I got in to take some pictures today . The paint looks very purple to me in the photos though when I was at the house it looked okay to me. The entire 1st floor has this tile and this paint. This is the guest bath. For some reason it looks different to me in there. It is hard because there is no light coming in that bathroom and the flash distorts things. This is a close up where the shower wall tile hits the painted wall.

I will be using wood-look tile in my kitchen/pantry simply because I like the tile I found. It contrasts enough with the actual wood in my living/dining/hallway/bedrooms that no one will expect that I'm trying to confuse someone. I prefer tile (or dealing with the pre-existing linoleum in my older current home) in what I call "wet rooms" I don't have to worry about catching my pets who may have been sloppy. And some of the patterns are very attractive. I'm not one ever to be concerned about fads, actually. Do what works for you. (The transition would probably be jarring in a truly "open" floor plan, but since I've dispensed with that notion in my build.... I am building semi-open, so I have more options here.) pS and EDIT: Ah, i missed that you are looking for tile that doesn't have to be wood look -- that's what I'll be putting in the bathrooms. It isn't "out" -- and there are a lot of choices out there and available -- and you can use it anywhere attractively!

Correct, the same, also in matt: https://www.tile-shop.com/products/tuxedo/tuxedo.html So happy with the outcome in our tiny bathroom after the original nightmare, thanks to the help on this site.

I have the strangest shaped kitchen layout, literally looks like a tetris piece. Full kitchen reno is still a few years away and will totally change the layout. But, we are redoing the floors (hardwood) in the rest of the house. Currently the whole first floor is awful tile over the hardwood (UGH), except this area. This is tile over subfloor. We are doing the demo just once, so this area will just be subfloor. We were thinking that we would put laminate or LVP in this area that looks like tile. Looking for suggestions. It's probably less than 100 sq ft. Full kitchen reno is years away, so want something that's not just a cheap short term fix. Laying new tile is not an option - it's really hard on my feet. Can you share pictures of either laminate or LVP that looks like tile? Thanks