The preferred separate dining/living and family rooms.

If the tiles are broken or badly worn, then replace all the floor covering in the kitchen/dining area.

answer is no. they wont.get a better faucet or a dining room light instead.

We tried moving the microwave into the dining room (after trying to microwave in the kitchen when the TV was off, living room lights off, and the fridge not running) but the only 3-prong outlet in dining room is on the same circuit as the kitchen so that didn't work.

The home is ~2500 sq. ft, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 11 total rooms including living room with wood burning fireplace, dining room, large den with gas fireplace, large master bedroom with walk in closet, master bath features quality fixtures, large double vanity cabinet with granite countertops, jacuzzi tub with tile shower stall. 2nd bath also features quality vanity with built in tub and tile shower. 3rd bath has standard shower stall and standard wall mounted sink.

Seems that people who are looking for houses in the $500K range would filter out homes that are much cheaper...The living area, dining room and kitchen look great!

Explain it to her like this $250 over the course of a year is $3,000, which can be a nice vacation, watch, clothes, dining out etc.

Also what about a small deck off the kitchen floors are going to be laminate upstairs and vinyl in kitchen and bath, new cabinets, opening up the kitchen with a window between it and dining.

French doors off the dining to a private deck space.

Go for a Japanese or Moroccan style living and dining area design.