Thanks for all the advice. I'm going to think about it for a little longer but I am leaning toward returning them and getting a much smaller set. I'm going to stick with leather so the couches can survive kids, but most likely going with the Emilia couch and chair at Macy's. My old couch and chair were so small, like 80 inch wide on the couch and chair less that 30 inch wide, and they worked well. So I'm just going to focus on the measurements and wait to get couches like these when I have a bigger space. I think what is tough is finding small couches that are transitional or traditional, most that I see skew towards modern. If anyone know where I can find something classic simple with a roll arm etc in a very small size, please let me know. I so far have only found custom places that can do it but are out of my price range. ( Los Angeles area)Otherwise, thank you all so much for your input.

@Susan Use the rug. Unless I am mathematically dense, you have 9 inches on each of the long sides of the rug until you hit a wall, and 22 1/2 inches on each of the short ends until you hit walls. What's the problem? Shim up the back legs of the sideboard and use the rug. The next common size down from this 8 x 10 ( ready made) is probably going to be 6' x 9' and its too small for the dining table/chairs. Your room is very square, and unless you want to investigate using a patterned broadloom or sisal to CUSTOM size/create a rug............use the 8 x 10!! The "perfect" rug is probably 9' x9' and it will be UNAVAILABLE any other way but custom. At nine by nine, you'd have basically 15/18 inches all around the rug. Given a choice between a teeny, teeny, teeny too large, and way way too small, take the first option! It's always better!

I think it would be perfect if you leave the couch as posted: leave the dog, but remove the semi long table against the wall and push the couch down a tad so it doesn't exceed end of that wall above. If you are willing to part with the gold tone chair and get a armless slipper chair or similar it would be perfect IMO.. however, the dog stays! Not certain the table at the end belongs there... the center table can serve well for beverages and a smaller scale armless chair would tie in better... woof!

Hi Nikki, It doesn't look as though you'll be able to see too much of the laundry room while you're sitting at the kitchen island - maybe a small amount if you're on the last stool towards your outer wall. I'd make the opening a touch smaller with beautiful casing around it. I would suggest making the laundry room more visually appealing if that is going to be your family's main entry. I wouldn't want to walk in my home every night and immediately see the washer and dryer. You have such a nice big space, I would possibly incorporate the W & D into the space under the stairs. I know you have stairs to the crawlspace below them , but there may be room to work it out. How far along are you in general with your project ? I would suggest a slightly smaller master bedroom and increase the size of the master closet a bit. I would also get away from the completely open concept layout in your kitchen, living, and dining areas - this is going to prevent you from painting your dining room a different color. You can still maintain that open look by just adding a small wall return on each side of your dining room with a nice cased opening. Christopher @ Columbus Custom Design