We are installing a QS red oak floor and QS white oak cabinets. I guess we are doing the opposite of what you are proposing... The floors will just be sealed with no stain and the cabinets will have Miniwax red oak stain. We wanted the wood to complement each other but definitely be distinct so they didn't "blend into" each other.

Oh my gosh Joy Hayes. This looks nothing like the color on my walls. This is what I wanted and was expecting. No wonder I am so disappointed. My only thought is that in your home and Annie A’s is the large open spaces with the large windows and the natural light. Just doesn’t look the same with my 8ft ceiling and so few windows. Here the DOM is perfect. I think to satisfy myself, I am going to get a new gallon and paint a wall. It looks nothing like my DOM.

yes definitely agree with all your points, and its a plan for the future. It being our first home and all we have other projects that will be taking up most of budget. So this would just be a temporary fix but still would want to do it right. Thanks again!

Fake and real is a terrible combo. Just because others have made those big mistakes doesn’t not make them mistakes. If you insist on tile over wood that matches the rest of the house, then look at a natural slate in a charcoal color. Or possibly a gauged quartzite in a subtle versailles pattern. Or a plain large format porcelain that isn’t an obvious stone fake. Maybe something that echoes a subtle stained concrete.