Maybe that is what I was thinking - almost as bad!  Thanks everyone!
Sharon

On Jul 17, 5:03�pm, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote:

 > If you don't like this website...plenty more.

Thank you so much for warning us!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

There is a floor finish popular in this area that IMHO is just
gorgeous..it is
hardwood called "Tigerwood". A friend of mine bought a house about 3
years
ago and it was *not* one of these over-rated "mansions" with 18l89
plumbing
and wiring & one measly bathroom, *upstairs*, LOL. It is the other
style, one
story, but really spread-out, like a FL ranch style house. They gutted
it mostly
down to the dirt below the former floors, where we found several
animal bones.
She chose tigerwood and I have never seen any wood floor so beautiful;
it's
expensive though....stained concrete now popular in south FL, but not
bare
in kitchens as all it takes is one drop of the family heirloom china
on holidays
to reinforce the unyielding quality of concrete. For porches and
family rooms,
great, though...

Tile floors can be very nice, too - especially nowadays, when some tile
is patterned like wood parquet.  (If I had my 'druthers I'd use that -
it looks like hardwood, but is easier to care for and less expensive.)
You can always use area rugs if you don't like the bare-floor look, but
it's a lot easier to clean floor than carpet (especially if you have
long-hair cats who are prone to chucking up hairballs).