I see it like Snowy, that would also look strange on the window. In this case, in my opinion, there is no sensible dividing line for two floor coverings. I would also take wood completely in this case.
For whatever reason you are hesitant to lay parquet everywhere, I would find both options you mentioned very damn poor :( If tiles are to be used, the tile carpet proposed by would be a good alternative.
We have a dog that keeps its bowls in the kitchen - I am really glad that we have tiles in the kitchen, because sometimes it looks around the bowls like a pigsty. Water often ends up around the bowls too, and I don't want to start using placemats and plastic mats to protect the wood. The disadvantage, of course, is that on tiles everything fragile really shatters beautifully. Yesterday I would have preferred a wooden floor when the jar of pickles fell out of the fridge.
We have a dog who keeps his bowls in the kitchen – I’m so relieved that we have tiles in the kitchen, because sometimes it looks around the bowls like a pig trough. Water also often ends up around the bowls, and I don’t want to start with placemats and plastic mats to protect the wood. The downside, of course, is that on tiles, everything fragile shatters really nicely. Yesterday I would have preferred a wooden floor when the pickle jar fell out of the fridge.
I understand, in your case of course understandable. But it’s more of an exception :) I at least didn’t think of dogs with pig troughs and suicide-prone pickle jars ;)
I understand, in your case of course understandable. But it’s rather an exception :) At least I didn’t think of dogs with pig troughs and suicide-prone throat jars ;)
For example, with us it’s not an exception: I see little spots on our quite sandstone-resistant tiles every day that I can rub off with a wet wipe. These spots are not caused by animals, but by, for example, drinks carried from the kitchen to the living room or terrace… or when gardening is about to start and I go into the house with damp hands, when cooking leaves or splashes one or the other "fresh" juice or yes, something falls (there’s the same mess on parquet and tiles)… or watering flowers… or damp socks… or a dirty shoe once in a while… laundry that drips, window cleaning… All this cannot be avoided, but you can’t interrupt your work so often to always wipe everything away. Personally, I wouldn’t willingly have parquet laid in the kitchen and in front of the terrace door. Even though everyone talks about how you could wipe everything away. I’m also convinced that you _could_… but do you do it? Do you see it immediately? Do you have both hands free? The thought of stopping your actual work to wipe afterwards? Everyone is welcome to do that. I’m glad my tiles look resistant and I can postpone the necessary until I have time for it. And yes: on a relatively small area and interruption of the floor without delimiting the "functional area" one lets a change be. That rather reduces the room and only brings disadvantages.
Most people still choose oiled wood today - and that is actually rather sensitive if you don’t regularly re-oil and especially in high-traffic areas make sure that the protective layer is always intact and spills are wiped up immediately. In the USA, wooden floors are usually sealed with layers of varnish, sometimes even two 2K varnishes, to achieve a durable surface. But you have to like that.