Hello, we have the same door... No offense (since I also have it) but it's hideous. I am dying to change mine for a reclaimed Victorian door. That said, wooden doors provide less insulation than plastic ones so if you do replace (please please do) than you may want to keep the divide with an indoor door for extra insulation into the house? But that will reduce the light coming from the front door. We have wooden floor going right up to the door with no 'porch' divide, but we plan to install wall to wall mat just in front of the door as we regularly go for hikes and bring in dirty buggy. However, I think Victorian tiles looks lovely and I have seen them in a porch area so I think it would look lovely and will only make sense with that divide, unless you tile entire hall? Or you could tile pathway leading up to front door outside, if not already done.

Hi, As per previous comments the style of the house to a certain extent dictates the material / look. Here are a few practical tips to consider: MARBLE / LIMESTONE Stone looks great but you must remember all stone / marble / limestone is porous and wet feet coming in through the front door "will" mark the floor. Ensure you allow for a large door matt, not ideal from a looks point of view but it will save the floor in the long run. Also consider the floor substrate, I'm assuming you have a wood floor on wood joists ? If so, the floor will move creating cracks in your new stone floor. I would advise spending a little on preparation. Take the boards up, cross brace the beams, apply a good quality ply on them then add an anti crack matting. This will give a good and stable surface to lay stone. Also consider floor heights, if other rooms are carpet there may be a height difference. WOOD FLOOR As with the stone you need a matt area to protect it as you enter. My preference is for an engineered board, i.e.. plywood with a layer of solid wood bonded to it. This gives you a more stable material less susceptible to moving, splitting, shrinking etc. When you use a wood floor try to store it in the room for a few days to allow it to get used to the temperature / humidity before fixing it. You will never stop a wood floor expanding and contracting, anyone that tells you differently is badly informed. My suggestion is to remove your skirting, lay the floor within 10mm of the wall and add a silicon or foam filler then put the skirting back on. This looks really neat and avoids those horrible beads you see on a badly fitted floor. PORCELAIN FLOOR Have you considered a fully vitrified porcelain ? You can buy these tiles in any size from 300mm sq up to 1700 x 800mm The new ranges from Italy mimics almost exactly the look of marble / limestone / wood...... A fully vitrified porcelain is the hardest wearing material you can buy, it will allow you to use strong chemicals to clean it and you can mop it. You can also choose matt or gloss..... slip rating may be important in a hall... If you really wanted to push the boat out you can have it flow cut with a water to inlay a design... GENERAL TIP FOR HALLS My favourite trick with a hall is to put a narrow border of a contrasting material around the outer edge then infill with the main material. Example 1 Use a brown marble around the border and infill with a light cream limestone. Example 2 Use a black marble around the border and infill with Carrera marble Example 3 Use a dark timber to the border and infill with a natural oak etc. Hope that helps... Martin www.angel-martin.com www.3dinteriorillustration.co.uk

I’m with the keepers! I think you might end up devaluing your house if you took out all the original features such as the doors, latches etc. I think you need to experiment with some colours for the walls and look at replacing the carpet which is a bit of a cold grey colour. Also have you looked into the history of the house as I don’t think the leaded lights look like original arts and crafts style to me!

That’s a nice big area of kitchen. Personally I don’t like that worktop with the unit (that’s the colour I was referring to). There are other wooden colours to choose from but you’d need to see if they were offered to you. To me that colour worktop works better with cream or ivory. Also a small point (and again this is probably just me) I hate, really detest handles put on in that way. Dishwasher yes as you have no option but on standard doors I like to see them vertical not horizontal. I‘m going to throw a spanner in the works now .... floor tiles .... no. I think you will be giving yourself one whole pile of mopping and cleaning with the gloss on those. I’d steer clear. Sorry.