re: Wood plank-looking porcelain tile

If you do it, make sure to get a dark grout and you will want to go as thin as possible (probably smaller than what the manufacturer recommends) to make it look like wood, rather than tile.

After talking with a friend who is in the flooring business, we actually went with a luxury vinyl tile (google it) instead of the porcelain. It looks like wood...no grout lines...easy install...it's waterproof...it has a cork underlayment so it is not as hard as porcelain. We've had them almost a year and love them.