Yes, those are decent possibilities. [cough cough]
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We are partial to:
* easy to clean
* easy to replace
* easy to repair
* value vs investment.
And we recognize our decision may not appeal to the next owner, so it is simple to change.
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Our 'system':
* 2003, after painting the base floor, we loosely laid one-inch pink-board.
* over that, we loosely laid half-inch plywood, thoroughly painted on all surfaces to seal.
* over that, we loosely laid our visual floor:
** bamboo plank around the perimeter
** slate down the center.
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We rattle-canned the slate tiles with clear matte.
For visual interest, we create moveable patterns with 4" squares, mixed with 6" squares and 12" squares.
At the local-owned family-operated home-improvement center, we sorted through boxes of tiles for intriguing combinations of reds and golds, plus interesting textures.
A good rinse in the restroom sink allowed the highlights to shine.
Nearly two decades full-time live-aboard, and our floor retains its youthful glow.
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Off-topic rant...
We refuse to carpet any interior.
Why?
We owned rental properties.
Removing used carpet -- and all carpet is used carpet -- is an education:
* carpet collects and holds odors, dirt, stains... all the while,
* decomposing from each step by everybody walking across it,
* grinding the fibers to nothingness, then
* constantly exploding miniature mushroom-clouds of molds and fungus and cooties yet to be identified by modern science...
* [suddenly remembers to breathe]
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