You could always change the kitchen to tile, or select a laminate that is completely different from the rest of the house, as real tile would be different from real wood...

I would go back with tile or LVT. I have found that laminate wears poorly in kitchens.

Here's a hint at how to do this. Today's fashion is: Kitchens and baths are allowed their OWN flooring (due to this problem you are going through RIGHT NOW)...and the rest of the home "should" have the same flooring throughout. You have "same flooring throughout" already.

That means you can CHANGE the kitchen (a nice tile/stone-look vinyl will do JUST fine here) and keep the rest of the home in the laminate and you will STILL MEET today's fashion standards.

So....go ahead and find a decent tile or vinyl-product that is designed for wet areas (I'm sorry no one told you that laminate should not go into kitchens - that should have been pointed out to you when the laminate was installed). You won't harm your home's presentation because you will still be inside the "one floor rule" because the rule allows for different floor in kitchens and bath.

What do you have in your bathrooms?

Thanks for all the great feedback. I'm purchasing a small house and it's the same floor everywhere, including bathrooms. I will be updating bathrooms to tile. I'm redoing the kitchen layout so I need to update kitchen floor but the rest of the open area look ok. I thought maybe updating all common area including hallways to bedrooms. I didn't know if I could do one floor type in common area (like the tile that looks like light wood), leave existing floor in bedroom and and white tile in bathroom. That would be three types and materials. Too much, right?

I would not put two "faux" finishes beside one another. Faux wood = laminate. Faux wood = wood-look tile. If you install the wood tile, it will make everything look weird and mismatched.

If you can put the same tile in the kitchen as you do in the bathroom you are laughing. If you can leave the laminate alone, you will save a ton of money. Laminate isn't a bad option. It works very well for many people (just not in bathrooms or kitchens).

I would keep it simple: same tile in kitchen as in the bathroom. That way you only have to "design" one set of finishes - the kitchen. The left overs (you could even switch out the bathroom cabs to match the kitchen...it is an option). That way you only have to go tile shopping/cabinet shopping ONCE. That's a bonus btw.

Design ONE space...and then add more for the bathroom. Done. And in a small house the continuity of materials is quite important. Even if you can't see the two spaces.