Looking For A Kitchen Floor
Design To Make An Impression?

Kitchen flooring takes a beating, especially if you have an active family with children and pets and are someone that likes to cook.

The flooring also has a major impact in how the rest of your finishes relate, so picking the right one is an important decision.

There are a lot of products you can get for kitchen flooring. From stone to wood, tile to vinyl, the kitchen floor design that's best for you will depends on your budget, how well it will wear and how your choice will go with the rest of your kitchen design plans.

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Wood Looks Great!

One of the most popular current trends is the use of different hardwood flooring products in the kitchen. Wood is comfortable under foot and provides a feeling of warmth that is unmatched by other flooring types. Both solid hardwood and pre-finished hardwood open up a broad selection for you to choose from.

Narrower planks will make a smaller kitchen seem larger and wider planks will make a larger room appear more intimate.

Distressed hardwood floors that are made to look like they came from a time in the past are very popular now.

Hand and machine scraping and other methods are used to get this olden look. These floors show fewer scratches and dings while adding old world charm.

There are a lot of woods to choose from, with exotic species being preferred for their unique grains and colors. Wenge hardwood, Brazilian cherry and teak are just a few of the exotic woods being used for kitchen flooring. These exotic floors are quite expensive, that is why most homeowners choose more widely used flooring types to stay in budget.

A pre-finished wood floor is less messy to install as it does not require sanding and comes with an easy to maintain polyurethane finish. Inlays and painted finishes are also design elements to think about for your space.

Laminate flooring is less costly then solid hardwood or pre-finished hardwood. Choose laminate flooring with grains that look real and are even made to look like hand scraped floors and tile. You can get this type of flooring in different degrees of finish making it more durable.

Eco-Friendly Kitchen Floor Design

Eco-friendly materials are also becoming leaders in kitchen floor design. In addition to bamboo and linoleum, cork has received a lot of attention. Its soft and subtle pattern pairs nicely with painted and other cabinet finishes.

Linoleum is enjoying a return to the kitchen, as it is a renewable product. You can get it in sheets or tiles. It resists water, and it is also easy to care for. Linoleum can absorb a lot of shock. It is made from organic materials and you can get it in a large number of colors and patterns.

Ceramic, porcelain and stone tile is popular for kitchens because of its ease of care, and the fact that the choices that you have for your kitchen are almost unlimited. You can get tiles that range in size from small to over-sized 24" squares. It's important to consider the way you use a kitchen as the care for the floor and the grout joints will vary.

Improvements in Vinyl

The best priced flooring is still vinyl flooring. This flooring has come a long way in design and texture and is worth looking at. Vinyl can look like a wood, stone or tile floor, sometimes fooling the eye upon first impression. This type of flooring won't scratch or stain easily and is easy to clean. Vinyl flooring is available in sheets or tiles. The tiles have a harder backing and can be replaced in sections.

There are so many options for you to choose from for your kitchen floor design. Click here to browse a large selection of choices and get free samples of flooring you like (on certain products only). Look at your space as a whole, and decide what is right, not only for your kitchen design ideas, but for the flow of your home. A well-planned kitchen floor will last for years while adding value to your home.

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