Wood Floors vs Tile in Kitchen

[Anonymous]

We have wood floors I think it's easier and cheaper for builders to continue laying in wood floors in the kitchen rather than install tile.

[Anonymous]

We have wood floors in our kitchen-i agree, it's pretty and warm. However, with two young children, I wish it was tiles so that I could mop and really scrub it as needed. If you have older kids or no children, then yes, definately wood floors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wood, no question about it.

Ugh, never.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on how easy you are on the wood floors. Both my ex and my current DH cut deep scratches into my wood floors (two different kitchens, of course) while doing various projects and hobbies. Plus, DH is a dripper and I'm constantly monitoring for stickiness and stains. Between the dropping and the dripping the wood floors in our kitchen are a mess. Repair costs add up too. Our next house will have something more durable.

[Anonymous]

We have hard oak floors in a kitchen redo now nearly 10 years, 4 young kids and dog. Our floors look great in this part of the house - older floors elsewhere have been far tougher to maintain. With tile, we would have had a colder kitchen (already an issue in old house) and broken far more dishes. We were advised when we put them in on what would hold up best - type and stain. So maybe something to consider?

[Anonymous]

Unless you are a neat freak and never spill, time. We have wood and it seems very unhygenic - can never really get it clean.

[Anonymous]

Our last house was relatively new construction and had wood floors in the kitchen, but also had that uber durable high gloss finish they do now. So, they wore OK. But I didn't love the finish. Current house has wood floors from the 30s, which I love much more, but without the contemporary finish, definitely wouldn't hold up in the kitchen. We had underfloor heating put under the tile in our kitchen when we redid it last year and it really makes a huge difference.

[Anonymous]

go for wood. looks great, add warmth to the kitchen. ours were done in 12 years ago and still look pretty good. there are some scratches here and there, but no more than in the living room or dining room. i think it has worn well.

[Anonymous]

wood. tile is so harsh and cold and loud. i would go with a good vinyl floor over tile. wood ages well and can be refinished. tile floors have nasty grout lines and tiles break which really looks ugly. i have a friend with a tile floor and some of the tiles started breaking up so they put a rug over it to stop it.

[Anonymous]

If I had the money, I would rip up the tile in the kitchen and back hall and put in wood. I hate it. The patina of the tile always looks dirty. I always find my self scrubbing various spots saying "Is that spill or just the damn tile?"

[Anonymous]

We have had two kitchens with wood floors and have had zero problems with them. They stay fairly clean and nice. Maintenance is easier than tile.

[Anonymous]

We have tile, large white tiles, and if we had wood, the floor would be trashed. We come in through the kitchen, the dogs go in and out, so I'm constantly wet swiffering the floor. I wanted wood, but my DH talked me out of it. We had our hardwood floors replaced in '12, so we're slightly obsesses about scratches/water damage.

The tiles have held up nicely, but they are cold - I have rugs to help.

[Anonymous]

Definitely wood. It's so much better looking and won't ever be out of style.

We have little kids and dogs, and lots of spills and drops, but it has stayed looking beautiful. It's easy to clean and always looks nice. I've had vinyl and tile in the past, and will never again have anything but wood in the kitchen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like my vinyl sheet flooring in the kitchen
Kyoto by Armstrong

Yeah, I realize this makes me horrifyingly untrendy, but I too prefer a synthetic surface for my kitchen.

Thank you, and my vinyl sheet actually matches the color of the wood floors in dining/living room. And my back doesn't hurt from cooking.

[Anonymous]

My wood floors in the kitchen are a disaster, but there really is no choice given the layout of the house--wood is everywhere else too.

I have convinced myself that they have a nice patina now, but seriously gleaming hardwoods don't ever look that way for long for anybody I know, especially not in a kitchen.