I'm going to ask about marble tile in the bathrooms, see if I can get them with heaters under. I stayed in a hotel once where they had those heated tiles in the bathroom and they are really nice. You don't need those bathroom rugs that always get scrunched up to keep your tootsies warm.
Flooring that feels good on your feet is such a delight! In New Orleans it is almost always hot, so I wouldn't want heated tiles. I have heated seats in my Venza, and have never once turned them on.
Anyway, I love the tile floors in my bathrooms which are the original 1950's-1960's tiles like one often saw in those days (white in one bathroom, pastel green in the other). They feel great on my feet, and always feel very cool. Even so I bought a
bathroom rug with a good non-skid backing, just to keep from slipping and falling on wet tile.
I read somewhere that falls are the number one reason for hospitalization of women over 65, and I am 68. So, I have taken some steps like this to fall-proof my new home.
My shower and tub already had the sturdiest imaginable grab bars and I always use them.
I don't have loose throw rugs because of the tripping hazard, and I don't leave things on the floor that should be put away.
Four days after I moved in I tripped and fell on the 1 and 1/2 steps leading into my side door. I didn't know/remember about the half step and couldn't see it because I was carrying a full laundry basket. It was a pretty bad fall! Anyway, I put bright yellow duct tape across the front edge of each of the steps, and now I always hang on to a sturdy rail when I go up and down them. I never carry anything while going up and down those steps either.
I never thought I'd fall like that and it was gruesome. Now, I'd rather prepare as though I was 90 years old, than awaken in a hospital one of these days.
To relate this digression to the thread topic, I think that one way to justify spending money as we age is to spend it on safety and "elder-proofing" our homes, in preparation for growing old. If we don't croak first, then one thing's for sure, we'll grow old one day. Much better to shut the barn door before the horse escapes.