i had white oak floors in a kitchen once, they were fine.

I have had oak floors in my kitchen for 25 years. Have only had to refinish them once when I changed the cabinets. Unless your spilling buckets of water on the floor there's not a lot of water

I had an 80-year-old house in New England with oak floors everywhere. When I rehabbed the kitchen I had the floor refinished. There was one spot, probably from a burn, that was too deep to sand out, but the rest was beautiful.

In our previous home, the oak floors became worn at the entrance to the pantry. Also, some boards by the refrigerator warped where ice/water had fallen and was not noticed/cleaned up.

I have always had wood floors in the kitchen (grew up with oak, currently have hickory) and have never had any problems with disproportionate wear or damage in the kitchen. If anything they're in better shape than, say the dining room, as furniture isn't getting moved around on them regularly.

Regardless of where you have wood flooring, there will be one spot/area that receives more wear. It will require attention while other areas still look like new. Kitchens that get used, have the highest wear areas in a typical home (except for under a rolling desk chair maybe). Open floor plans complicate professional maintenance since there's often no way to work on an isolated worn area. Many new houses here have big open kitchen/breakfast/family rooms and when the kitchen needs a recoat, it often all has to be done. If you have mats to take the brunt of wear, are scrupulous with keeping sand off the floor and minimizing moisture, it should work fine. The numerous pros like appearance, comfort underfoot and the ability to refinish generally outweigh the cons.

In 1817 the original owner of our house added a kitchen and, since he owned a sawmill, installed wood floors. In 1927 the second family to live in the house replaced the original floors with oak. In 1997 the third owners refinished the oak floors.......

We’ve had hickory on our entire main level for 4 years & the kitchen looks just as good as the day it was installed.

can someone tell me the color stain I would need to achieve this color hardwood? I am completely obsessed with this wood color

We have had ash floors in our kitchen for 34 years. We love the look and the ease of upkeep,