Are you in a warm climate where tile is the norm? I would not buy a house with a lot of tile unless I got a great bargain because I would have it all removed. But, I am in the northeast. That is my opinion regarding tile,

Both tiles are very nice, but since you're not selling for several more years, I'd select the more classic option. Wood-look tile is on trend right now but might not hold it's appeal over the long term.

I would want all my floors to match so match the tile that is there just leave out the diamonds.

Does the entry tile flow into the kitchen with the same diamond pattern? If not, I would tear out the entry and tile or wood the entire area.

Hi all, thank you... we are in Houston area, so the climate is good for tile. The wood-look planks are becoming more popular bc people have pools, we have hurricanes, lol. My DH doesn't love the wood look but may be flexible. We just don't want dark wood look. I like the 12x24, but worried about resale. I can't just continue the existing tile bc we can't get a match. We would rip out everything a put in new flooring.

It looks like everything (flooring) will have to come out and a brand new floor put in. There are far too many "patches" of carpet to drop in a new floor. The only way you could do it = more carpet.

And you will want to take a long hard look at the stairs. Once you remove the matching carpet in the REST of home, you will have a set of stairs that are covered in an "out of place" material that has no other match.

The large format travertine-look will offer the best of both worlds. It is "close enough" in appearance to "wood look tiles" that you can use it in lieu of the highly trendy wood-look. The travertine-look tile is also highly desirable material/look/colour that will still look fresh/classic 5 years from now.

If you use the travertine-look tile, it is *possible to leave the carpet on the stairs without it looking to weird. The colours will probably be very close = not a bad way to get this to work.

Thank you, yes, it would be the tile from front door to back windows, dining, kitchen, etc. The 12x24 tile doesn't start a domino effect of re-staining bannister, kitchen cabinets, etc (unless we want to!) We actually have a back set of stairs, too, (see photo) with that carpet, and that carpet would stay in master br until/unless we upgrade it. The curved staircase might get a fancier update with wooden treads. Cancork, I'm pleased that you think the travertine look is timeless bc I worry it's dated. Any thoughts as to layout? A designer said keep it longways staggered front to back to accentuate the curved staircase. Also, it's rectified, so supposedly they can do 1/16 grout line. This is the tile laid in the showroom--but it's almost 1/4 inch, I'd get it way narrower. It's going in the living room, too, so it's a big commitment. Thanks again for any ideas/comments!!

The layout will come down to the space itself and the logistics of the install. The large format tiles require 1/3 offset format as seen above.

Hi tx12,What did you decide finally? I have the same dilemma. Stone look tile abutting carpet. I want to replace the carpet with either wood look (worried about it being a fad) or travertine look porcelain tile (worried that it may not go with the existing tile.) Oh, and my living room has weird angles just like yours.