Right after i posted i came across this! Has anyone dome this?

https://dengarden.com/home-improvement/Refinishing-a-Tile-Floor

This is a post about "stripping" a slate floor. Hint: it's a BIG JOB. You must strip the floor completely before attempting any sort of re-surfacing. After you have stripped the slate I suggest having a polyurea topcoat (available in any color) professionally applied. Just Google "polyurea applicators" for service in your area.

IMO a gray floor of any kind with pine is not a good combo I happen to think the slate is perfect with the pine floor. Please ,to paint stone is always a big no no for me and to try on a floor just seems silly.

Have the slate and grout professionally cleaned by a pro company. They may also be able to put a sealer on it to improve the color.

I've seen this exact slate floor in two places, the dog groomer and mini golf bathroom. It is the red that makes it feel very dated to me. If we took out the floor, would we have to match it to wide pine to look okay, or could we use another harder type of wood flooring? Would it look wrong to put another hardwood bordering the pine? thanks

Patricia Colwell Consulting do you feel that way in general? Grey furnishings with hard wood floors okay? looking at grey couches. :)

I'm with Linda. That slate is gorgeous and beautifully installed as well. Some things from the 70s are worth keeping and timeless materials such as this are not to be considered "dated". It has a modern Mondrian/Cubism vibe to it that makes me curious about the rest of the homes interior! But painting any stone flooring? Really bad idea.

That slate is gorgeous!!! The only product I can think of that is similar is Primrose slate. Looks as if it was well taken care of. If anything I would use a heavy duty stripper to clean it and then reseal it. It's one of a kind, can't find slate variations as beautiful as this anymore.

I would keep the slate floor unless other views on the room and hall made me think there was something better for the floor, but I would never paint it.

I am not sure that is slate at all. The date is kind of a giveaway as well. I think the product is Kentile….long out of business because it is an asbestos product.

Research it a bit before you disturb the floor. As long as the product is not cracked or broken, you can go over it with something else.

http://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Kentile_Floor_Tile_Patterns.php

Kentile was made from vinyl/rubber compounds, you would think it would have a really different feel from slate/stone?

We've been told it is slate.

I agree that the red in the slate is totally dating it. It just looks old (but like 1970s old, not 1870s old) to me.

Would it be possible just to replace the red ones? It would look way higher end and classic if it was just the blues and grays.

@truey - No. You have a very high chance of damaging the surrounding slate during the attempt to remove.

I like the slate, but you don't, and that is what matters. You may well be surprised what a cleaning and seal could do. Some pictures of the rooms might be helpful. I would never try to replace some of the tile. It may be that replacing the flooring with something you really want is not as expensive as you think, price it out just to know. If that isn't in the budget, play the floor down until it does. Oriental rugs go with everything IMHO and never go out of style. But a rug you love can help. Sometimes when you hate a floor you just spend to much time focusing on it. Find ways to draw your eyes up.

Kmul.. google 'slate tile cleaning before and after' click on images. You may get a better idea if you will like it after it's pro cleaned and sealed.

Unless you can perfectly match your present wood flooring, I would chose something different, to me mixed wood flooring doesn't look like an intentional or compatible choice.

For those who asked here are pics of house. Planning to paint, white wash brick, new furniture etc. But will give idea of what surrounds slate. If any ideas on what to replace it with, if we do, please share! Slate connects all the rooms

Keep the Golden, he/she is beautiful!! (:

Oh yes, I remember ours. Lived with it for over 20 years. Impossible to keep clean, dark and cold on the feet. $3000 and worth every penny. Put in hardwood. Never looked back.

@Jeff ginsburg Is that an IW?

I love the floor! you have some really cool features in your home. honestly, I'd paint the brick and do your other changes before making any more decisions. you might like it once the new furniture is in. this floor could easily read as 1950s midcentury if you staged it right.