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Originally Posted by carol_piirto
We are looking at houses with tile floors. Everything is wonderful except the tile looks like it could be cold and uncomfortable.
Has anyone ever taken tile up in the great room and replaced it??
If you left it, how did you make the living room feel cozy?
...Never lived anywhere with tile (other than the bathrooms).
Thanks!
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We stayed in two designer homes in the Villages, one of which had a lot of tile with some area rugs to "warm it up". I understand the concept of tile being cool on your feet, however, it really is backbreaking to clean tile floors, even with a steamer....unless one has a cleaning crew do it.
I think I would go with wood floors even in the kitchen which would be a bit softer on the old bones. Walking back and forth from the laundry room to the bedrooms with the laundry made me realize how uncomfortable tile can be for those with arthritis. Not only is the kitchen and laundry tiled, but the foyer and often the great room living areas........
To me, carpeting seems softer on the old bones.
When we redid our three bathrooms and kitchen here in Vermont, we put in the newest big tiles.........the bathroom grout stays clean.....; however, the kitchen tile grout is another story. More drips and spills, especially by the sink, stove and "path" from the frig...........not necessary me or hubby doing it but when the grandkids visit, etc. or others, there are bound to be drips and tile is NOT easy to keep clean, in my humble opinion........unless one has a cleaning lady. I wish I had put a wood floor in the kitchen. Our kitchen gets "traffic" going out onto the back deck and in again.
As another person said, if a good quality of carpet is purchased, then it will withstand "time and mishaps" without a lot of wear and tear. Not sure what they put in down there, but a relative just purchased Karastan as she heard it was very DURABLE for the long haul.
Everyone will obviously feel differently about this.......but yes, tile is cool on a hot day.