It is rated as floor tile so it could work.

Personally I would not want to clean it but you can install it if you are up for the maintenance.

It wouldn't be my choice because of maintenance but then I made a number of choices in my recent remodel that aren't low maintenance. My bathroom floors are marble and have the light gray grout and do seem to be more forgiving in terms of schmootz. If maintenance rather than aesthetics ruled, I wouldn't have marble floors or counters :-).

Also there are companies that do deep grout cleaning - my building has this done periodically for the floors and it is amazing in terms of the difference.

Before you make a definitive choice, why don't you check some of the tile sources like Fireclay or Encore as they might have larger tile which is patterned to give you the kind of artisanal look you like without the issue of numerous grout lines.

It seems like all three responders agree it would be more maintenance than a larger tile. I am still debating and welcome more opinions.

Helen- thank you for your suggestions. I absolutely love Fireclay, and just checked out Encore. Most of both of these companies' tile are more on the backsplash or shower wall smaller tile as well. They are gorgeous, but double the price of the Emser, and represent as much grout.

sprtphntc7a- yes, the grout is what I am worrying about. But I don't think it is too busy- a lot of historic floors have penny tile, or mosaic, or cement patterns, and I am not sure it would "date my kitchen" as it is not a trend and it doesn't appear that anyone else has done something similar. Thank you for your response- I do cook and the kitchen is a busy place, even with just two adults and one small dog. All good things to consider.....

So I don’t know if you are a bare feet house, but I don’t think I’d be able to stand the feel of grout, crumbs and dirt in grout, and the walking all over tracking my crumby dirty dog hair covered feet all over and expanse of grout. I run a pretty clean kitchen but there is always stuff all over the floor.
There are a lot of things you could to to make a larger format tile look interesting. You can even get cement-looking tiles made out of porcelain in a larger format. I’d vote for that.

(the reason for small format tiles in a shower is because the grout provides traction to prevent slips. that's not usually a primary concern in a kitchen.)

Reminds me of 70s floor tile I tore out of a redo twenty years ago. Personally, I think it will be a hassle to clean, and you will likely tire of it.
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I just checked this tile specs and it's NOT RATED FOR FLOORS, only walls.

https://www.emser.com/products/myth?variant=19406856454257

Beverly- I am not sure what you are looking at on the site. But on the Myth page, if you click on the "usage" tab, it lists Residential Floor and a Yes . Commercial Floor Yes, Shower Floor is TIP (testing in progress).

Beverly- And......?

That is the collection they put it under, but if you go to the USAGE tab like I said, it has all the specs, and it IS rated for floors. Of course I would call Emser before purchasing to double check.

BeverlyFLADezinerthat is how they categorize it on the website for search terms ;)

I think it's a beautiful tile but I think its beauty would be lost on a floor. The smaller scale, repeated pattern will not read as well. I feel like I have seen this in a larger format tile, or something similar. If you really like it for the floor go larger OR keep it as a backsplash. I would google search: arabesque floor tile in order to find a larger scale. However, even still, the pattern seems too decorative for a kitchen floor and would be better suited as a backsplash....my two cents.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Ladies - this would not be the first website to post contradictory info on usage. The question is do you want to risk it on such a large installation?

If you look at the picture Beverly posted, there is a lot of grout line variation even on a wall install. And the design even requires a larger grout area where some of the shapes meet.

I am usually one for doing something different but in this case I have to go with the majority.

My sister used the small octagon tiles on her kitchen floor in her last house and she regretted it because she was constantly cleaning it. Looked fabulous and she had a medium gray grout but she said it was a bear to keep clean.

My other thought on these tiles is they're so directional. For a floor, I'd want something that is not directional.

It is rated for use on floors, just categorized as a back splash tile for search terms as that is the intended use.

It can be done, but I wouldn't want it in my own home.