Few surfaces in the home face as much grit, moisture, and traffic as your mudroom floor. Every soggy boot and dirty soccer cleat takes its toll on your mudroom flooring, and not all materials are up to the task. When it’s time to replace or upgrade your entryway flooring, take the time to find a perfect aesthetic design with a durable material that can handle it all.
Explore what’s possible with these four mudroom flooring ideas from Floor Coverings International® of Spokane’s design team.
4 Durable Mudroom Flooring Options
While most people leave the house less frequently than in previous decades, we still get out and about. Nationally, Americans make two trips per day, which means every member of your household will use your primary entryway at least twice, rain, snow, or shine. That makes your mudroom flooring one of the highest trafficked areas of the home!
These are the four best mudroom flooring materials to withstand the daily grit and grind:
- Porcelain tile: Tough, beautiful, and incredibly scratch-resistant, tile flooring is a great option for busy entryways. It's extremely dense, which makes it nearly impossible to dent or scratch. Additionally, it’s effectively waterproof, so you don’t have to worry about a few drops of water or a bit of mud.
- Vinyl flooring: Both luxury vinyl plank and vinyl tile flooring are excellent options for mudrooms, particularly if you have hardwood flooring or stone tile throughout the rest of your home. Vinyl flooring is engineered to be water-resistant (and all our vinyl products are inherently waterproof) and to hold up against scrapes and dents. It’s typically much less expensive than tile, and with many LVT products faithfully recreating the look of porcelain, homeowners can achieve a similar look.
- Ceramic tile: All the perks of porcelain with just a little less protection – and a lower price point. Ceramic tile is less dense and more porous than porcelain, but it offers similar levels of scratch, dent, and water-resistance. Because it is less dense, ceramic is slightly more prone to cracking, especially during installation; let our expert team handle the install!
- Natural stone: We love the look of natural stone tiles. Slate, granite, and travertine are all trendy stone flooring materials that offer an organic, rustic aesthetic with exceptional performance qualities; they’re almost impossible to dent or scratch, though they should be properly sealed during installation to prevent water absorption and staining.
Tile is a premium option, which can make it a cost-prohibitive solution; consider pairing tile and another material if you have a large foyer. And while tile is waterproof, expert installation is critical to ensure your grout is properly sealed.
Mudroom and Entryway Flooring Tips
Of course, your flooring should complement the rest of your space. Your entryway is often the first thing guests see; consider the mood and energy you want your mudroom to impart on friends and family the moment they enter your home or office. Here are our recommendations:
- Define the space – or not. Consider whether your mudroom is a defined space or whether it should transition seamlessly into the next room. Having distinct flooring to differentiate or the same flooring to combine those spaces will ultimately impact the overall look and feel of your entryway.
- Consider lighting. Lighter colors can brighten an otherwise dark entryway, though they may require more frequent cleaning and maintenance.
- Create space. Floor tile sizing can substantially influence the sense of space, even compact mudrooms.
- Large format tiles can make small spaces feel bigger by reducing the number of grout lines.
- Small format tiles tend to focus attention; intricate tile patterns can make your floor the focal point of the entry!
Create Unforgettable First Impressions with the Ideal Mudroom Flooring
Upgrading and replacing your entryway flooring is no small project, and you deserve the best flooring for your high-traffic entryway. Floor Coverings International® of Spokane offers thousands of quality products from the industry’s most trusted manufacturers. Plus, with a dedicated Design Associate offering their expertise, you’ll have the info and recommendations you need to make a decision confidently. From initial consultation and design input to installation and cleanup, we’re your local flooring experts.
Let us bring the selection to you; schedule a free in-home flooring consultation with us today!
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