In article , DrLith says...

Banty wrote:
In article om, gd226 says...

so... the impetus for this project is that our dogs have trashed the
existing carpet - necessitating a more durable, cleanable replacement
(either a wood or tile).
Regardless of which one we choose, we'll put down a large area rug for
protection and noise.
As far as the cold issue, winters here in colorado can be chilly, and
we're planning on radiant floor heat.

We like the look of slate, but don't want to do something that will
make the place tough to sell in the future.
The house makes use of stone/concrete as a common theme and already has
alot of unique features (some pics at
http://www.pbase.com/homi/home_inside )
The master bath floor and shower are slate, the first floor is mostly a
saltillo-looking tile, the kitchen backsplash is travertine, and the
sinks and counters in the kitchen, master bath and wetbar are concrete.

We're certainly appreciating everyone's thoughts... keep em coming !
Homi




:artly tongue in cheek rant warning::

What IS IT with wooden floors in the kitchen!! Even YOU, with such an
appreciation for tile and stone and slate, put that GODDAM WOOD in the KITCHEN!

Ten years from now, folks will turn up their noses at the wood floors in all
these two-thousand-ought (year 2001 - 2010) kitchens, just like they turn their
noses up justifiably at those '80s carpeted bathrooms! It'll be dated in ten
years, esp. when folks are tiling over that stained and water damaged stuff.

Come ON - YOU, with all those other options, all that taste, and all that
appreciation for all those materials which would make wonderful floors, put
those STICKS on the floor of your KITCHEN??!?

I LOVED the rest of your house, then I saw that DUMB wood everyone is putting in
their kitchens nowdays. It just looks duuuuumb.

HmmmmPH!!

::end rant::

Cheers,
Banty (TILE going into MY kitchen!)

To join the "jump on homi" bandwagon: not only did I think the placement
of tile and wood in the kitchen was backward (wood on the floor, tile on
the peninsula), but the tres moderne travertine looks thoroughly out of
place with the tres rustique knotty pine. There's a certain "half rustic
lodge, half upscale spa" feel to the whole place that just isn't working
for me! But as the handmade modern guy says, "if you love it, then it's
perfect."

Actually, *that* I like. And I don't care if "knotty pine" has been assigned to
"rustic style" and "travertine" is supposedly "modern". I think they look good
together. Just think it could be better grounded by a stone or tile floor

In the shower stall there - does it also *feel* like you're standing on pebbles?

Banty (house is ex-country, slowing going toward a mix of mission, western, and
modern, but whotheheckcares...)