Advice on Flooring: White Cabinets and Kashmir White Counters

14 years ago

Hello,

I have been reading many of the posts on this forum and have found them very helpful. We are renovating our kitchen and plan on putting in white kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances and kashmir white granite. We currently have a whitish ceramic tile on the floor that we will be replacing. Our kitchen flooring will butt up against our hardwood in the livingroom/diningroom (open concept), which is a dark walnut/cherry colour.

We're having trouble coming up with flooring ideas. We want to do tile since matching the wood floor will be near impossible. We are thinking something on the darker side to contrast the light cabinets. Any suggestion?

Also, we are open to other light granite options. We had initially though we would do a honed black granite but have read about the difficulties in maintenance (we have a young family). We're also installing an Ikea kitchen and Kashmir White seems to be the lightest of selections they have. I have read about some of the other granites that people are choosing - white river, white princess - both of which don't seem to be available where we live (Toronto, Canada).

Thanks for any advice.

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kitchenaddict
14 years ago
I can't help you with your flooring question but I thought I could show you my granite.

I was in search for a white granite when I came across Delicatus White. I don't know if Arizona Tile supplies to your area, but that's where I found my slabs. It is more dramatic than Kashmir White, but I thought since you mentioned using a black granite that you might consider it. It has black, taupe, gray, lots of quartz and mica. I have very dark brownish black cabinets, but I think this would also go with white cabinets too.
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kitchenaddict
14 years ago
bumping your thread hoping someone else will offer pictures or advice...:)
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Can you put wood into your kitchen, or does it have to be tile?

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Good luck!
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sandca
14 years ago
Hi from Mississauga. I prefer same tonal value throughout with floors so if your hardwood floors are dark I'd get a dark brown or gray tile but I've seen pictures of white kitchens with travertine floors as well as darker floors and they look equally as beautiful so go with what is most practical and appealing for you. If you really want hardwood I'm sure someone could mix the right stain for you. If you need places to go to see a good selection, you can email me. I have a whole list of places I've been.
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