The kitchen floor

The floor? Vinyl, nails popping up, squeaks as you move from range to fridge. The main motivator to do something/anything to the kitchen.
Adjacent to the kitchen in the living room and dining room are narrow red oak hardwoods. The question - do you run the red oak into the kitchen, use a laminate, or tile? The answer is obvious and the most expensive and disruptive of the choices. Red oak in the kitchen, sand and refinish the living room and dining room.