Should I tile only the entry or whole sunroom?

2 years ago

I have a room with cieling to floor windows which is an extension of the main living room. Our main door entrance leads to this "sunroom". The sunroom has wall to wall carpeting which means so does the entrance (tile under carpet. The adjacent living room has hardwood floors. Should I replace the carpet with tile only in the entrance area leaving the rest of the sunroom with wall to wall carpeting, or should I replace the carpet with tile in the entire sunroom? The last photo is a sample of the tile.

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chispa

2 years ago

That tile does not work with your wood floors at all. I wouldn't do any wood-look tile next to real wood.

If this is your main entry, then I wouldn't want carpet there.

What else is this room used for?

Can you do wood in this area, one that matches your current wood floors? If not, then I would do tile in the whole area. Maybe a slate tile?

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elcieg
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Is the carpet indoor/outdoor? In the photos it looks pink. If it is not pink tone, then I like it. The sun room is lovely. I'd start there with a new decor scheme.
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K G
Original Author
2 years ago
Chispa, yes, that is our main entry and I find it quite odd that it is carpeted. The sunroom is just another seating area. It is connected to our main living room and there isn't anything separating the two rooms besides one step. The second to the last photo is me standing in the main living room and you can see where the rooms transition (hardwood to carpet). When we have guests, some people will be seated in the 'sunroom'. I could consider doing hardwood, but someone gave me some extra italian tile after their renovation, so I was trying to save some costs, but I get the mismatch concern. I had not thought about wood looking tile next to real wood. What color slate do you suggest?

Elcieg, the carpet is indoor. The room is indoor and fully insulated and part of the square footage. The carpet is not pink, it is more beige. As above, my concern is having carpet at the main door entrance. Nice picture recommendation. Gives me some ideas. Thanks.
tracefloyd
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
The entry and sunroom were both added on and at a different level so they decided on carpeting the whole thing. But IMO it should match the rest of the main flooring just for cohesion.

Floor guys are very good at matching wood so have them match the foyer/sunroom to rest of the house for a seamless look.
tracefloyd
2 years ago
It would be fun to wallpaper this room. What about a botanical? Like a garden room....it feels like one anyway.
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HALLETT & Co.
2 years ago
Slate would be beautiful in the sunroom and would help distinguish between the levels. Too close a match risks creating a trip hazard
littlebug Zone 5 Missouri
2 years ago
I wouldn’t use that grayish woodlook tile anywhere in your home.

What Hallett said 👆about making sure there’s not a trip hazard. A quite different surface between the two different levels is a must.

I love the view out your sunroom windows! What a glorious space.
tracefloyd
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Never thought of a trip hazard....surprising in so far as we ourselves have a sunken living room and people have walked off that step.

The slate mentioned sounds lovely.