Kitchen flooring - wood vs wood look tile
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Kathy Rivera
9 years agoI have 'wood-look' cork. I wasn't going for wood look, I just wanted something to give an overall brown look. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the color I wanted in a tile shape, so I ended up with plank shape. I chose the calmest pattern I could and from far away it does just look 'brown'. Closer you can see the plank pattern. You could also choose different colors/patterns of the cork planks to make them look even more like wood I.
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Comments (8)We put the wood look tiles in a house that we will use as a rental property. I am not there to take better pictures. These are some picture I already had. We put the tile in the herring bone pattern with a border in the living room and kitchen. It is the cheaper priced tiles. There is color variation in the tiles. We also used the same tile in the office. They are laid on the diagonal. I will also post a picture of the wood look tiles we used in the bathroom. These are a different tile. They were longer planks and not much color variation, and cost more. They cut them in random different sizes. I hope the pictures help....See MoreWood Look Tile or Marble look Porcelain tile for Living and Kitchen ?
Comments (2)I have had wood look tile in my home for five years now. Went with Bedrosians Heathland Cherry Commercial Grade Porcelain tile. It has a hand scraped waviness to it so it is very "real" looking. The Commercial grade porcelain tile is heaver duty than a standard tile so will take more wear and tear than a standard tile. IT comes in many colors. https://www.bedrosians.com/en/product/list/porcelain/wood-look/ This company also has the tile that looks like marble too....See MoreNeed help deciding wood floor colors to go with new wood looking tile
Comments (35)The hardwoods are extremely valuable. I would work in a medium brown that eliminates all yellow/orange/red. To do that, the stain will have to have a green undertone. That means a specialized mix for your situation. A HIGH END hardwood flooring professional can do this for you. It will take a couple of weeks to find the right colour/mix. The professional will come in and strip a section of flooring (like 20ft x 20ft). S/he will then apply different stain mixes to this area for you to view. You will then choose the colour that is the best fit for your situation. At a mutually agreeable time, the professional will come in and refinish the entire house - including the stairs (quite expensive but well worth it). The banister can then be stained/painted to match the hardwoods. The only time I would look at moving away from hardwood is in the DEEP south or in very hot climates. And it would be VERY helpful if the entire house was built on concrete and not wood joists. Tile is very heavy. It often requires wooden subfloors to be beefed up (decrease the deflection rating = no movement that would damage the tile). The wood is worth saving - unless you absolutely hate it (disregard the colour). If you love tile and wish to have it everywhere, then go for it. But realize that hot climates are some of the few places where this is considered normal. Everywhere else (any place with "winter") would find this a nuisance should you wish to sell the home. Besides, you mentioned budget. Ripping out the hardwood and replacing with tile would be double the cost of refinishing the hardwoods....See MoreWood floors vs tile floors
Comments (10)Thank you everyone!! This is extremely helpful. You all had the same opinion. I really wanted to go with hard wood floors, to keep the cabin feel, and with all of you agreeing, I feel a lot better about my decision. It sounds like I should go for a lighter color wood for the floors. Now I need to choose the trim and baseboard. Would you keep that wood as well? Thanks again for all of your help! This is amazing!...See More
GauchoGordo1993
9 years agomelissaki5
9 years agoI guess my question would be is the kitchen open to other rooms and what type of flooring do those rooms have. I think I would not put wood look tile in a kitchen open to other rooms with hardwood floors, it would look more cohesive having the hardwood go throughout. I also agree with Gaucho that the tile can be hard on your feet, especially with the amount of standing you do in a kitchen. We had a similar question with our remodel, it was between porcelain tile, hardwood, or travertine. Ultimately we nixed the hardwood in our kitchen because our back door is literally right in the kitchen. If we didn't have snowy winters it would be another story but the thought of snow covered shoes on the hardwood all winter didn't seem like a good idea.
That being said in my bathroom we did put a rustic wood look tile in and I love the look.
rmiriam
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sherri1058
9 years agotexaspenny
9 years agoOur kitchen remodel was completed in May and one of our favorite things is the kitchen floor. One thing I would suggest is look for higher quality finishes where you don't have the same pattern repeat. Our tile is Earthwerks Boardwalk Plank - color Venice Beach and it was about $5/sq ft
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