Some might scoff at real stuff next to fake, but I have a few areas of real next to fake in my home which look fine (stucco next to hardie board, real marble next to fake ceramic marble tiles, and wood tile next to real wood to name a few). My wood next to wood tile is running the opposite way and I think it looks fine and was a good tradeoff considering the functional improvement tile provides in combined kitchen/mudroom area and the difficulty of matching 100 year old douglas fir, however 1) The opposite direction run makes sense for the orientation of my kitchen, that is the tile runs with the long dimension of the kitchen 2) Its at natural room transitions, not an abrupt change in an open room 3) The two woods are clearly different from one another so not trying to "match" per se and missing but they are in the same tone family, that is (to my eye at least) both are a neutral brown without any significant grey/red/etc. 4) I carefully picked a tile with some texture to look similar to the 100+ year old original floors. In your case, I'm not sure it works so well. Seems like you have grey "wood" joining with the actual reddish wood in what seems to be an open(ish) area. Also one is sort of a distressed rustic sort of look whereas the other is a shiny smooth (I assume prefinished) look. Seems like you already bought your tile, not sure if you have the opportunity to still change your mind. If you are 100% committed to the floor, I'd do them opposite directions.

"https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5839841/hardwood-and-tile-floors-both-squeak-after-transition-strip-replaced#n=2" Did you not see the answers from the other day? Post pics that may help as well.

@Angel You are certainly entitled to your own preference, but we are going to be using some marble look-alike tile from Porcelanosa called Thassos next to our dark brown engineered wood flooring for a contrast from the kitchen to living areas, and we are pleased with the contrast. They are two completely different materials, so the transition seems to work. We are using natural wood cabinetry, though, so I can see your wanting some contrast with the kitchen if you are doing a white scheme. Keep in mind that the white trend for cabinetry is past its peak. If you'll review current interior publications and reports from the annual KBIS show where trends are forecast and displayed, you'll see that kitchen design for the past couple of years has been moving toward natural wood looks and more rich and moody colorations. White is certainly still considered a classic, just not at the forefront of trends anymore.

Photos would help us help you boost them here in the comments