Thank you for getting back to me. Going by what you said about water damage on engineered wood, wouldn't porcelain tiles protect against water damage?

Also would you recommend tiles on all three walls or just the one wall in the bathroom shown?

I like the tiles on the one wall. If on all walls it may be too busy and not relaxing. Right now it just brings attention to the wall w the sink on it

The backdrop in the powder room is gorgeous.

Re the powder room, I'd use wallpaper. Cheaper, and you still get the wow you want.

IMO the flooring should be done to what you want before moving in it makes a big mess and requires you to move out and also storing furniture and will probably cost more in the long run than dealing with it now

A kitchen that size won't matter if you have tile or not. A plumbing event will DEFINITELY make it into the living space - no matter what type of flooring you have. Honestly. The kitchen is SO TINY that 16 gallons of water will make it down the stairs! So I wouldn't even bother with tile.

Engineered hardwood all the way...and I'm not fond of interior shutters. Not my thing so I won't comment on that. It is a personal decision with design implications.

Thank you very much all for your comments. It looks like we will do just one wall for the guest bathroom and we'll either do all gray engineered wood or all gray wood-like porcelain tiles. This is our first home but we have no experience whatsoever so any input is very helpful. Believe it or not the place we are currently renting, the kitchen is even smaller. Price we pay for being in California. My mother wanted to pay for a much bigger house (her place is 11,000 sqft!) but we wanted to use our own money because we wanted to feel like it's really ours... Thank you again all.

If you have or might get dogs or cats do porcelain tile throughout. Definitely do BEFORE you move in. Soooo much easier. Bunk at Mom's since she surely has the room! If you want chic look, engineered wood. Pretty tile on the wall makes a statement. Small space. Do it. Hope you love your new home. Have fun making it your own!

It it were my place being built, I would go the extra mile UP FRONT T, and have all the flooring throughout the home, in HARD WOOD! If anything were to happen (water damage, scratch, gouge) that's a more "cost effective" repair, down the road.... water damage can be dried, sanded & refinished.
Tile is always nice in the bathrooms, and kitchen, especially if it is HEATED ceramic tile. If you drop something, and crack a tile, or. real one, it can be replaced, be SURE to seal the grout! water damage is cleaned with towels.
the backsplash in the powder room, personal preference, whatever the budget will allow up front. Whatever flooring you go with, keep a few boxes for a "just in case" later. Keep in mind, remodeled kitchen and bathrooms, will increase resale value, down the road (again, just in case).
Engineered hard woods, in time, will chip and flame off around seams. A once costly mistake I made years ago. (my 2 cents worth?)

We are still debating whether to do all wood-like porcelain tiles vs all hardwood/engineered wood. I think maybe porcelain tiles for all since it'll protect against future damages, even though it costs more up front..

1. I agree all the same flooring
2. Yes to wooden shutter or blinds plantation is classic
3 I like just 1 wall for a small bathroom

A wise decision on your part. Porcelain tile has come a long way, just in the past decade alone. I have seen some that look like hardwood. I must say, I was impressed! Depending on where you live (cold climates) I would consider the heated tile. if you are in a colder region, you WILL want this cold floor heated. the radiant heat will help keep the place warm & inviting.

about the shutters..... I have Plantation shutters on all my windows. They help TREMENDOUSLY with keeping out the sun and heat in summer. Just a crack to let in light. I also put a "Gila Platinum Window Film" on the sunny side of the house.

We're in California so a cool floor to pad around on sounds nice.. so we'll probably stick with wood-like porcelain tiles :)

Caution on window film. If your windows are thermopane (double pane glass) this film addition typically negates your window warranty because heat builds up in the internal "gas" between the windows and causes the seal to fail. Just so you know. Have seen it happen on many homes here in the Houston area.

I have been looking up some gray wood-like and other gray porcelain tiles for 1st and 2nd floor, and also gray porcelain tiles for the bathrooms. 3rd floor, where 2 of 3 beds will be, will be gray engineered or solid hardwood (unsure about color). These are just some of the options we like, but we'd love your inputs. Thanks in advance.

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I absolutely LOVE those floors in the bathroom! All the tile looks great. good luck trying to decide. those are all great options.

We had engineered wood installed all throughout and then a week later the dishwasher flooded. We were sure we'd need to repair but it didn't damage it! We were home when it happened so that was probably a help.
At first I worried over every drip and spill but after almost a year it's proved to be pretty tough and easy care.
(I don't think you're kitchen is so tiny.)

Thank you, appreciate that. Having lived most of my life in big houses that were difficult to clean and maintain, I loved living in smaller spaces after having moved out at last toward late twenties (I know, late.). This condo will be good for us :)