Is it okay to use the same flooring throughout the house?

9 years ago

We are getting a light grey color 34 or 36 inch wood tile planking. Is it fine to do this? Also, we like a more contemporary, transitional stye inside, but the outside of our house is french country. Is it okay to do a more contemporary design inside? Help...

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rocketgirl911
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9 years ago

Our project done. Expanded our atrium to become part of the house. Grey wood plank tile floor throughout the first floor! Rock wall elements and sconces. We love it!

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Davidson Design
9 years ago
I recently worked on a very traditional ranch style house where we put this kind of greyish wood look plank tile throughout- it's beautiful! The way we solved the dilemma of more modern taste in a tradional home was to go a bit coastal cottage transitional. Clean lines, but went well with the weathered look of the weathered barnwood look- a style that will work in a traditional home.
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rocketgirl911
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9 years ago
Thank you for your comment! Hmm, I'll have to think about what we would like on the inside to tie into the french country design. We have dark rock pillars outside. We're going to put white or light thin ledger rock on the fireplace and on two pillars. Maybe this will help. We got rid of a lot of furniture, art, decor and were starting over, but we're still having walls knocked down so I'm in the fear of the unknown phase. Thank you kindly for your time in responding. More photos to come...
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msbreadurf
9 years ago
Changing the floor through out a house can chop it up. I once visited a home w/ 11 different floorings. YIKES. It was horrible. I think the same flooring throughout should tie everything together, maybe even make the spaces seem a little larger. I'm not a professional, but that's what I think. I also think - why not surprise everyone with an unexpected (i.e. non french country) interior.
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printesa
9 years ago
Of course it's fine to do the same flooring throughout the house. I have the same wood floor in the entire house (except the bathrooms, where I have tile) and it looks great. It gives the space a certain flow and cohesion. As for the interior design, you can do what you like. There are chateaus, which are 100-200 years old that have a modern interior and they look great.
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Inspired Closets of Greater Boston
9 years ago
Yes, I actually find that using the same flooring throughout a house makes it much easier when you go to decorate. You can just place rugs on top of wood floors or tiles floors that can be easily changed and updated. This is especially good if you have any animals, that way the dirt won't ruin your new flooring but will only impact your changeable rugs that you placed on top!
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Nancy Travisinteriors
9 years ago
Yes same though out. Also same paint tones.
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feeny
9 years ago
Agree that same flooring throughout is ideal for a modern open flow. I think very modern/contemporary interiors can look great in more traditional or historic house styles (though the opposite--traditional decor in a modernist architectural structure is usually less successful, IMO).
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yoboseiyo
9 years ago
the same floor throughout will also help make the room seem larger, because there isn't a break at the doorways.

and i love the wooden tile floors. they're SO pretty. :D
tiny grout lines also make it seem more like real wood, just fyi.
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Davidson Design
9 years ago
Yes, agree about the grout lines! But be sure to go with a grout color that is a shade darker than the floor so that the plank effect will be enhanced.
I would also consider doing carpet that is close to the tile color in the bedrooms. I know, I know, everyone wants hard surface throughout nowadays, but tile is pretty cold. Carpet in the bedrooms is just cozier. Any pets, though, forget carpet!
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printesa
9 years ago
@deedee, I would say forget carpet altogether. Instead of wall to wall carpeting, they can use carpets that can be removed and cleaned. It is cleaner this way and more eco-friendly:)
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rocketgirl911
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you for all of your comments here in this thread! You have been so helpful. We're expanding our atrium and turning it into a room that will flow between the dining room and the living room. Our house felt too boxy. Choosing the floor was a huge decision in terms of design because we wanted to change the look and feel of the entire house. Now I know that is is acceptable to use the same floor throughout. We are also having it installed in our small guest bath and our laundry room as well as our kitchen. Attached is a photo of mediums and colors we are aiming for, as well as the general color close to what our floors will be. More photos of our actual project to follow.
rocketgirl911
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9 years ago
Dave Toneman is our contractor. Great team, great job! http://www.scvcontractor.com/
rocketgirl911
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9 years ago
Hallway to music room. Rock pillars.
rlgk
8 years ago
I am considering using the same type marble for my entire house. For the living areas, I intend to use 60x60 marble for all the floors interior and exterior. However, I want to use 30 x 30 of the same marble for the bathrooms.

To contrast the floor in the bathrooms I want to use porcelain tiles probably in another size ie 20x60 and similar color like the marble.

Is it Okay to combine Marble and Porcelain tiles this way or I can just use wall paint for the contrast.
rocketgirl911
Original Author
8 years ago
I'm not a professional, but it seems you can put in what makes you feel right. Our tile is 8 inches by 36 inches in porcelain, wood plank type tiles. Purchased from Bedrossian's tile.
rocketgirl911
Original Author
8 years ago
Paint colors make all the difference to your space.
dianahagenau
8 years ago
I appreciate all of the comments about using the same floor covering all the way through the house. I believe that you are so right, rocketgirl911, about paint colors making a difference in your space. We are building a new home. The thing that I'm struggling with now is choosing tile for the three bathrooms that coordinates with our floor covering if I don't use regular "bathroom tile". Our flooring is porcelain wood-look planks--6" X 40" (Old Navy Bianco-Floor & Decor). At a local custom tile shop, I see that they have a number of foo-foo designer tiles, and they said I can easily "bridge" the bathroom doorways with any number of choices. No matter what I put with our flooring, it just looks cleaner to do a continuous floor with the same flooring done throughout the house. Should I forget the "foo-foo" tile and go with more traditional subway, 4" X 4" tile, etc? I've decided to stay away from marble; too much risk of damaging it. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
rocketgirl911
Original Author
8 years ago
Now that we've been living with the consistency of flooring throughout the house, we are so glad we did it. We're doing our kitchen now and are going to steer clear of any "fad" type tiles and colors. You're right, it's so much cleaner to do the same tile without any borders or breaks in between rooms. It makes it look like a larger space too. We also went with a lighter flooring, vs. a dark wood we were going to install originally. It makes the house feel lighter and brighter. I love the clean, unfussy look of the subway tiles. I think that's a good choice that will last a long time.
sambenedetto7
7 years ago
I am in the begining phases of floor research. I would like a medium -deep wood look percelain tile EVERYWHERE. No other flooring. My husband is having a hard time "seeing" it. There are no examples in our are to tour that i can find. He wants wood, with another surface in bathrooms and kitchen. He is very observant of all marks etc on floors, i think wood will make for a stressfull time? Opinions? Video tour of a house with continuous flooring? Anything ?
rocketgirl911
Original Author
7 years ago
After living with our tile that everyone "thinks" is wood, I would never change it. No stains, no heel marks, easy to clean. For us it was the right choice. Good luck!
rthe58
7 years ago
I put wood plank tiles 5 years ago in offices and bedrooms to replace old carpet. Wanted the look of hardwood but not the maintenance. We had a contractor in to do some repair work to other tile in the house and he did not notice that the wood planking was tile. Since then I am purchasing another smaller home and plan to put the same wood planking in the whole house - including the bathrooms. My cabinets will be shaker style in white. Going for a cottage look. I am in love with the wood tile and my 5 years experience with the look and maintenance of it convinced me to do it again.
Tami Hatcher
7 years ago
I am remodeling a newer ranch style home . It already has beautiful solid oak hardwoods on main level. Is it ok to use primarily gray (w some shades of lighter oak ) throughout the downstairs where we are replacing the carpet ?
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Cancork Floor Inc.
7 years ago
@Tami...you might want to start your own thread. This is a 2 year old topic that has been resolved.
A
4 years ago
I have a dilemma I'm putting a gray tile through most of my house the bathrooms are different and I need to do the bedrooms do I go with the same tile through the house except for the bathrooms would that look okay or should I change each bedroom into a different tile color, I like them more modern look.
dianahagenau
4 years ago
Updating my comments four years later! We have been in our newly built home over three years now. We ended up putting the porcelain wood-look planks--6" X 40" (Old Navy Bianco-Floor & Decor) throughout the entire house--including bathrooms. We still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this floor! We get compliments and curious questions all the time (real wood???)--NOT--our housekeeper wouldn't like that, and our labradoodle would only slip around on wood! I found that choosing the tile for the bathrooms was really easy, and the "flow" throughout the 2,800+ sq. ft. is incredible. There are no breaks anywhere to go into a different flooring. For the installation, because we hadn't yet moved in, it was hassle-free, and took the floor engineer about two weeks (with three helpers) full-time to complete the project. I say one and done! Never again; no need for the hassle or expense. For us, it was one of the best decisions in building our new home.
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4 years ago
thanks to late already finished 2 weeks ago we put same tile through whole house already different patterns in bedrooms same color smaller size ,
worldflavor
4 years ago
I have a couple of questions for the folks who put tile throughout their homes - do you not walk barefoot in the home? Brrrr. How do you keep the grout clean? I've seen white cleaning fluid marks on dark grout and stained light-colored grout in hotels and residences - that would drive me crazy.
Anne Duke
4 years ago
Depends where you live. I wouldn’t have anything else, though it’s lost favor here due to the perceived upscale value to wood.
Tomuch Info
4 years ago
Would a Carrara porceline tile look okay throughout entire house except bathrooms? I want a tile that can remain timeless.....any suggestions? I plan on 24 x24. Thanks!
grewa002
4 years ago
I have a 24 by 24 marble tile throughout a beach house in Greece.
Very thin grout lines, looks really good. The only issue with these big tiles is that you need to have a really straight subfloor and a good tiler.

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