I would do the darker floor. Can you carry it into the kitchen, too, so you have a seamless look? Real wood / wood tiles seldom look good next to each other.

Choices

I just did the kitchen ceramic tiles about a year ago, so will probably be keeping those.

What are you keeping and what are you replacing?

So far we know the kitchen wood-look tiles (in water-logged white) are staying. Please tell us what it is you want to remove/replace and what is staying.

Please be aware of the 'fashion faux pas' of placing a fake-looking wood right next to another fake looking wood product.

At this point, I would suggest working with a visual that is not wood. Stone or tile looking product would be the option...but it will look weird in the living space. It takes forethought to go through a house renovation piecemeal. If you wanted wood-look in the living area it would have been better to put a stone or tile look in the kitchen. Now things are bassakwards. You have wood in the kitchen...now what do we do? Hmmmm. Carpet is the go-to in this setting.

Or you purchase more of the same tile and do everything in the tile. At this point, I don't have much to add other than go with more carpet.

I’m planning to replace the dining area laminate, living room carpet with a different laminate. Sounds like the mistake I made was to use a wood looking grey tile with in the kitchen. This is the current transition from kitchen to dining area. Would you recommend removing the kitchen tiles? I would definitely loose a lot of money unless they can be reused in the laundry room or bathroom.

Well IMO the tiles were installed badly so I would remove those and then do all the floors the same that gray flooring is going to drive every other decision you make . IMO I would do a much darker almost ebony floor .

Of the samples you posted, the darkest one would be the best choice. Use rugs with some grey in them to tie everything together.

I would say that if you are keeping the kitchen tiles, then the darker the better for the wood flooring--like an espresso color. If you wanted to change the kitchen tiles, then you can do the dark or the light but run it throughout the entire space for a seamless look which opens up the area. I would steer clear of any shades that tend to have reddish hues.

Go ahead and lay the laminate through the house. Pick the colour you want to live with for 15 years. You can decide on the kitchen flooring at a later date. The tiles are in. They will not be salvageable. You might as well use them until you can't STAND the clash any more.

Save up some money over the next few years (1-3) and then remove the tile and replace with something that has a tile or stone look to it.

of course you could use cork floating flooring in the rest of the living spaces. You can get a cork floor that will allow you to have a 'wood' floating floor without it LOOKING like wood. It could be a win-win situation for you. If you spend a bit more on the cork floating floor NOW you can save a couple thousand later because the kitchen tile can stay.

Just a thought. www.icorkfloor.com

Thanks all. Great feedback. I’ll keep the kitchen tiles for now, but pick a laminate that I can live with. I’m glad I asked about color choices. Will go for a dark hue.