i was worried about how to transition from kitchen to dining room wood floor. but the guy who put in my tile put in a saddle that he was able to match well to my floor. i also picked a tile that had a lttle vein of the floor color in it.

Thanks glad. That transition looks great.

I wish we could just do tile to the existing wood, but doesn't look like we can. We will have tile transitioning to marmoleum (I think!) transitioning to red oak.

Anyone else have comments/suggestions?

Thanks!

I just had walnut sheet marmoleum installed in our kitchen. I like the color, but is a tad dark to hide all the dirt. It transitions to oak in the dining room and hallway and then to carpet in the den. I think it works fine visually from room to room. Something about the dark brown color reminds me of wood and seems very neutral. The hardest thing for me is the actual transition pieces. The installers used lovely "brass" transitions in all 5 doorways, and the only good thing I can is that at least they're consistent. I don't known what else to use.

reading this, it sounds like a lot of colors and textures, especially for an open plan space. three cabinet colors, three floor colors. sometimes you can't tile in an old house and you just have to do what you have to do, but this many things to look at would overwhelm me. how much do you like the marmoleum...can it go all the way to the entry? or can you have your pegged floor, then marmoleum, then another oak floor at the entry, similar color without the pegs? just some ideas...you may be a person that loves all the different colors and looks.

i do like all the materials though...marmoleum is great, wish we could have afforded that! we have slate look tile and red oak floors (not pegged, just the inexpensive kind). they're all nice.

good luck kren

Kren - Doing marmoleum all the way to the entry is exactly what I'm thinking now - but didn't realize it's more expensive than slate-look tile! I love color, but it's exactly the mix of so many different floors that I'm worried about. Maybe marmoleum in different color blocks (black, green, red...).

Acc or anyone else willing to say how much their (sheet) marmoleum cost/sq' installed? Can I do sheet in a custom pattern?

Mine was $5.00/sq foot installed. There were extras like glue and preparing the subfloor, but for the product and installation that's how much it was. I had a hard time finding it in my smaller town. The company I ended up going with, although very professional, seemed off guard with a residential application.

One thing to be aware of is the seams. I knew they would be visible, but my husband, who doesn't pay much attention to the detail, was shocked when he came home and saw it. I do think he was more worried about my reaction to it though.