I would not touch the kitchen floor (at the very least) until you have lived there 6 month. You may decide you absolutely cannot live with the cabinet layout and then your stick with tile around the cabinets (since you said cabinets are staying).

Nice wood floor choice and I like how it looks with the tile in the last pic. If you are seeking something else, look for a slate like tile.

You should not change the kitchen floors until you are changing the kitchen cabinets. Or, change them now and be prepared to rip them out again when you do the kitchen cabinets.

From what I see the kitchen has real issues all of which need to be addressed before new flooring and BTW wood floors stand up up very well in kitchens and are a lot easier on knees, backs and feet .Then if the other floors have to be done now just get enough of the new floor to do the kitchen later store it in the basement or garage until ready and bring in when ready to acclimate .

What kind of shape is current hardwood in? Why not refinish the floors entirely, get beautiful rugs, light furnishings, and a golden tile that will harmonize with refinished floors. Save $$$ for furniture, rugs, art.

Living spaces with med-dark flooring. Keep in mind you're looking at an empty house--just floors, walls, ceiling, cabinets without furnishings, art, lighting that pull the eye up to walls, ceiling, etc.

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Is the vinyl kitchen floor clean and in good shape. As someone else suggested, leave it for now. It looks fine, and it's light.

A limestone tile would be very pretty with the wood flooring, and looks good with the dark cabinets until you update.

@housegal200 i wish we could keep the original hardwood but it’s only in the entryway. the living room has carpet and we lifted it and just planks underneath - bummer.

I think general consensus is to wait on the kitchen flooring and I agree. The vinyl in it isn’t bad, just funny (it’s the same flooring my childhood home in LA had back in the 90’s!). The stovetop has a burner that doesn’t work and i’d like to replace that, and probably just get rid of the oven and replace with a stove with a range.

Do the floors in the wood you like; have the installer measure for the (entire) kitchen and buy the wood now, from the same lot. Store it until you are ready to do the kitchen. I have had hardwood through out my entire home,,,bathrooms included. No problem. Keep in mind that when you do the new kitchen, it will be the countertops you will be choosing.

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Yes some of the selections appear dated, but the medium stained floors are currently trending and are a classic look that should probably be kept for your home. Looks like the stained floors work well with your brick and the style of your home that features arches in the interior.

I would keep them but perhaps have them refurbished. Look at the rooms I have posted below that illustrate current rooms that have the darker stained floors. IMO you attention (and the money you will have to spend) is focused in the wrong direction.

If you're going to eventually remodel the kitchen, wait until you can do the entire project. In the meantime, I would spend a minimal amount on lighting and not do anything more.

I would replace the boob light with a surface mounted can light.

Sorry, but I don't like the flooring you picked or the kitchen tile. They seem "off" --harsh and don't harmonize with the feeling of the house. To be avoided is remuddling. That's when buyers tack on features of the house they wish they had bought instead of bringing out the best features of the house they did buy. Can you show some of the rest of the house so we can see doorways, windows, lighting? You can get a great transitional look by furnishing the house in some of the modern styles several commentors have posted for you.