Flooring
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Jan Hunt
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We are getting ready to remodel our 1978 kitchen. New kitchen cabinets. etc. We have tile in our kitchen that we want to replace. The flooring that butts up to it is Anderson 3" honey oak. Would another wood flooring and a darker color look good with this, or should we try to find another tile. I am not a fan of tile in the kitchen. I have seen enough of it cracked, especially in kitchens. Just not sure two different wood colors and widths would look good.
8 answers
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Personally, I like the tile. It compliments the masonry. It's a very messy and expensive job to replace it. Not a big fan of wood on kitchen floors. Love the retro look!
Rosemary Kelly
on May 25, 2015
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I prefer a wood floor because tile is cold and unforgiving when things are dropped. Since you know what the existing wood floor is why not match it as long as it will work with the new cabinets.
Barb
on May 25, 2015
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I put wood in my kitchen and am now sorry. If you want to do wood though, and if I could do it over again. I would put a 4 foot boarder of tile around the whole kitchen and then wood in the middle.....or you could do a darker wood boarder and match the light wood in the middle. That make it all fit in together.
Patty S
on May 25, 2015
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We just put in the 'new'vinyl flooring in our lake cabin. We bought the distressed wood plank in a warm wood tone. We are a couple in our sixties with kids and grandkids coming to visit on weekends. This isn't our first rodeo with flooring. We have tried all of the available products from real to faux (think Pergo) in the homes we have owned. We recently downsized to twinhome and spent a fortune on beautiful wood floors throughout. If only we had looked at this new vinyl product. There are no off gasses produced from this new vinyl product. Cheap? No. It compares in price to real wood. However, yesterday we discovered two tiny scratches in the kitchen and we took a permanent marker to them, gone! The distributer provides the marker. And it is warm in the winter, unlike tile, even wood. Floor heat was an option under the floor. So check out the vinyl products on the market.
Grandma jean
on May 25, 2015
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First of all, if you ask 1000 people what is best, tile or real wood, you will get 1000 different answers. After looking at the pic you provided, and this is just one man's opinion, I think a darker wood will be a mistake....I also think that dark cabinets would be a mistake.... I love the look of the wood flooring in the pic, & I think that if done correctly, that same color flooring would make it look like a 10 million dollar kitchen as opposed to a 10K dollar kitchen. The down side to having real wood flooring is, cost, and durability. the cost is usually expensive, and the durability is that some foods will stain the wood regardless of what color it is or how it is finished. Some foods like tomatoes will over time, eat away at the varnish, lacquer, or whatever else is used to finish the look of the flooring. It is the acid in these foods that will eat through the finish over a period of time. I like the color & texture of some vinyls, but if your going to spend big bucks, I think the money is better spent on real wood flooring. All this is just my 2 cents worth. I wish you the best of luck, and always remember 1 thing.... It is always easier for an outsider to say "do this" or "do that" , for he does not have to live with that choice....but you do. So make the choice that is best for you & your family & the heck with what we think. I DO hope nobody gets offended by my opinions...I try to always show respect to everyone.
Capernius
on May 25, 2015
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The wood looks like it's in good shape--just the color is dated. Why don't you have it stained darker (mahogony or dark cherry?) and then redo the tile. YOu coud just finish the ooncrete under the subflooring--I have a MCM with all concrete and I love it, although it is tough on dropped things. Or you could do a snazzy new lino that looks like natural stone (they really do look good) or a vintage lino that doesn't pretend to be anything but a well-designed lino pattern. But the main thing I'd do is get rid of that honey-colored wood, pronto!
Candace
on May 25, 2015
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Does anyone know how to refinish knotty pine? I know you get rid of the knots but i don't know how. Also what can you do over it? I'm thinking of a greyish whitewash, maybe even with a little of the old knotty pine showing through. Suggestions?
Candace
on May 25, 2015
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The dark wood is going to show every bit of dust, it's hard to keep clean. Wood in a kitchen or bath where there is a lot of water, in my opinion, doesn't do well. Usually gets stained or warped. If tile is too cold think about a heated floor. Heard they aren't that bad on pricing
Vicky
on May 26, 2015
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