you can go for Titan brand as you already have citizen. it will be economical too. since you already used to seeing time in your watch you will find it difficult to change that pattern.
After reading the posts i too feel like staining my bricks. i will be happy if anyone who have done it can share their picture to have a better understanding.
I too agree matching your tile with carpet is a risky one. as nestor said we can change the carpet easily rather than the tiles.
mostly commercial buildings will have tiles. also you are saying you will not live here for long so dont take much risk. either select tile which will go will all...
To prevent the mosquitoes breeding try to cover the rain water barrel, because using any chemical will ultimately harm the plant as you are going to use that water for watering the plant.