Is it sacrilege to......? cover a not so hot looking hardwood floor in an entryway near...
cover a not so hot looking hardwood floor in an entryway near slate tile?
Answers: buy a liner to protect the wood floor from tile thinset. that way you can other go stern to the hardwood if you want.
Your home is your castle and you fix it the way explicitly most comfortable for you. If you aren't removing the floor, just covering it, it can other be uncovered later. No mar, no foul.