Kitchen Design
8 Inventive Kitchen Floor Treatments
Let these fresh flooring concepts simmer in the back of your head as you plan your kitchen remodel
These kitchen floors look far beyond the standard hardwood that we've all gotten used to. These fun floor ideas, from Houzz's Kitchen of the Week series, take practical flooring to the next level with paint, new ways with old-school materials, ecofriendly solutions and more.
2. Affordable plaid tile in Minneapolis. Using vinyl tile (VCT) not only cut down on cost, but it afforded this family some unique design opportunities. Using three different tile colors, Fiddlehead Design Group created a fresh but traditional plaid pattern, inspired by a fabric the clients love.
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3. Sturdy rubber tile in Portland. Flexco rubber tile flooring may look commercial in some spaces, but it fits with this kitchen's industrial undertones. The individual tiles make planning different-size spaces easy and feel great underfoot.
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4. Soy concrete stain in California. The bright countertop is only the start of all the green things in this kitchen. Ecofriendly concrete is finished with a soy-based stain that's long lasting and completely VOC free.
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5. Sparkling concrete floors in San Francisco. Terrazzo Crete, a custom-made polished concrete, provides just the right amount of visual texture in this space — exposed aggregates and fragments shimmer in the sunlight.
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6. Layers of paint in a Texas remodel. Instead of replacing the pine floorboards in his quirky Texas kitchen, this homeowner painted them various colors before landing on a final shade of green. As time goes on, the different colors will start to reveal themselves, creating an aged look that will fit the rest of this funky space.
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7. Blended stone in Vancouver. This incredible nature-inspired kitchen blends several types of stone to create a unique floor pattern. Pebbles break up the traditional limestone tile layout, washing through the room like a wave of water.
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8. Comfortable cork tile in San Francisco. Tongue and groove cork planks, finished with a simple clear stain, line the floors of this historic Queen Anne kitchen. Not only does this material feel great underfoot, but it also patinates beautifully, which will add to this 120-year-old kitchen's storied feel.
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