The only room I can see different is the primary bath.

Because of the way everything is connected, I think I would keep the closet/laundry/mudroom either all wood or, depending on what you choose for the bathroom, do the mudroom wood and the closet/laundry all in the bathroom tile. Have fun with your pantry though!!!

If you keep the flooring pretty basic in your laundry room, you might want to try a fun wallpaper there liven it up a bit!

Keep flooring same throughout for cohesive look.

Waht material are you using that is wood look? I hop not tile all over it is hard on feet , knees , backs and legs I need to see the flooring and understand what you mean by fun. IMO flooring is simple background for decor usually.

My first instinct is the same tile in the mudroom, laundry and master bath. I'd keep the wood in the master closet and pantry.

I'd also recommend wood, not "wood look".

Thank you everyone!

@rsc2a For many reasons, we are not using wood (financial, enormous dogs...but mostly financial right now).

@Patricia Colwell Consulting I know you hate wood look tile and have commented on another thread about that. For a variety of reasons, this is the best choice for my family and financial circumstances. Unfortunately, I don't have another 15-20K for wood throughout my house (or probably more right now according to my builder). I'm already extremely over budget and wood v. tile won't keep me up at night. The only place I stand for extended time is the kitchen and I already have my comfy inside slippers that helps with foot pain from standing for hours baking.

By "fun" I am referring to tiles with some color and design on them and/or a fun shape (cf. Bedrosian Allora hex tile or Casablanca line).

@KT_B Thank you! We will have some cabinets in the laundry room and I could have those painted to add some color in that space.

@Mimou-GW That is a great point re rugs! I have several really colorful rugs that I brought home from Iran and Morocco that are just itching to be used somewhere (currently have carpet everywhere in my home, which I detest).

An option not mentioned yet that comes in fun colors is Marmoleum. Their Click tile should be easy enough for your contractor to install unlike the sheet product that requires a specialty contractor. I'm personally more of a neutral floor fun rug or wall art person, but you're the one living there, not us! We're planning on Marmoleum in our kitchen/dining because it's an eco friendly product that should be able to stand up to our dogs and is warmer and softer than tile.

@V On The Lake Interesting...I had not heard of this type of flooring. I will definitely check into it. My big dog has zoomies that are unreal....110 lbs hurtling full force around the house. We won't even get rid of our couch because it somehow stands up to his running in circles on top of it LOL I won't even mention all the drywall repairs because he has hip checked a corner as he zoomed around it :) What we do for our fur babies!

What about luxury vinyl? I know a family with 3 children and 2 Rhodesian Ridgebacks and the LVP is her favorite flooring. It comes in wood looks that are very nice. It can be through the whole house, as Flo suggests. I tend to like one flooring as much as possible too.

As for tile, use your “fun” tile for the mud room if you’re really in love with a particular tile.
My house is all the same engineered wood flooring except my laundry-mud room, which is where the muddy shoes go. If I had LVP I probably wouldn’t have changed to tile since the laundry room is next to the kitchen-open great room.

@RedRyder I was considering LVP and haven't entirely eliminated it. My contract is for tile and not sure price difference. I had some concerns about denting and my goober dog scratching it. I swear....I can't have nice things LOL

I also recommend consistent flooring and making the fun elements something that is more easily changed— just in case tastes change or you need to sell.

You don't need to do tile to be dollar smart. Use luxury vinyl tile instead. It will be much more forgiving on your back and your knees and if you someday decide you want to upgrade, it's a heck of a lot cheaper to remove than tile.

An option not mentioned yet that comes in fun colors is Marmoleum.

Another great option and much easier on your feet, back and knees.

Interesting...I had not heard of this type of flooring. I will definitely check into it. My big dog has zoomies that are unreal....110 lbs hurtling full force around the house.

Marmoleum is actually linoleum updated. Linoleum has lasted in some houses well over 100 years.

Victoria I understand where you are coming from about your fur baby. I feel the same way. I don’t even have a dog, but I watch one quite a bit. I also am renovating and just had my new wood floors stained last week. Vince, the fur baby, is coming tomorrow night for a week, my only concern is that he doesn’t hurt himself. Are you getting the wood porcelain tiles. They would be hard on your fur baby as he gets older. Better off going with a vinyl if you are not getting natural wood.

I am loving some of the new vinyl floor peoducts. I put high quality vinyl floor at our cottage that looks like maple floor, except that the finish is unmarked from dog nails, sand, dropping firewood, chair marks, etc etc. Easy to clean too! Personally, I would put a consistent floor everywhere and add rugs (because I love them). I suggest that you put a fun floor in your pantry and laundry/mud room but put a vinyl wood-look everywhere else. Cool house lay-out BTW.

@4arnottp Thank you! Was the product you use a vinyl plank product?

I am all for uniformity but your plan to have "fun tile" in the laundry room and pantry only seems reserved for just you, which feels like a treat that won't negatively affect the overall look of your home. As for the master closet, I would continue the bathroom tile into that space if you are opposed to your "wood" flooring (which would be my choice).

Hi Naomi,
Yes it was. We made sure to get one that had a wood grain that was not obviously repeating. I love it still, 4 years later.

@gio european: Thank you for the colored mock-up. It would indeed be "my treat" as you say. That is an interesting idea to bring the bathroom tile into the master closet. That wasn't something I had considered.

@4arnottp That is beautiful! I do think the LVP floors have a more "natural" look as compared to wood, plus no grout. I'm meeting with the flooring people next week to get a better sense of my options and pricing and will definitely bring LVP back into the conversation.

Keep us posted after you speak to the flooring people.

I will!!