We are in the planning stages of an upcoming addition/remodel. The house currently has hardwoods everywhere except bathroom and kitchen. I love hardwoods. The kitchen is a separate room now, so the tile doesn't look weird.
When we add on, we will be adding a family room and losing a kitchen wall, so they will be open to each other. We had planned to do matching hardwood in the addition. Apparently the floor in the kitchen is at a weird level, so it will be hard to match up with the hardwood floor.
So our options are to have just tile in the kitchen and figure out a way to transition to hardwood in the family room with an open floor plan, or to extend the tile throughout the addition into the family room and dining area. (with area rugs). I vastly prefer hardwoods, but the transition difficulty (and expense) are making me consider the possibility of tile in the family room.
So that was a lot of background to ask - do you have tile in the family room - and if so - do you like it? Cold weather isn't an issue.