Thanks everyone for all the input. I thought about height issues with rollers, I thought about island issues, I thought about how to either follow the curvature of original or change, or to replace altogether living room carpet with wood appearing material. You know there are two parts to the project. That's the person who want's something done and then the person who has to do the work

Some of you may have experienced that before. I do like the wood look of the vinyl a couple of manufatures use. It doesn't have to be real wood as long as it holds up well, doesn't scratch from traffic, creates added value to coach, is easy to install, and makes momma happy.