Thanks for all the welcoming!
Yeah, I am definitely thinking about more miniatures in terms of space (helps that I really like the looks of minis anyway!) I still may have some space issues, as there's not a lot of floor space for a table or bench. The room they're in has two really good southern windows - but the catch is that #1, my cat rules those windowsills, and #2, come summertime, my partner will insist on an A/C unit going into one of them. So there are two issues there.
Do any of you have to contend with the summertime window A/C unit?