You own this apartment? For two or there years I would not spend the money but for sure not if you are renting.

thank you @arcy_gw for your response

yes I do, regarding how long im going to be staying in I'm not sure. But with the current circumstances I'm staying for at least couple of years instead of renting out another unit, maybe then I will decide or sell or rent it but definitely not before the market picks up a little.

Can the existing flooring system handle the weight of another layer of tile and the cement required to set the new tile? Can everything in the apartment handle another 1" plus of flooring? Think about doors, doorways, appliances, etc................................

What about installing wood look laminate. Some are quite good‼️‼️‼️

@millworkman I can't be sure 100%, but as per the contractor it can be done with a title adhesive, one of the neighbors did it but it's still fresh so I'm not sure in the long run how the result will be.

I'm planning to renovate the entire kitchen so I don't think appliances will have a problem.

The main door of the apartment will have to be cut.

@BeverlyFLADeziner I actually wanted in the beginning to go for the HDF ( laminate flooring ) but I heard negative reviews about it ( water/heat expansion problems/humidity ) and to install a good quality in the entire place is costly over here..

IMO the wall color is the bad guy here it in no way works with the flooring and BTW you cannot ever touch or modify an exterior door in a condo or apartment they are fire doors and as such cannot be touched. before choosing new wall color or anything else change all that lighting to LEDs 4000K what you have is casing an even more yellow glow on everything and never never ever use Edison bulbs anywhere.

Just paint the tile: https://www.drivenbydecor.com/how-painting-bathrooms-ceramic-tile-floors-diy/

@Patricia Colwell Consulting Thank you for your input, you definitely gave me something to think about..

The reason behind going for Woodsmoke from Jotun because I felt it compliments the tiles in the kitchen area ( entrance ) as per below.. and yes I'm NOT a fan of these either.

The lightning does play a great deal, always felt that yellowish lightning gives more ambience but I guess it's working negatively on the floors now.

So alternatively, since no one is recommending that I do anything with the flooring, what alternative color will compliment the floor? will a more light gray Pantone compliment the floor?

@SJ McCarthy

Thank you so much for your input!

im attaching below the photos for the entire space, I'm sorry in advance if any of the colors will hurt your eyes, please feel free to advise :')

I think the earlier photos showed sort of an un-leveled floors due to the daylight reflection, but I'm not experienced so perhaps you did spot something I cannot see?

Regarding the kitchen tiles, I think I'm not a fan their style rather than their color,

in comparison to the trendy plain modern tiles nowadays.

Im considering to renovate the kitchen to EGGER sand beige U156 ST9 for wall units and a natural pacific walnut H3700 ST10 for base units with built in appliances.

If I were to have new floor tiles I would have aimed at getting a concrete/clay feel Matt 60x60 tiles ( dark beige color ) to give a contemporary look to the space.

Here is another photo for the floor

the top left part is my attempt to test applying light color grout with these tiles

Your home is very 'warm' in colour. That means you have lots of yellows, oranges, reds, etc. going on. Right now, the trend is COOL. Gray, blue, cool greens, etc.

The 'modern' looking stuff looks more modern because of the colour. So long as you have the trendy colours going for you, you will have a modern feel/look. If you are unsure as to how cold colours will work with your furniture, you can always prime the walls white. White primer is an excellent way to cover dark colours AND prepare the walls for new paint AND give you the proper visual to bring in newer looking stuff.

For me, your tiles are fine. You will spend HORDES of money doing something 'wrong' (ie adding more tile on top of tile) only to be left with a house that still reads 'out of date' because of the paint colours.

I'm a huge fan of Scandinavian Modern (like the stuff they sell at Ikea...yes...I spotted all those cute Ikea pieces...keep going with them and you will have Scandi modern down in no time).

I love the look of WHITE WALLS, glass, chrome and light floors put together with STRONG colours. Like a red sofa. A blue arm chair. A turquoise area rug and big bold prints on the walls.

Right now, Scandi Modern is cool in tone. That means the walls are still a crisp white colour but the floors are white or gray or very pale wood tones. You have one of the three colours already in situ. I would put the $15/sf towards a professional cleaning and a new grout colour. Pay someone to go white with the grout (it will turn gray again...but for a while you will have white).

Then go cool on the walls. Now wait and see how you feel about all of this. If you really want new floors, then pay the price to get those tiles out permanently. I know. Expensive but well worth it. You do NOT want to know how much it costs to retrim every single door in the house. Including issues with balcony doors, etc. And then there are baseboards (must be removed and painted and reinstalled = more money than you care to imagine).

And then there are the counter tops. If you add 1" to your floor, you counter tops will sit 1" LOWER than they are right now. The one good thing would be the stove will finally sit flush with the counter tops...but I digress.