I like all flooring to match so I would do the hardwood throughout

Yes, I do too, however, my dogs are very hard on the flooring. I think they would scratch up the hardwood quite a bit so I was looking for an alternative.

Beautiful kitchen, especially the cabinets. Do you have an inspiration photo you can add to your ideabooks?

Thank you! I have lots of ideas for lightening it up but I don't want to go all white. Looking for something brighter but with flooring that will work with dogs. And getting rid of the mauve/pink backsplash!

I would look for a stone look tile - similar to what you have but in a more neutral color - with creams and grays and beiges - make sure it will read overall warm to work with the hardwood in the other rooms. When you paint the kitchen, look for ways to bring wood back into the space - maybe a set of decorative wood shelves.

You plan to keep the counters, so perhaps this is not possible but I would really consider moving the stovetop off the island and to the perimeter counter while you are making these changes. It appears you have little space on either side of the stovetop. The stovetop in a small island is considered a bad layout these days, and has some safety concerns. You could put a good butcher block on the island - which would bring in some warm wood. Perhaps the present counter could be cut on site for a stovetop in the perimeter.

Thank you, great suggestions!

No ceramic on floors look for a good porcelain tile if you don’t want wood I actually prefer the same floor everywhere but I agree dogs can be brutal on wood.

My house had a different flooring in every room. We ripped everything up and installed hardwood. I like the flow of the same floor from room to room. My vote is hardwood.

If I did hardwood throughout, I would need contrast on the cabinets. Any suggestion on paint color?

I would go to SW and see what shades of greiges are available. You will find many variations of these shades to choose from. Honestly, it is too difficult for me to pick out paint color since I do not know how a color reacts in your kitchen when a light is on and the sun shines. Take your time picking paint. Curb the cost of SW samples and have Home Depot mix SW colors as a sample. This will save you money. Good luck.

I have those exact floor tiles in my Vermont home. I just pulled some up from an entrance landing, they came up easy, next is around the fireplace. I'm putting down white oak, and have a golden. Oak can handle dogs.