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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:48 pm
We are redoing the floors on our entire main floor. I am in my upper thirties and have 5 kids aged 1-10. I am debating doing the entire main floor a big white square tile with a slight gray pattern or just doing kitchen / family room / study the tile and put a hard wood in the living dining room.
I personally like hardwood better and it’s a timeless look which is great. I have little kids and am worried if not on top of them they will ruin the wood and also as far as cleaning it’s a lot easier to just make one bucket and mop the entire floor.
Any advice or opinions?! Thanks.
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amother
Mocha
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:52 pm
I would do wood because of babies
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amother
Blonde
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:56 pm
Pros of tiles is that it's easy to clean and it's long lasting. The downside is that if anything falls off the table, or if children fall, it's a very hard surface.
But the wood is likely to get ruined with little kids. It will get scratched and it's much more delicate than the tile would be.
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amother
Catmint
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:56 pm
Wood. Tiles get so much more dirty.
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amother
Blueberry
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 12:58 pm
I love the look of wood, but tile is so much easier to clean and maintain. I hate that I need to worry about every little scratch with wood. If I could pick, I'd choose tile over wood.
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amother
Moonstone
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 1:02 pm
I have knee issues. wood is much more forgiving on the knees.
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jflower
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 1:04 pm
OP, I noticed that you're thinking of going with a white tile. Is that a practical choice? I once installed a very light tile in my kitchen and it was very difficult to keep clean. Just saying.
Hatzlocha in whatever you decide!
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amother
Caramel
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 2:31 pm
We have tile & I don't regret it. I don't want the maintenance of wood. We do have radiant heating though.
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hodeez
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 2:33 pm
My lr is wood and dining and kitchen tile. I like how it splits up the space and also looks nice togethwr
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amother
Snapdragon
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 2:36 pm
I have tile in the kitchen/family and wood in the dining/living.
The wood has a really really strong laquer (bought ready done) and has held up real well. The tile shows up dirt constantly, (is too light with v little movement) is very unforgiving. Two have hairline cracks. I get tired cooking on it if I don't wear something on my feet like shoes/crocs/slippers.
Though houses with tile all over do look v modern!
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amother
Oatmeal
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 2:38 pm
I have young kids. They play in the playroom. My wood floor is seven years old and looks brand new. I don’t like tile as much- if a kid falls it hurts much more and it can be slippery and it gets more noticeable when dirty
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amother
Hibiscus
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Mon, Sep 18 2023, 9:27 pm
Wood throughout. I love the look and its size much easier on my back. Have it for 7 years. It's scratched but not terrible.
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