ᐅ Combination of tiles and hardwood flooring in the living room with an open kitchen
Created on: 22 Oct 2016 19:41
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Janechan
Hello everyone,
We are currently building a semi-detached house and need to decide on the flooring soon. We have an open living/kitchen/dining area and originally wanted to install a uniform floor throughout. We were almost set on tiles for the entire ground floor, but are now considering hardwood instead, as we really like the look of wood floors and tiles might feel cold. However, everyone around us advises against installing hardwood in the kitchen area, so we are now thinking about how to combine both types of flooring.
Attached is our floor plan, and there are several options. We definitely plan to have tiles in the hallway as well.
How would you approach this? Tiles only in the kitchen? If so, how would you separate the areas (for example, square tiles or diagonally at the transition between the kitchen end and the corner of the hallway)? Or would you extend the tiles into the hallway area?
Our kitchen has a very light, slightly cream-colored front and a black granite countertop. Would you choose light or dark tiles? (By the way, wood-look tiles are not an option for us.)
I’m really looking forward to your advice!
Best regards,
Jane
We are currently building a semi-detached house and need to decide on the flooring soon. We have an open living/kitchen/dining area and originally wanted to install a uniform floor throughout. We were almost set on tiles for the entire ground floor, but are now considering hardwood instead, as we really like the look of wood floors and tiles might feel cold. However, everyone around us advises against installing hardwood in the kitchen area, so we are now thinking about how to combine both types of flooring.
Attached is our floor plan, and there are several options. We definitely plan to have tiles in the hallway as well.
How would you approach this? Tiles only in the kitchen? If so, how would you separate the areas (for example, square tiles or diagonally at the transition between the kitchen end and the corner of the hallway)? Or would you extend the tiles into the hallway area?
Our kitchen has a very light, slightly cream-colored front and a black granite countertop. Would you choose light or dark tiles? (By the way, wood-look tiles are not an option for us.)
I’m really looking forward to your advice!
Best regards,
Jane
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Bieber081524 Oct 2016 08:49Janechan schrieb:
Everyone around us advises against installing hardwood flooring in the kitchen area Maybe consider changing your circle of advice. We have cork flooring in the open-plan kitchen-dining-living area, but I would have also chosen hardwood flooring there.Knallkörper schrieb:
In our home, wild game is sometimes butchered in the kitchen That is probably not a common practice in typical single-family homes. The trend is moving toward having a second kitchen, and stainless steel is an option as well.If I planned to regularly butcher game in the kitchen, set up my photo lab there once a month, or have pigs that come in daily looking for food, I would also insist on tiles.
Personally, I would always choose tiles again.
But if someone wants hardwood flooring in their open-plan area and does not have any extraordinary lifestyle habits, there is hardly any argument against it nowadays.
Regards
Personally, I would always choose tiles again.
But if someone wants hardwood flooring in their open-plan area and does not have any extraordinary lifestyle habits, there is hardly any argument against it nowadays.
Regards
K
Knallkörper24 Oct 2016 09:54Of course, everyone can do as they wish. The fact for me is that the flooring in the kitchen is subjected to different stresses than in the living room, and in my experience, this eventually shows in its appearance. I don’t even remember the last time a water drop touched the floor in our living room (except when mopping). In the kitchen, that happens all the time, even when unloading the dishwasher.
We are really torn – thanks in advance for your opinions! Since we’re not the type to clean immediately, it’s quite possible that permanent marks will accumulate on the floor over time. The question is whether that is really such a big issue, but at the moment I’m leaning towards tiles in the kitchen area and parquet flooring in the rest of the living room. Difficult decision.
We are not yet at the point of making a final decision, but since we also want to have a uniform floor throughout the kitchen, living, and dining area and find hardwood flooring a bit risky, we will most likely go with vinyl. As already mentioned, kitchen floors often get splashed with grease or water, which can sometimes go unnoticed for a while (especially when guests are over). Another reason against hardwood for us is that we have cats who occasionally vomit. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen often with our two, but it does happen—usually when we are at work. In those cases, the mess can sit for a few hours. Of course, tiles would be the most practical solution, but we ruled them out due to their hardness and coldness. So vinyl remains the middle ground.
Knallkörper schrieb:
a fat spray mist unnoticed.The good thing is that fat does not damage an oiled floor. On the contrary, it is usually the other way around.
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