Do you have samples available for your concrete stain color options?

And is the fireplace stone the same that’s going on the outside of the house?

Yes @sashadog, we are using the same stone/brick for it all. As for color of concrete stain...here are a few examples of likes. I'm thinking Terrazzo design would be just too busy for this space since we have so much stone/brick. But I'm drawn to it more than the others.

Above EXAMPLE A (if this was a bit lighter, I do like the speckles in it, but not overwhelming.

ABOVE Example B (light tan)

ABOVE example C (lighter gray)

Above example D: I'm drawn to Terrazzo, but feel it would be too busy of a design.

@judianna20 so why even comment? I chose to ask Houzz and if YOU don‘t want to reply then you simply do not. I can assure you I will NOT be asking my architect what color concrete I should use or brick-stone design. I tried Kamila with Level Up Design and communication was so poor we have to look for someone else for a designer . But HOUZZ is a powerful site and I’ve learned so much. i have also learned that asking numerous people can be much more beneficial than simply asking ONE!

It is good to have someone on your team to make sure the design is unified so the house does not turn out like a Mr. Potato Head House; it is usually an architect.

I think Terrazzo is pretty, and it’s not necessarily too busy, but that dictates your stone/brick choice to be something simple.

Have you chosen the stone/brick yet?

@Mark Bischak, Architect Had to search that.

@sashadog- we have found some we liked but haven’t chosen yet. We break ground in 2 months though.

Why don't you trust your architect to guide you on what materials and colors to use? That is what they're trained to do.

This is more for a designer ! The 3D image given by our architech was all gray hues - and not at all what we wanted .
This is why I tried hiring a designer. To help it come to life.
I don’t mind your input Cpartist- but it takes so much more time to explain your types of questions.
I’m not looking to explain why I’m asking- you know. I simply just want to ask for input.

When you say "designer" do you mean an "Interior designer"?

Yes interior designer

My old office had dark gray polished concrete floor and it seemed to hold up well there. Although, I have no idea how often they had to polish it.

If you go with the concrete or thresholds of different flooring in baths, bedrooms, etc are more difficult.

If you’re looking for just general feedback, my preference of your samples is: D, C, A, B

But specific help on color, pattern, etc depends on the stone you choose.

I have concrete floors and love them- are you doing radiant heat as even in Fla they may have a chill. Ours our painted as its an FLW house - please keep in mind you may get settling cracks in the concrete so make sure your architect and contractor know you plan to expose them. Terrazo runs $28 sq ft but lasts of you are staining/sealing there is more bi-annual or so maintenance

Get a pretty aggregate in your floors and polish them to expose it. Get a GOOD concrete company and have the installers of the concrete know / work with the people who will do the polishing / finishing (or at least get from the finishers what they need)

You can also tine your concrete to warm it up - it just all requires coordination.

IMO wood look tile has had its day and in a MCM home it would not work in my head. I like polished concrete but no colored . Terrazzo would be the perfect choice but there are some good terrazzo look tiles . I think I would do huge formay tile that looks like concrete porcelanosa makes awesome huge format tile the only catch is you need to have the floor done to accept those tiles and a tile setter who has experience in laying them. They have some concrete look tile that is what I would use to avoing the cracking that happens with real concrete floor.

These terrazzo tiles were really nice. I saw them at a local tile store in CA, but you should be able to find local FL distributors. The photo doesn't do it justice.

Trend Origina Terrazzo

https://trendterrazzo.com/terrazzo-trend-origina/

Just looked at their site. Their US headquarter is in Miami, so you could certainly do a long day trip to see full size samples.