It does depend on your style of house, and tiles will significantly increase noise as it is a hard surface, and would need to be tempered (if it's at all possible) with lots of soft furnishings. I'd definitely have carpet in the bedroom to give warmth and coziness. With the bathroom you'd need to check the tiles are suitable for a wet environment and don't get slippery.

Hi carlat123, tiles are an excellent option for the whole home and more and more people are doing this as they are maintenance free and usually extremely durable. Using the same tile throughout all your areas of the home can open it up and create a sense of flow, or you can keep the same range of tile for your wet areas and change the colour to add a contrast while keeping consistancy. TIles are great in bedrooms as well particularly for people with allergies and if you want a bit of the warmth of carpet a nice large rug can do the trick :)

I think this would be a great idea, but it all depends of the style you use and the key pieces in each room. It would match a industrial, contemporary, or modern look but by the picture I can see it suits the room well here.

Hi carlat123, I've been a builder for a long time, and I cannot begin to explain the amount of filth, dirt and grime that you find when you rip up carpet on a renovation. In my own house I have no carpet. The same tile, when chosen carefully, looks great and works well across the entire house and rugs are easily cleaned.

We had tiles throughout our Brisbane home. Very easy to keep clean and cool in the summer. Rugs warm up the place in winter and bedside mats or rugs provide decorating options. I agree with kiwiglynn - carpets are so hard to keep clean and fresh and after a few years of accumulated grime - I don't want to know what is trapped in there! We are building a new house and are having bamboo and tiles throughout. Think about slipperiness with polished tiles - people as well as floor coverings. Good luck with your renovation.

The pros: Tiles and concrete flooring work wonderfully with northerly living areas and passive solar houses, otherwise they can be very cold. They are also great for allergy sufferers. For bedrooms, area rugs can soften the look of the room and provide comfort underfoot. Rugs can be rolled up and taken outside to be beaten. The cons: You might want to consider a non slip mat to stand on at the sink or at your work preparation bench in the kitchen; hard floors are also hard on the back and feet.

Maybe not carpet but rugs for sure. Big furry rugs. Too many tiles makes for such a cold space, in my experience. @Kiwiglynn makes a good point about the filth.

Love it!!! I have polished concrete throughout my home and its great, gives you a chance to buy some beautiful floor rugs!

Hard surfaces on floors are great if you want skeletal problems in your old age - knees, hips, back, neck all suffer from the constant pounding. Why do we put these surfaces in homes for children to live and play on during the years their skeleton is growing and developing, when we then demand soft fall surfaces in playgrounds.

I have recently replaced my carpet of 45 years after raising 3 children and 2 cats and I can assure you there was no filth, dirt, or grime under it - but then I do regularly use an efficient vacuum cleaner.

It really just falls on personal choice. I'm not a fan of these particular tiles and I'm very pro carpet in bedrooms. Nothing worse than a freezing floor in winter first thing in winter. But, "AGAIN" personal choice.

The same tiles throughout would create a nice sense of flow and make the space seem larger. I too am building and have opted for stone-look grey tiles downstairs, with slightly darker grey tiles for the bathrooms (upstairs I'll be having floorboards). I like the idea of the house seeming "connected", but do prefer the bathrooms to be a little different. Although, I have visited a display home that used stone tiles throughout the house (including bathrooms), and it still worked really well!

Area rugs will add a nice contrast and help to define certain areas if needed.

I agree that carpet is harder to maintain and keep clean, so I would opt for rugs in the bedroom. Also a nice plush rug can make the area feel warm and luxurious.

Good luck!

I am in the tiles in all except bedrooms camp. We have lived in Townsville and Canberra and now the south coast of NSW. Ditch the carpet in living areas as hard surfaces are much easier to maintain and feel fresher, rugs can be updated and are easily cleaned. Bedrooms generally have much less foot (more likely bare foot) traffic and carpet absorbs sound so has a cosier feel. Best of both worlds. Just my view as it really depends on where and how you live in the spaces. You will know what works for you! All the best.