My aunt had a floor like that in the 90s and hated it with a passion. It looked dirty five minutes after moping. Maybe a Roomba solves the problem.

No, it doesn‘t. Unless you are a shoes off house. Then you’ll just break your neck in socks if you choose a glossy finish. And you’ll be wiping up oily footprints if you choose semi matte.

Certainly not dog hair friendly, unless you have an all white dog.

I have pure white porcelain large-format tile in our upstairs master bath and love it. I would hesitate in the kitchen where cross-traffic is high.

Run away from it. Like Rita said it looks dirt five minutes after cleaning it. I had a white porcelain floor for 20 years. I hated it.

I used to think I'd LOVE a white tile floor ... then we rented a beachfront condo with a white tile kitchen. Every crumb, every hair showed. Not for me.

I LOVE my Roomba (and am suffering terribly because my battery died, and the new one won't arrive 'til Friday), but I don't think it'd work well for this application. Think about it working its way around kitchen chair legs, etc.

I could not wait to get rid of my white porcelain tile floors! The worst to keep clean...and this was before kids! Just the 2 of us, no shoes in the house.

I don't think white tile will complement your space or furnishings. I could see white tile in an ocean front high rise condo in Florida, with the whole modern/minimalist look.

I don't think you need to go dark, but also don't go to the other extreme and get white!

There are so many pretty tile floors available these days. Different tile stores carry different brands, so sometimes you need to visit a bunch of stores to find the perfect tile.

I have white tile floors in a guest bathroom. The house came that way. I would never have chosen white tile floors. As others have said, they are difficult to keep looking clean. Also, when I look at them, what I see is a builder who opted for the easy choice, rather than a pretty choice, because white goes with everything.

Years ago we were in a rental with 10" white tiles in the kitchen. We hated it. Granted, we were young students who weren't great about cleaning, so yes, it got dirty. But by the same token, we were young student who didn't care about cleaning - so the fact that I was so bothered by it at the time speaks volumes. Yes, it showed every crumb and oily footprint. But my least favorite was the disgusting dirty grout lines. Ugh.

Also, i agree with the other poster that i have no idea why you are considered white tile in your house. It seems like it would be jarring with the style of your house and your furniture (even if most is going). But you still have stuff like that stair railing, which will not look good with white tile.

White is a completely unforgiving color for floors. Not to be snarky but @Janet has a very "clean" lifestyle - two people living a quiet life who don't wear shoes and a housekeeper cleaning on her hands and knees plus being willing to do the same every other day. That seems to be a strong commitment.

In my experience there is a HUGE difference between white and light colors in terms of upkeep. The rental I am living in has large tiles which are somewhat of an off-white and they don't show normal shmootz such that they need to be swept frequently. Not that I am suggesting travertine in the beige color but those also cover a multitude of sins :-).

What kind of style are you aiming for? At least in my small universe in Southern California, marble floors in living areas are no longer popular except among certain groups and most people are currently doing floors in wood. The marble floors in units in my condo were installed a decade ago - of course marble is still popular for bathrooms.

Marble floors in living areas generally are decorated with a certain style of furniture as well as the look is very formal. If I wanted "stone" flooring of some kind - i.e. I lived in the desert or by the shore, I would probably go with terrazzo. In a style magazine I was reading this month, there is now a terrazzo tile which simplifies installation which was intriguing. Since it is rated for outdoor use as well as indoor use, I am thinking of using it for my balcony.

I see rectified honed and filled travertine. It will go along with the warmth of your surroundings and is is light enough as to brighten the space. We have travertine in our showroom and the more it gets walked on the more character is has.Will have to be sealed.

I am not seeing the white at all.

We have both white and black floors in our showroom and yes you can see everything on them.

https://www.bayrockstone.com/travertine/44-anatolia-cream-travertine-tile

I have a white porcelain floor in the bathroom and I love it. I probably would not want the same thing in the kitchen.

Chess...I just put fake marble porcelain tile in my master bath in our new build too! It’s mostly white and it’s in the shower too. I wouldn’t use it anywhere else either.

I really like it.

LOL. I don't call mine "fake marble", just a veined white porcelain tile. Mine is not glossy at all - I think it's perfect for my bathroom. Inexpensive too - from Lowe's!

I have just had this installed! Entrance, living room and hallway. Yeah I’ll admit I’m a little nervous about maintaining and keeping clean but we’re still mid construction and it’s already looking BEAUTIFUL!! Also I’ve seen it in other ppls houses who stall saying it’s not too terrible

Very pretty! But I would bust my ass on that coming in from a rain.

Lol! Yes porcelain. I got through a local retailer 36x 36 inch heres a pic of the box it’s as much info as I have

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Large expanses of white "marble-look-alike" tiles remind me of office buildings.