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[quote=Anonymous]It depends.

If you have a large house, you can certainly start accumulating "nice" things in a formal living room, or master bedroom or guest room, or other places where they kids don't go often or you can successfully enforce limits in.

I (I'm a designer) specify lots of Room & Board/C&B/easy-care type stuff for clients in their well-used living spaces, but I calculate the fabric selections pretty carefully based on their lifestyle/number of pets/other places they can play (do the have a basement?)/etc... I've had no issues with "nicer" sofas if they're upholstered with the right materials. In fact, a sturdier frame is an asset.

I would basically never tell someone to get an expensive rug, delicate lamps/end tables, or silks in rooms where children frequent. But microfibers/most leathers, and "nice" distressed woods tend to fare just fine. The key is to choose items that can take abuse, and for hard surfaces you want them to be able to develop a "scratch patina" without ruining the look.

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