I have spent the last 2+ months researching wood-look porcelain tiles at the urging of my contractor. There are many choices out there, but in the last days I narrowed it down to a few. Personally, I only prefer larger, authentic "plank" sizes and did not consider many outside of 6" x 36" or 8" x 48" sizes. Lowe's actually sells MADE IN THE USA wood-look porcelain under their Style-Selections name. These are actually made by StonePeak Ceramics in Crossville, TN and are green, incorporating recycled glass into their product. I contacted the company regarding their 8x48 Cinnamon and can tell you that the pattern repetition is 1:21 in those tiles, but they can't control the actual packaging process, so you may end up with more repetition. Lowe's also sells another great rustic StonePeak product call Sequoia Ball Park. These tiles are super inexpensive per sq ft. ($3.70 here in Northern Virginia) and the quality is high. Lowe's website has customer pictures which have been uploaded & might be helpful. Home Depot does not have as large as a selection and although at one point they had Marzetti (also made in the US), they are discontinuing several of the tiles. I have also considered Mediterranea's Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, as it is green and made in the US as well. It is stunning (to me), but is more costly (retail $10.95/sq ft - contractor price?). Florim's Pier line of rustic-wood look planks is also nice as are their Ecowood lines available in different sizes (more expensive). Italigraniti has a brand new wood look tile coming into stores this week called "Scrapwood". It is amazing and supposedly will retain around $7.95/sq foot. Essentially, you never have to worry about your porcelain once it is installed & it will stand up to time (shoes, dirt, dogs and kids, etc.) I have now made my final decision after realizing that tile, even here in VA, will require radiant heat (I don't like cold toes) and that has driven the cost up & out of my budget. Instead, I am using local reclaimed character walnut or hickory...the ultimate in environmentally friendly & recycling! Hope this helps...

Standard, cement-based grouts have been around for quite some time. By today's standards, they are losing favor by those of us that do this for a living. Having done this for longer than I'll admit to, I still find certain colours are difficult to remain true to what should be expected...even by a pro. Insufficient mixing before water is added. Many of these bags pf grout have the colororant unevenly dispersed. I've grouted an area in a light brown and I'll see a smear of red pigment...(looks like lipstick..) under my float! Mixing the batches unevenly as to consistancy. On a large job, only ONE person should be mixing the grout. Too much water during clean-up. Sponges should be VERY well wrung out. Spring water can have minerals within that can discoulour grout. Iron, etc.......Solution is to buy some distilled wate at the grocery. Cheap insurance.

Is this along the lines of what you're looking for? https://www.flooranddecor.com/porcelain-tile/exotica-espresso-wood-plank-porcelain-tile-100008440.html#prefn1=finish&prefv1=Wood+Look&start=35 Here's another. https://www.flooranddecor.com/porcelain-tile/exotica-walnut-wood-plank-porcelain-tile-100076629.html#prefn1=finish&sz=120&prefv1=Wood+Look&start=1 I think this one is quite beautiful.

I vote for floating, click, wood look, luxury vinyl plank. I especially like the style with knots and chatter marks. Lay it throughout the whole house, on the diagonal, with no thresh holds. That's what I did. I can clean the entire house in approximately five minutes with an electric leaf blower. Porcelain tile is more durable however it is more expensive to buy, more expensive to install, and more expensive to uninstall. Also, some tile is extremely slippery when wet whereas wood grain LVP is not slippery at all. Five years later I am happier than ever I chose grey driftwood luxury vinyl plank for a house with dogs, kids, beach sand, and lots of wet feet. If the house gets inundated from storm surge and ocean water gets inside, I can unclick the LVP, clean and dry the subfloor, and then reinstall the same LVP and it will look as good as new.