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
Nordmann schrieb:
With underfloor heating, no tile ever feels cold! Well, I can’t quite agree with that. Our tiles feel quite cool, even though the heating is on. The heating demand of modern houses is very low, so the supply temperatures are also correspondingly low, and you hardly notice that the heating is on.
Nordmann schrieb:
Drop a strawberry on oiled hardwood flooring and leave it unnoticed for a while. It never comes off! That definitely isn’t true, speaking from my own experience with our oiled hardwood flooring. It actually cleans up quite well. We have two kids, and spills happen often during meals.
Whether it’s tomato sauce, pumpkin soup, spinach, or anything else—it has all come off well so far. Even if we noticed it only 1-2 days later, a little scrubbing with a damp cloth made it look like new again. The only real problem is clumps that harden and stick after a few hours, which are really hard to remove. But those are just as difficult to remove on tiles too.
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