We use ours twice a year. Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner. On those two days, all the crap gets dumped onto the floor in my office. The things we do for love.....I think I’ve actually eaten in there once in 27 years. No kidding.
We moved from a tiny ranch to this much bigger house after our twins were born. In the pics the dining room and front living room / office were without any furniture. We didnt have rooms like that before and so they were empty. My twins rode their big wheels around and through both rooms like Ben Hur.
It drove my father in law nuts. So he took the Bride to Jordans and had her pick out a dining room set on him. True story.
Her parents gave us a 12 setting set of silver when we got married. I also spent the first 6 years of our marriage saving up to get her china pattern completed. Do we use any of it? Hell no. Gotta hand wash that stuff and it ain't worth the hassle. Early in our marriage, I used to kid her that the fancy stuff doesn't make the food taste any better. She was not amused.
Again, the things we do for love.....