Do you have kids? Are you ok wiping the floor after every shower/bath?

They have tile that looks like wood. Actual wood is probably not a good idea!

If it is a powder room or guest bath that will not be used much wood might be ok--but as zennifer states if is going to be used alot it will could be a maintance issue. As for a "wood tile" floor being hard--most bathrooms have tile or stone floors. You can use a large bath mattif a hard floor is your concern--they are easily replaceable.
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The tiles previously mentioned are porcelain tiles for bathrooms specifically made to look like wood planks - lots of different options and readily available anywhere from stores like Lowe's to designer showrooms. I found examples by Googling "porcelain tile wood look." Use with grout that is made to resist water. Just a thought, if you want to go with real wood research the types of wood and upkeep used for yachts to get an idea of the best species of wood to use around moisture.

I would never put hardwood in bathrooms too much maintenance. Put jus fluke everybody else said, go for the look alike wood in piece line tiles

I am not going to recommend wood for your bathroom. But having said that, I have to admit I lived for ten years in a beautiful Craftsman from 1918 that had the original wide plank heart pine floors in its one and only bathroom. The architects from whom we bought the house had refinished and put many layers of polyurethane on the floor (though I'm told marine grade tung oil is even more reliable). We loved the look and feel of it, but I have to admit it made me a little bit nervous, and I was always very prompt about wiping the floor after coming out dripping from a bath.

Hi Kmbeal, No wood floors for any bathroom.

WOW! You are fast! I had no idea a boring little question would get such a quick response - thank you so much! And there are no young spawn in this bathroom - just grown ups. But still, it sounds like wood is not the best choice. New to Houzzz... love this! Thank you all so much!

Tile will be clean and give continuity. You need a couple key area rugs at shower and sink and voila! Love the pic of the shower but yes, make sure you tile size is proportional to your tub. Can't have a standard tub and go big. Bigger tiles means less grout lines= happy clean bathroom!

I love wood floor in Powder Rooms. But in a real bathroom you are better off with tile. There are so many beautiful tile choices, it's a pity to pick a tile that looks like wood.

When in doubt - Karndean!

We did not choose wood, but very pretty laminate in our guest suite and bath. We love it.

The only wood allowed in a bath is cork glue down tiles. These can be site sealed to produce a water proof finish. They require the same preparation as a ceramic/porcelain tile installation (minus all the mortar and dust). They average $1.30 - $3.29 per square foot with Cancork or iCork Floor.

We have wood in our powder room. No problems in 17 years. But for the full bath? No.

Like when a toilet overflows.

We installed that "wood looking" tile from Loews and it's AMAZING. We got hardwood installed on the rest of the floor and they look so similar. It even has a texture to it.

Tile can be cold too-- especially marble if you're going that route. You can heat the floor though and that's a good solution

Wood in a powder room would be fine, but due to the high humidity and puddling water I would not recommend it in a bath.

Cork might be the middle ground; warm and soft, but can readily tolerate pooled water.

I saw a blog post by Maria Killam (www.mariakillam.com) in which she recommended hardwood in bathrooms. We are currently building a custom home. Our powder room will be hardwood as will most of our master bath and the vanity area of a Jack and Jill bath.

We had wide pine boards for our floors in the bath and kitchen in our old Victorian house; and as one professional here told me--that's all they used for flooring a hundred years ago--and look how well it's held up! We did use 3-4 coats of urethane for protection. I loved the wood floors! They seemed warmer, held up great, and were just as easy to keep clean and dry as any other hard flooring. Go for it!

Although I've seen it done I would not suggest it. As a flooring professional I can say the only thing that will ever cause your floor to have a problem is moisture. Why risk it in such a humid environment?

No!! I have them in my half bath on the first floor. It only takes one plugged toilet that over overflows to have big problems...like leaking through to the lower level. Don't do it!!

No one recommends wood as bathroom material. It's beautiful yet not practical enough. You have many porcelain tile options that look like wood. We recently did a kitchen and bathroom remodel and used Porcelain tile Happy Floors Sagamore Taupe 18x24.

I have wood floors in my master bath and I love them. I intentionally installed them a couple years ago and they still look new. Only adults use the bathroom and any water that hits the floor is promptly wiped up--that's the trade off for having wood floors in the bath. You can't be lazy about wiping up water from your shower. But I find that most adults are haphazard in their home maintenance overall, so I doubt wood floors in a bathroom would be any different.