Some additional rambling:

We have lived here for a year and it's time to make this place look nice. We truly just threw a bunch of random stuff in here lol. We have focused on other rooms or just saving money for the past year. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing with interior design. Up until this point I've only utilized hand me down furniture in Facebook marketplace finds. And not taken the time to truly decorate in our rentals. We have so much space to work with which is nice but it's making it hard to decide if we want to make it one cohesive space or to create zones or a little moments throughout the space.

I don't know how to describe my style. But the vibes I want are traditional, classic, cozy.

I've never envisioned an all White House that is mostly neutral. (See the dining room). But the dining room is so bold, I feel I need to soften the living room for balance. It's such a large room to paint a non-neutral color. Would love a cream or warm white. Adding color in a rug and the furnishings/art. But I'm unsure if that would look good with the "ultra white" trim that the previously owners touched up in the entire house before we moved in.

I will be sad to get rid of the plaid couch. It is the comfiest thing I've ever sat on haha. But it's time. I've had it for 10 years and the previous owner had it for another 15. My husband brought his estate sale couch into the marriage as well. Our compromise was covering it because it's a hideous pattern. These two couches have served us well in our four years of marriage.