[Boomer]

KathieI's answer sounds good to me. In fact, I am going to try it. Our tile floors in this house are just in the bathrooms and laundry room.

The rest is tongue and groove hardwood, installed by Mr. BB after he retired. Who knew???? (Of course, the installation involved the purchase of many expensive power tools, but that's OK. He did a great job.)

We would not be likely to do hardwood in TV. But I do so love tile, too.

I appreciate the advice on cleaning grout, and I really will take it. One of my houseplants decided to overflow after I watered it. It made a rusty looking spot on the grout. It is wretched weather here, and I am afraid I could descend into some kind of "Out, out, damned spot" madness if I am not careful.

When I chose the grout, I thought it might help to choose a somewhat "dirty" color to begin with. That does help some. The tile itself is in several muted shades of neutral. That also helps.