Kitchen Flooring

You may just walk all over it every day, but kitchen flooring is an important part of your new kitchen! Flooring styles come in a variety of materials and looks for your preferences. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the most popular kitchen flooring choices you’ll have:

Vinyl:available in sheets or tiles, this durable and inexpensive material is the most popular choice on the market now; available in a wide selection of styles, colors and patterns

Be wary:cheap vinyl materials won’t hold up well and can buckle or become marked up; choose a better material for a longer-lasting enjoyment

Linoleum: renowned for its tough durability, these shiny resilient sheets have great texture and a refined look

Kitchen tiles: beautiful, sturdy flooring in ceramic or stone; ideal material to clean up spills

Be wary:can be tough on your feet with long periods of standing and walking; the hard floor can also be quite unforgiving for dropped plates, etc. and can be pricey

Hardwood: practical, country to traditional looks are perfect with hardwood floors; an oil-based finish is necessary for a long life

Be wary:cannot handle dents and scratches; cheaper wood can also buckle with standing water or spills

Laminate: looks just like wood, but less expensive and you won’t ever have to worry about scratches, dents or continual upkeep against fading

Cork:wonderful under feet with its famous “give” in the material (which you literally feel with every step!), this material is extremely durable and water-resistant; can be dyed to your preference

The best way to decide your kitchen flooring is to ask for free samples from warehouse and wholesale industries. Don’t make the full commitment until you are absolutely sure this is what you want to see and step on every day! Kitchen flooring is a wonderful, subtle kitchen necessity.