Another view of carpet and tile.

Here is a vibe I’d like to achieve.

You asked what I would do? Nothing! Leave it. It doesn't look cheap. They made good paint choices to go with the tile and trim though if you wanted creamier walls, pick the lightest cream shade in tile and go even lighter. I don't see what the Dilemma is. What you're showing as inspiration can work very well with the neutral choices that are already there. Their runners don't work especially well, but you could change that. Live there for at least six months before you think about undertaking something as drastic as removing all that tile. Maybe this isn't the house for you.

I would do hardwood throughout the living areas. My preference would be site finished to match the other woodwork.

If the bedrooms are separate I have no problem with carpet in bedrooms. There is a lot of hate for carpet in these forums but If you don't wear outside shoes in, or eat in the bedrooms it's fairly easy to keep clean.

I also would not change anything. It’s beautiful

Gosh, I think it's beautiful too.

If you have money you are just dying to spend (ha ha), then I agree a nice site-finished hardwood would also look spectacular. But I have no problems with the tile that is already there - and having lived through a tile demo, I'd go to great lengths to avoid ripping tile out unless it really needed to come out.

Beautiful home!

I buy houses for location and space requirements. the flooring choices are the least of my issues.

if the house is what you need, live in it for awhile befor you make expensive, perma permanent decisions.

I love the last room and the others are quite lovely.

People buy million dollar houses and tear them down to build something else. I don't think we need to gatekeep whether someone wants to spend money to replace a floor because they don't like it.

I don’t like the tile either. I would keep the carpet in the bedrooms and put wood throughout, kitchen included. Site finished hardwood is best, IME, but a very good engineered hardwood might be acceptable.

What is your renovation budget? How long could you wait after closing to move? How many square feet of tile are there? Carpet? Stairs?

I don't see anyone gatekeeping. She asked WWYD? And all I see are people giving their opinions (in a really respectful way too, which is a nice bonus for this board!) - and a few of us noting that the costs of a tile tear-out may be very surprising if one hasn't priced it out before.

People remove tile and carpet from whole houses all the time.

In our previous house we removed carpet from the second floor and replaced with site finished hardwood. We also removed and replaced about 4000 sq.ft of saltillo tile on floors and walls.

Yes it was messy and cost money, but well worth it.

Depending on location/climate, it might be worth considering keeping the tile by the foyer and replacing everything else with hardwood. Would need to see the floor plan to see how that could work.

The tile is horrendous. I've covered ugly tile before with thin Kerlite ceramic tile. No demo necessary. No cracking, no problems in 10 years of use. You just need a good installer for the large format tiles. I'm sure there are other brands now. 10 years ago they were the only game in town.

https://www.cottodeste.us/products/type/floor?selected=2304&selected=2308

They started as a commercial product used in the renovation and updating of massive municipal buildings that couldn't have much down time.

Yes people tear down million dollar homes. We did. But that doesn’t mean much depending on where you live. An uninhabitable hovel is a million or more in Vancouver. OP should do whatever they want to make the home theirs. However I do think lovely as is.

You can test finishes out virtually on some websites. Decide the look you're going for.

Whoa!! I can’t seem to comment directly to people for some reason. But I am listening to ALL opinions. I appreciate the honesty. Thank you!!!

I haven’t come up with a hard renovation budget, but there are a few other issues that bother me.

1.Builder grade counters on bathroom sinks, but not builder grade cabinets which is great.

2.The master bath vanity is odd. I’ll add pics.

3. The kitchen counters are granite and they match the gorgeous cabinets, but the counters look 90s to me.

Whoa!! I can’t seem to comment directly to people for some reason. But I am listening to ALL opinions. I appreciate the honesty. Thank you!!!

I haven’t come up with a hard renovation budget, but there are a few other issues that bother me.

1.Builder grade counters on bathroom sinks, but not builder grade cabinets which is great.

2.The master bath vanity is odd. I’ll add pics.

3. The kitchen counters are granite and they match the gorgeous cabinets, but the counters look 90s to me.

Below is the master bath. The one with me in the picture. The other is a guest bath. I think they’re the same countertops. This should be in another post! But had to share.

Here’s a floor plan, that was requested. The tiled areas are LR, 2 bathrooms, DR, kitchen and pantry.

It's a great house, but it doesn't look anything like what you have now (your idea books).

Are you ready to purchase furniture to go with the MCM style?

If budget allows, the first thing I always do is hardwoods. I like a medium (not dark and not pale) color. That is just me personally.

Cool house!

Edit to add... I think your vibe will suit that house perfectly.. We have only really seen one main photo and I can imagine that totally being your vibe. It has a lof of interest from what I can see and it is nice an bright.

@elcieg, good catch! those idea books are probably 7 years old. We loved into an old farm house and I had to embrace the early 1900s vibe. We also have an old 1870s cabin, so I embraced that vibe too.

Prior to that we were in a city and I had and still have some MCM pieces in storage. I guess I’ll have to delete my idea books and start over! I do have some on Pinterest that are current.

@Raimondi, I have no idea what the Kerlite would cost, or wood floors for the tile sections. Plus replacing the vanity tops, but I’m willing to investigate!

Aren't those cultured marble countertops?

Just checking that you said 2020 as the build year? If you had said it was built between 1990 - 2000, that would have made more sense to me.

I had a feeling that your recent post was showing your new interest in decor. Change is fun!

Those floors are pretty bad. Hardwood throughout would make this home much nicer.

@chispa. Yes the build year was 2020, actually the home was finished in 2021. I’m not sure what the bathroom countertops are, but I’m not a fan. The bath cabinet below is hand made with maple. Same with the kitchen, and they’re really nice.

That said, the home itself is really cool with great views, so just thinking about what changes I’d make and also getting others’ opinions.

Looks like a really beautiful place.

I’m not so much a big fan of the drama of demoing tile, so I think I would cover it. LVP is one option, and probably would be one I’d consider - because of ease of installation, lots of choices, and vinyl is easy on the feet and legs.

The wood vanities are beautiful and I like the countertop materials, too - so I’m no help there. :)

Best Wishes.