Btw. I am getting all new cabinets (to the ceiling) I slapped paint on some of the old ones to try and pick a color, but with the orange backsplash I just can’t picture anything.

Oh we are adding a6 by 6 island and the range and vent hood will be centered on the back wall with a drawer microwave in the island.

Oh and I also can’t decide on pendent lighting faucet and pulls. Leaning toward champagne bronze or light brushed gold

You don’t have to do tile. You could do another engineered hardwood flooring even if it is made by another brand. You should have no problem getting a similar stain, just bring home samples till you find a good match. You have that vertical separation where the rooms divide, which means you don’t even have to use the same width planks if you can’t find them.

If you are getting tile because you want it, that’s different. You could do a wood look tile to get the look of the same flooring throughout. Just, whatever you choose, make sure it is the same thickness as your current flooring so you don’t have a change in floor height. Remember, tile needs a mortar bed.

Wood look tile by MSI (Palmetto):

Engineered Hardwood Bruce Cherry Red Oak:

Worry about the backsplash once your counters are in. You need to see samples in your own space an light. You’ve got time.

Thank you so much. Every pretty kitchen I see has wood. My contractor keeps saying not to due to water leak concerns. I will see if I can find any matches.

I know the name of wood. I just can’t find any. It’s Anderson hickory forge branding iron

Even if they no longer make your flooring, Anderson might be the best place to start to look for a match. This is not your floor, but there are a few options that approximate the color and the scraped texture. It’s more challenging to find the reddish hues now. But you really don’t need a perfect match, close is very often close enough.

I know. I’m not a fan of it either. Kinda torn on whether to try and add more of this color that I don’t care for just because I think it would flow better. If I were to do a tile do you have any suggestions? I’m even thinking of switching to Taj Mahal because I feel the warmer color might be easier to tie everything together. Ugh! I’ve built many homes from the ground up and it’s so much easier!!!

You know, that’s a tough question. I don’t dislike it but it is limiting and YOU dislike it. You can always put a rug over it in other rooms. I would probably choose a floor that looks fine next to those floors but has an updated stain. I think these would be fine together, and the herringbone pattern would delineate the room.

Tile is also a tough call. It’s difficult to stand on for long periods of time. I would choose a tile that blends in with the wood tones because I don’t love jarringly different floorings in adjacent rooms. This is floor tile.

I’ve looked at large format tiles and brick look porcelain tiles.

If tile floor is installed wont it be too thick next to glued wood floor?

The people before us laid the tile( which we removed) and the wood over tile. We removed one layer of tile and will replace it. It matched before and our contractor said it will line up perfectly. I just can’t pick a tile that flows nicely

Based on what I've read of Pros advice on other Houzz dilemmas, I would not use wood I could not match, nor would I use a wood-look tile next to wood. It would not be "seamless." The difference would interrupt the flow. Would you like something like this?

Thanks! I was concerned to try wood that wasn’t an exact match with how the 2 rooms are connected

Both of these are beautiful and neutral.

I love both of those!! And the prices!!! Wow. I’m gonna go look tomorrow

Once the floor is picked and installed..cabinets are complete, walls are painted and countertop is installed than we can help pick a backsplash..

If you have that quartzite on hold I would say to bring tiles to it to compare the tones. I’d personally go a bit darker with the floor tile rather than light (especially if you are leaning towards white cabinets). There are plenty of mid grayish tones (think little to no pattern since your counters have a lot of movement).

Too much?

What style are you going for in this home? that is a very european french county look..very expensive to install. maybe a mud room or laundry room.

I would stay away from trying to match the wood or bringing in a wood-look tile -- a mismatch is going to look like...a mismatch. The exception would be if you did something contrasting, say a really light wood, but to me that would just look weird.

I personally very much like tile for a kitchen. Personally, I'd stick with warmer tones to coordinate with the warm tones of the wood, or do a charcoal/slate color, but stay away from anything with a blue tone to the grey. I think you're on the right track with looking at a different countertop, something warmer, but a cool-toned countertop can be done as long as the floor harmonizes with both the counter and the adjoining wood floor (read: trickier).

Have you considered Marmoleum?

That helps a lot. Thanks!

Ok. I’ve switched to Taj Mahal. Easier to go warmer with tile which will look better with the warm wood☺️. Now I need to figure out which white to paint cabinets, tile and backsplash.