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Does anyone use tile for kitchen floor any more?

5 years ago

That's what I have had for the past 27 years. I notice of course that I see more and more of wood floors, and less and less of tile floors.

I do love wood, but I also love tile. Is anyone STILL putting in tile for a new kitchen?

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Hillside House

5 years ago

I agree with Rita: the popularity of open floor plans makes it harder to transition floors easily, and most people (myself included) will choose wood everywhere over tile everywhere. I would absolutely choose tile over wood-look tile, though. *shudder*

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Bri Bosh
5 years ago
Of course. Search the houzz forums for tile floor kitchens. I have wood because I do too much cooking to stand on tile all day.
Rita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
5 years ago
I find that with increasingly open floor plans, it is very difficult to have tile in the kitchen. Wood works beautifully, looks good, easy on the legs and not really a huge water spilling problem. However, I totally understand the desire for tile. I love a nice stone floor in the kitchen. If your kitchen is not open to a big public room, then you could go ahead with a more traditional kitchen floor.
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Chisos
5 years ago
After carefully considering all the options available, we are putting in tile throughout our home. Have had wood and while it's beautiful, it just doesn't work for our home on a working ranch. I, personally, do not care for the scratched up "farmhouse" look. The tile floors do not bother me with long standing, so I am lucky in that regard.
nicole___
5 years ago
I put tile floors in my rentals. Durable "and" good looking!
fuzzy wuzzy
5 years ago
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I put this tile in my kitchen. http://www.internationalwholesaletile.com/havana.html. (actually Tropicana is more tan, no grey.) It transitions very nicely into the wood floors in the adjacent den.
Helen
5 years ago
I wouldn't put wood if I had a traditional kitchen with walls but I have an open floor plan with a small bit of kitchen floor and having it all the same wood surface looks better.

Frankly I am skeptical about wood in a kitchen because I know when I have mopped and scrubbed my old kitchen floor, a lot of dirt came up and that's not possible to do with wood flooring.
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Anglophilia
5 years ago
I DO have a traditional kitchen with walls and I LOVE my wood floors! All my floors through the house are wood with the exception of 3 bathrooms.

Tile is hard on ones legs and feet. Grout is hard to keep truly clean. Unless ones lives in FL or the Southwest, I cannot imagine using tile. I might well use it there throughout a house as many houses call for it.

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