Tile Flooring

We also met with our contractor while we were out there and discussed some renovations that we want to get started on. Our contractor suggested that we opt for tile flooring in the main areas of the house as opposed to wood flooring because he said he thought it fit better with the house and how we are using it - we want minimal maintenance, a very open look and something that will withstand high heat and humidity because the temp of the house will get pretty hot when we're not there. Below are some ideas we are thinking about.

I really like this above look. However, I could see how this might be a bit much for all of the main areas of the house.