Hi Chad, Without a brief I have 3 tile suggestions for your beach side apartment...from Delorenzo Tiles. Tiles are the perfect flooring for a beach residence. Before laying you will be required to insulate for noise dampening depending if you have an apartment below. #1 Legni Legni is a porcelain tile which has been screen printed with a glaze to create a unique effect. Legni has the appearance of a washed timber floor tile and each colour contains a random mix of 8 patterns. Available in a range of pastel colours, and 3 sizes, this product is unique in its manufacture and also its design. matched with white walls It screams beach to me!! FUN!! #2The Carpet collection replicates warm fabrics and carpet textures. Suitable for wall or floor applications. Adding a texture to create a feeling of the Casaba! You could overlay with bright colours to create your personal style. #3 Geotech is a series of full body porcelain tiles made with ink jet technology. The inspiration for this series comes from Madeira, an island off the coast of Africa. Formed by volcanic activity, one of the island’s notable features is a special stone that has the appearance of fossilised wood. This series combines the markings that are typically found in natural stone, with unique colour combinations.

Thanks Siriuskey for your fotos.... beautiful Parquetry floors, beautiful home and stunning water views! I notice your parquetry floor transitions to grey tiles as well.... which is also very similar to what i will have happening. Im now very much leaning towards parquetry you'll be pleased to know. I collected some samples today, and noticed the store had them in a double formation which i'd never seen layed like that before. Its just 1 block of parquetry layed right next to another to make it seem thicker. I think it looks quite contemporary....check out the pic below from the timber showroom:(top half shows 2 blocks layed together in herringbone pattern) I placed a few of these on my floor as example No1, then i placed some in single herringbone as example No2 below. Which do you think looks better? - examples No1 double block herringbone - example No2 single block herringbone Thanks in advance for everyones input and feedback :-)

Hi Ann thanks for commenting I've just re read my post and surprised you were able to make any sense of it! I've attached some photos of our current flooring. First photo is entry and second is the stairs going down into living area and the living area floor. so I suppose looking at it on photo it doesn't really matter that they don't match. Guess my actual question is what varnish colour to do the carpeted stairs and should it match upstairs flooring (whixh we are yet to do) or entry flooring?

I have the same issue, trying to match existing flooring. Take an off cut if you have one & see if stores can match it. In my case Harvey Norman's Big River range of engineered timber provided the 'best' likeness