Need advice on kitchen flooring etc
I'm hoping you can help my kitchen! There are alot of things that I would like to change, but my first issue is the flooring. Currently, it is just a laminate. What do you think of putting in a wood floor with these natural wood cabinets? Would that look OK? What color wood do you think would look best? I'm not a fan of tile...too cold and i dislike cleaning grout. I would also like to put in a new stainless microwave (less black), some sort of light fixture over the island, backsplash and get new granite countertops. Any suggestions, would be most appreciated.
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Hope this helps,
Bryan Riffe, AKBD
i would like to suggest for wood flooring that will look better than tile flooring and darker color to contrast with your cabinets.you can “Mix of white and brown and counters" on the floor.One more thing about Wood-Mode cabinets mixing modern & a bit of traditional.I'd say wood flooring are your best bet for somewhere prone to spills.
For more information see this article that can also help you :
http://www.gharbuilder.com/flooring-carpets/wood-flooring.php
No to tiled floors, they are too hard, noisy and unforgiving, especially on the body.
Timber floor is nice, but I would stay with pretty much the colour you have, maybe slightly darker if you prefer but as it is the room looks clean, and light. I like a total colour look, it makes the space look bigger and with the dark furniture you have in your dining area, I would like to see you keep the contrast there.
A nice large hanging light, I'm thinking a simple round barrel, over the island bench would add impact and could be repeated over your dining room table.
I think you could bring some colour into the room (maybe green?) with your granite and splashback, just not too much pattern.
Hold off replacing your microwave until you have done the bench top and splashback, it could look fine.
Maybe you might want to reconsider your dining room curtains when you are finished. Can't see enough of them but they look like they could be a little dated. Possibly a stronger colour from your granite could tie the area together better.
Hope to see the finished result.
As far as a backsplash is concerned, you should definitely choose your new countertops first. Granite, if that's what you will select, can have a lot of variation in movement depending on your slab. Once you have your slab picked out, one thing you can do is to select one of the colors in it and choose a monochromatic tile backsplash in that color to really make the natural striations of the stone pop. You can also choose a custom mosaic that brings in colors from your new flooring, your gorgeous cabinets, and your new counters. The image below is an example using Cambria Buckingham granite.
A cork floating floor can give 25 years of life to a house. A glue down cork can go 100+ years. I have 5 or 6 cork floors that would work in your kitchen...all under $4/sf = floating flooring.
It does require on-site finishing in a kitchen. That seals the seams against moisture, dust, dirt, and shrinkage over time. Cork can be as economical as a medium end laminate. It can be as expensive as marble. It depends on what you are looking for and where you purchase it from.
Cork "recovers" from dents. It "self heals" if a sharp knife is dropped into it. It prevents breakage should anything drop. It regulates room/floor temperatures. It is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It withstands medium sized dogs and busy families quite well. It damages as "easily" as a hardwood when exposed to large dog breeds (and yes, rottweilers are big...ahem). It is excellent when it comes to "odors" left over from leaky pets (including cats).
The list goes on. Here are my personal choices for this kitchen. The first three are cork, the slate coloured floor is a Slate Floor that can be clicked together the same way a laminate floor can be installed. Yes. It is real stone.