Wood-style tile comes in a variety of colors and widths. If you're using porcelain tile in another design, the on-trend style would be in long planks or large rectangles.

Raymond Gray manages Floor Factory Outlet in Titusville, which also has seen a boom in wood look tile sales in the past year. Gray said last quarter he had large wood like tile projects nonstop.

But now you can have the best of both worlds. In recent years, flooring manufacturers have developed durable tile flooring that looks a lot like wood in its color and grain—and even its texture.