two are rescues and the third has special needs) and would absolutely stick with your decision to install carpet. The dogs are part of your family, right? They’ll be safer on carpet; there’s a far lower chance of torn ACLs when they play rough inside. Have the carpet professionally cleaned once a year (twice if you can afford it), vacuum once a week and be done. That’s what I do. I have some hardwood in my home, but not in wide open areas where the dogs run and play. That said, the reality is that hardwood will get scratched (mine are Vermont maple) by the dog’s nails and, keeping it clean is a two- or three-step process of vacuuming up the dog fur and dirt weekly, then washing the floor, and finally using a Swiffer a few days later to pick up the new dirt and fur that has already accumulated. That’s lots of work for you! LVP might be slippery, and unless anchored by furniture, area rugs will shift when the dogs walk around (trust me), let alone when they play or catch sight of a squirrel outside.
Good luck and Pat your doggos for me.
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