We just bought the house, built in 2006. It has a mix of carpet and tile floors, the tile being that kind of beige/pink/peach standard stuff they put in a lot of houses back then.
We want to take all of it out and replace it with wood plank tile. We already have a specific one we like picked out
It's Florida tile Berkshire Walnut.
I worry it's going to look AWFUL with the other elements currently in the bathroom-specifically the tile that's on the tub surround and shower, because those match the dated floor tile.
Even with various "visualizer" things, I feel like i'm not getting a true picture of how it will look because photos just don't accurately pick up the colors of the tiles. When we put the tile sample planks up against the tub surround/and near the shower, it's just not enough either. My husband says "It doesn't look THAT bad" which is frustrating me because I really don't want to drop tens of thousands of dollars on something that "doesn't look THAT bad"---I want to LOVE it.
The new tile looks great everywhere else....it's just with the bathroom tub/shower tiles that it's a problem. Obviously the solution is to rip out the tub surround tile and replace that, and also redo the shower....but I don't think we can do that right now.
Has anyone else been in this position? Did you end up just gutting the entire bathroom and re-doing? Just spend a ton of money for things to look "not THAT bad?" Something else?