Hi, I have a montez leather sofa http://kasala.com/products/montez-leather-sofa It is the charcoal color - but sort of looks like a really rich dark grayish brown. And I have a matson coffee table found here: http://www.plummers.com/living/accenttables/matson-i-coffee-table/3626 These two look really nice on carpet floors, which is when I had purchased these. Now, I have a new place, and planning to put hardwood floors, and really confused about what would look good even with an area rug added. The coffee table has really rich wood like grains, and I'm not able to wrap my head around what would be a nice color. I tend to really like dark walnut shades with mild distress, and enough grain variations that damages are not visible. This particular one looks really elegant in person. http://www.ernesthemingwayfloors.com/trail-creek-buckskin-floor.php It doesn't look very rustic, and the distress on the hardwood is visual, and the floor itself is very smooth (very mild distress). Any suggestions on the floor color selection would be really helpful!! Thanks, Srikar

We want to avoid hardwood floors in kitchen and dining because of spills , accidents and experiments that my kids and I have and that is why tiles are a better option

you can transition, that's absolutely fine. if the kitchen is enclosed with an archway, it will take some of the awkwardness away for you. additionally, you can add a floor separator strip, or transition with designs on the floor. these will all work great for you

wooden tile only gives look of wooden flooring but real wooden flooring feels different on foot. so its personal choice of what you want to experience.