So, I've already packed my swimwear. Where should I go???
Definitely parquet in the kitchen!!! Especially if it's open. I find those breaks in the flooring awful. I had parquet in my old apartment and now laminate. In the house, even untreated wooden floors are planned; also in the kitchen.
I don't just walk barefoot in the summer half of the year, but as often as possible. I'm already craving underfloor heating! Never wearing shoes at home again! A dream!
Think about it: in old inns, they often had untreated wooden floors. Sure, after decades they are no longer like new, but I like that. You can clearly see that people live there. I don't live in a showpiece. That's why untreated floors. A scratch is much less noticeable there than on lacquered ones. And we have also moved away from waxed or oiled floors because you can see every water stain on them. Our dining table is also natural beech after we sanded off the oil glaze. THAT was sensitive; every water stain was visible. If you just put a glass with a cold drink on a warm day on the table (and that is supposed to happen that you put a drink on a dining table, right?), the edge immediately showed beautifully in the oil glaze. The remedy was always to re-oil. Eventually, we got fed up with that. One afternoon and several sanding attachments later, the table was natural and has been so easy to care for ever since. Every few months I go over it with soap nuts and a root brush, and it looks like new. And most of the "dirt" is caused by newspapers, which give off a nice gray hue. Even red wine stains go away over time with simple wiping (which you usually do after eating anyway). I even once knocked over an inkwell; I worked a bit with sandpaper, but by now you can only see the stain if you know about it.