Yes, it could work. Do a search on the web for wood and granite floors or some such. I did a while back and got some interesting things. I know I saw one just the other day in one of the newsletters I get. And the cover of the Nov. 09 Family Handyman had a granite and wood floor using two colors of wood. I've been talking to my carpenter about doing something like it in the bathroom. It's up on deck in July and of course my ideas runneth over. Unfortunately, the floor will be pretty chopped up by the time I get the walk in shower in there and the extra storage cabinets. But, we'll see. I wish I could remember how I found those floor pictures. Possibly at the Pergo site? or maybe it was a tile site. They're out there.

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This is harder than I thought. How ever did I find it the first time??

Here's the Family Handyman floor from Nov. 2009
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It would work, but maybe think about it.

In our 1920's house, they did two bands one board apart in each doorway area as a transition from room to room, the band is continuous around each room but doesn't directly connect. So the Entry has separate bands from the living room which has separate bands from the dining room, etc. Lesser rooms, like a bath, closets and kitchen had nothing. In the kitchen, generally a lesser grade of flooring was used due to expense, but was usually softer and easily replaced without disrupting the flooring in other areas.

So, think about perhaps running bands in front of the kitchen in the eating area, treating the entire "G" as if it used to be a separate room. Then run a separate band around the inside of the "G".

Other choices - completely stop the fancy floor at the kitchen "wing". Don't do the inset floor in the kitchen but put either dots or a plain square of the contrast color in the four corners inside of the "G".

I wonder if banding the kitchen could make it look smaller and more busy?

found this printed off in my discard pile. There should be a small handful of these. Somewhere.

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This first one is wood-- maple inset into brazilian cherry:

This is stone-- santa cecilia granite inset into emperador dark marble:

Thanks for help, posters.

Haven't quite found what I'm looking for, but on the way, I found this one, which is worth a look for someone seeking ideas...

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