The tile is in great shape...and is well installed (or so it appears). If you remove the tile you are removing a $12/sf flooring item. If you put in LVP (even in a stone or tile look) you will be down grading (devaluing) your homes flooring products. LVP is around $4/sf +$2 for installation. It is HALF the value of the tile you already paid for (in the price of the house).

If you plan on being in the house for 10+ years, then you should get what you want and the house value 'be damned'. You need to live with a floor you like. In 10+ years you will probably update the interior again anyways.

If you have a plan to live+flip inside of 5 years or so, I would leave it alone. You will never get the money back out of the house that you put into having tile removed ($2/sf) and then LVP purchased ($4/sf) and installed ($2/sf).

Its just the thought of the hardwood in the kitchen area... cringe

Match the hardwood you have. There is no such thing as Luxury Vinyl. Whoever came up with that term is a marketing genius, because it is simply nothing more than plastic. This is basically updated linoleum from the 50's. I have had hardwood in my kitchen for 25 years through 1 husband, 2 children and 3 dogs, with absolutely NO issues. I do have a runner by the sink/dishwasher. It is wonderful underfoot. I am now going to refinish it but it has held up very well.

And if you have a water leak...double cringe. My son had a slow leak that started from the water supply line to the fridge. By the time they discovered it, massive replacement was required.

This is why they sell smaller throw rugs and runners. Invest in slippers.

Hardwood has been in kitchens for a very long time and IMO a good choice for a whole house at least when you drop something there is a chance it won’t break on wood .As for matching any good flooring company can match what you have I love my vinyl plank but if I did not have 3 huge dogs I would have done hardwood

If you plan to renovate the flooring in your hallways and kitchen then laminate flooring is the best choice. Laminate flooring acts as a replica for all types of flooring. You can customize your hallway and kitchen flooring with the wood textures that are present in your other rooms. It is durable, comfortable, and moisture, scratch, and stain-resistant.

To know more about the varieties in laminate flooring reach out to Laminate flooring in Sacramento CA.

you didn't post a pic of the kitchen, so we don't know what the tile looks like in there.

If you don't care for it in the hallway, how about a nice, long runner? something w/some color? that will hide a good portion of the tile (which looks to be in good shape).

just so you know, demo of that ceramic tile and all of the mortar that it sits in, is a dirty, messy and not-cheap, job. Paying all that money only to put down laminate is silly. and no, laminate that looks like wood does not look good next to hard wood.

Match your current hardwood.

Or, rip up all of the flooring and get what you like.

Or, take up the tile and find a larger, better porcelain tile that you like for the hall/kitchen.

Its the same tile in the kitchen @Beth H. : I will probably go with matching the hardwood. My worry was just having hardwood in the kitchen. The current wood that is down right now isn't the handscraped type where if you drop something on it , it wont show as much.. The wood I have is the kind that shows every dent..

Maybe you have pine, not hardwood? We have oak in our kitchen, with no issues.

Your tile is very nice, and an Oriental runner would look great.

I guess I am one that thinks a home shows life and yes I like nice but perfect not really my bag.I think wood floors show stuff but the bonus is when it gets too bad it can refinished. BTW no laminate looks like real wood and really looks bad next to real wood.

I agree with other posters - mixing laminate and real wood flooring will not look good.

My 1935 house has original hardwood in the kitchen. It's not a problem at all.

I've had hardwood in kitchens and laundry rooms without problems in the past. If you had LVP throughout, it might work, but I wouldn't mix it with real hardwood. Rugs can make a world of difference, though. I'd start there because pulling up tile and getting the subfloor ready for hardwood isn't a fun job.

I happen to like when not everything in a home matches. Having tile in bathrooms, kitchens, entries and hardwood elsewhere makes sense. Hardwood is expensive, but it is also vulnerable to water damage. Usually you see entry mats so the floors aren't ruined by the moisture tracked in on our shoes and boots.

Tile is durable, easy to clean, but it is hard and cold. You dinnerware will break if it hits the floor.

Personally, I like LVT. I specifically chose it over wood or tile or carpet. I wanted easy care and a cushioned base. I was replacing carpet and sheet vinyl that the previous owners had put in 20 years ago - worn out. I am also nearing 60, so if it only lasts 20 years I will either be dead, downsized, or unable to see the defects by the time it needs replaced.

If I had hardwood elsewhere and really couldn't tolerate tile in the entry and kitchen, I would choose a tile look LVT rather than spending a lot of money on hardwood that may get damaged due to wet conditions or trying to match the hardwood to a wood look LVT.

Leaks happen

My sister installed hardwood throughout the main level when she remodeled the kitchen. A pipe leaked under the floor. The hardwood was ruined and patched. Next, the new dishwasher leaked. The hardwood floor was ruined. They replaced the floor with large tile.

Low budget option:

(I always wear these indoors)

if you have a large leak, you're likely to have to rip up tile too -- the subflooring gets all messed up.

When we remodeled our kitchen, we replaced 90 (yes, that’s 90!) year old oak floors just because I didn’t want oak floors with my new cabinets. Honestly, the oak would have been good for another 20 or 30 years. The previous owners had 7 grandchildren and a huge Labradoodle.

Get a rug