I dislike stone or tile floors in kitchens they are hard on knees and backs. Why not do a vinyl tile that looks like stone there are 100s to choose from . I like Mannington Adura.

It's the LAUNDRY., off an oak floored kitchen . How long is anyone standing there "stirring" the wash ? : )

I found a slate look porcelain tile with gray and orange tones. Would light blue paint and white trim go with that or would it be awful? What would you recommend?

You don't want light blue paint anywhere but a boy bedroom:)

Slate look porcelain tiles. Appliances are white. What color paint would you put with this? I don’t want the room too dark. Warm white with orange undertone? Cool white with grey undertone? Warm light grey? Something else totally out of the box?

What's your budget?

Does the laundry room have any natural light, ie window(s)? What sort of light fixtures do you have in the laundry room?

I would probably pick a less busy, more monochromatic floor but your mileage might vary.

Love the slate idea & only $300 more in materials than porcelain. I have read that the porcelain is more durable and more impervious to water than real stone. I need to open another box to see how much repetition there is in the tiles.

You will get a softer look with the real thing. : ) All porcelain is made digitally. It's hard to replicate the real thing. Very. Then put a pale warm gray on the walls.

Bottom line is tile is like wallpaper. Pay for the GREAT one if you can, because the labor is just as much either way.

Agree with Jan - Go for the real thing. The porcelain doesn't look realistic to me.

Hi ladies,

Thanks so much for you time & advice. My husband and I tend not to be so good about maintenance and as this is not a highly visible room in the house, I think the porcelain is a better choice for us on the laundry room rather than the natural stone. A lot of the floor will be under a refrigerator and a washer & dryer. Also, we sometimes use bleach to clean up after messy cats & I don’t want to worry about damaging the floor when cleaning up after them.

Ohhhhhhh. Well, we have a fridge and clean laundry AND 3 kitties and their litter, off a kitchen in a hot and humid climate. Ask a friend for a really honest review of your "maintenance" .I bet you can remain friends, but you might want to think about that maintenance thing as a New Years resolution. It's more important by far, than the paint color or the floor surface.

Okay, you can all beat the hell out of me now.

That was supposed to be a smile emoji.

My friends know me really well and they seem to like me anyway, bad habits and all.

Of course they like you! Point is as noted previously. I didn't say surgical. I can think your house reeks, or your outfit looks like hell, or your sofa is ugly. Doesn't mean I don't like you or I'm not coming to visit. I MAY talk to myself when I leave.....: )

I have one sister who quit smoking a decade ago.,another who smokes. They love one another, but it is an issue that the sister who quit, can not stay more than a couple hours. Kills her.

Cat ownership means excellent maintenance, and I can tell you the cats appreciate it immensely.They are by nature, fastidious.

Just used bleach on the laundry room floor! I’m going with the porcelain!!!!!!!!! I am not babying a floor with cat pee!!!!!!

Will however take your advice and skip the blue paint.

LOL......... Cats only pee/poo outside the box, if the box is dirty. That is how they punish you. They are smarter than you think. Good news is, they care not the paint color. Happy New year !