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I have wood floors in the kitchen. It is fine. Buckets of water are not dropped on the floor, you would wipe spills just as fast as if you had tile...
wood is dureable for traffic, same as the other rooms.
as far as dropping stuff, its the same as dropping stuff on a tile....and a ceramic tile will crack, the wood wont.
Im happy with the wood floor in my kitchen. So, i think they are practical.
Ditto.
Actually I've dropped stuff on our wood floor that made a small dent in the floor. On tile, the jar would have shattered. Tiny dents and "character marks" in the wood fortunately don't bother me in the least.
Also, there's the comfort factor for me. I've cooked in kitchens with tile floors. After a while it really wears on your knees and back. Tile floors have absolutely no give at all. Wood floors are much easier on my body I think.
when i get a few chips i just wipe some stain on it, no big deal, they go away.
the dents dont bother me at all, it adds character of the home.
This made me chuckle. I recently watched an episode of Restored where they took a heavy chain and whacked the heck out of a newly installed wood floor to give it the "aged" look. Afterwards, they stained and varnished it. It turned out beautiful. The more dings the better. hehe
This made me chuckle. I recently watched an episode of Restored where they took a heavy chain and whacked the heck out of a newly installed wood floor to give it the "aged" look. Afterwards, they stained and varnished it. It turned out beautiful. The more dings the better. hehe
its either gonna give it character, or you can have a coronary everytime there is a ding in the floor
I chose to call it character.......its a lot easier on the heart
I'm not a big fan of subway tile and I generally don't like those little tiny mosaic tiles. Some of them I like, most of them, I don't
However, I cook. I want the wall behind the stove to be easy to wipe off and the best way to do that is to have a lot of tile with a smooth finish back there. I prefer the walls around the sink to be water proof, not only where the sink splashes but behind where I pile the wet pots and pans that I have just washed. Water ruins paint so I want tile in those areas and I want it high, not just a little band of it.
I've lived with tile counter tops and I really like them. I don't understand all the complaints about grout because I have never had any problem with mine, not on the counter tops, not on the floors. In fact, I don't want wood on my kitchen floors. I want waterproof, so tile for the kitchen floor, too.
OMG, when I lived in CA, I had a new-construction condo that had a countertop of white ceramic tile with white grout. This was really before granite came on the scene, so tile counters were very common in CA. WELL, I would not even dare pour my coffee over that counter! I've never seen a white or beige grout that didn't eventually get some darkening in the area where crumbs/dirt are wiped or swept.
I have wood floors in the kitchen and they look pretty and that's about it. Had a major water leak that was hidden and damaged several planks. Hate scratches. Next time it will be wood look tile.
I have wood floors in the kitchen and they look pretty and that's about it. Had a major water leak that was hidden and damaged several planks. Hate scratches. Next time it will be wood look tile.
I had wood kitchen floors in a previous home and the dishwasher overflowed twice. Luckily I caught it quickly so I could mop it up. The first time, some of the wood planks warped and I was sick; however, I ran a fan on it all night and in a day or two, the warping was gone! Now in this condo, I have laminate. I had no idea laminate is not supposed to get wet! So I have to follow my dogs around with a paper towel when they drip their water across the kitchen.
OMG, when I lived in CA, I had a new-construction condo that had a countertop of white ceramic tile with white grout. This was really before granite came on the scene, so tile counters were very common in CA. WELL, I would not even dare pour my coffee over that counter! I've never seen a white or beige grout that didn't eventually get some darkening in the area where crumbs/dirt are wiped or swept.
I have porcelain tile counters (large tiles) and backsplash. I have grown to appreciate them. I have narrow grout lines, and much of the surface has been regrouted with epoxy grout which does resist staining.
However, coffee will stain grout, even epoxy grout that is gray. It is the one weakness in my surface.
Otherwise, the porcelain tile counter is the best counter I've ever had, and I am happy to keep it. I do wish the original owner had installed a nicer backsplash though. I think backsplash and counters that are the same are boring in a kitchen. But I've noticed that this seemed to be the standard for builder homes a few years ago.
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