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Tile Floor (can you show me yours?) in KITCHEN

5 years ago

It seems that 98% (well not really-- maybe more like 80) of the kitchens I see have hardwood flooring. Has anyone recently selected tile? I really like the practicality of tile and am wondering if anyone is still doing it, and if you are, I would be most appreciative to see what your tile is.

Is there anything new in tile?

Can anyone help a lady out?

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K R
5 years ago
I have wood look porcelain tile, and I love it. I live in humid south Florida, I have dogs and a pool and messy teenagers. It’s a necessity.
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cookncarpenter
5 years ago
Tile is hard and cold, where wood is softer and warm.
I know what I'd rather stand and work on for umpteen hours a day...
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Mrs. S
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I have limestone tile in kitchen, but wood floors elsewhere downstairs. Yes, kids and dogs live here. I love it. If the hardness bothered me, I'd get a rug or a mat in front of the sink. What I like is not worrying about spilled ice cubes (that aren't found for a couple hours), and dog's water bowls spilling.
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lulu bella
Original Author
5 years ago
The hardness doesn't bother me - having had tile for maybe 25 years and then before that I think it was linoleum or vinyl tile.

Karen Rose, thank you for the pictures-it looks beautiful in your kitchen and I like the wood look tile very much. Best of both worlds. I am just curious to see other options in use.

Mrs S - that is exactly why tile appeals to me. I am not very knowledgeable about the different types of tile so if you have a picture of limestone in your kitchen can you please post it? ( I will google anyway but pictures in context are very helpful)
Mrs. S
5 years ago
Well, unfortunately, my kitchen is in no condition for public display at the moment, ha! But here is a picture of almost exactly how they look. I will note that we have grout that matches the tiles better than the grout in this picture, and the grout lines are very thin. I don't have white cabinets, they're more a medium wood, with black counters (I would change my cabinets, if I could--but that's not happening right now!).

We got all new floors a few years ago, and this limestone blended everything, while still looking nice with the cabinets we

have. We got blond wood floors over most of the living areas, but the tile in the kitchen.

One thing I have come to appreciate about the limestone, is that there are many different neutral colors within each tile, but the overall effect is pretty consistent. Some of the white-is specks/spots here and there are actually fossils--which in my mind makes it really interesting.

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