Popular Kitchen Flooring Ideas for Any Home

More than any area of your home, kitchen floors must balance the right aesthetics with rugged durability. As homeowners begin their next upgrade or renovation, it’s worth exploring today’s modern kitchen flooring options to find the perfect look and material for their space. This handy resource will evaluate different types of kitchen flooring and present fresh ideas you may not have considered!

Kitchen Flooring Trends: What to Consider

When looking for kitchen floor inspiration, it’s important to ponder a few key considerations. Different types of kitchen flooring have advantages and disadvantages that may outweigh more immediate factors like price, color, or texture. Keep an open mind to all flooring materials based on considerations like:

• Durability – Kitchens are the hub of the home and receive plenty of foot traffic. Remember to emphasize durability, especially if you have children (or grandchildren!) and pets.
• Maintenance – Some flooring materials require regular maintenance. If sweeping daily isn’t practical, you may prefer more carefree materials like laminates and vinyl.
• Style – Finding the right look requires careful consideration, and focusing on a single material might prevent you from spotting stunning patterns or colors. Start the process with all your options on the table (you might find one that matches your table!).
• Budget – Your dreams might be limitless, but your budget probably isn’t. Set a budget, consider financing, and consider price as you start your search.

What Is the Best Flooring for a Kitchen?

There’s no perfect flooring for kitchens, but some materials are more popular than others based on their inherent characteristics. We’ll walk through popular kitchen flooring options to consider and weigh their pros and cons.

Need expert ideas for kitchen flooring? Your local flooring team can bring all your options to your home with our Mobile Showroom™!

Popular Kitchen Floor Covering Ideas, by Material

From tile to vinyl, there are countless ways to design the perfect kitchen from the floor up. Here are a few kitchen floor materials to consider.

Kitchen Floor Tile Ideas

You can’t go wrong with a classic kitchen floor tile pattern for durability and selection. Kitchen tile floors are an unrivaled canvas for any number of colors and patterns. Tile can be more expensive than other options, but it tends to add more value to your home and has a long lifespan, which can offset the upfront savings of lower-priced materials.

One of the latest trends in kitchen floors is pairing a dark tile with light, neutral cabinets and walls. It’s a subtle, contemporary look. However, there’s more to decide on than just color, with dozens of kitchen floor tile patterns and sizes available, including chic and unique hex patterns you’ll love!

Tile We Love: Shaw Floors Harper 2” HEX

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Vinyl Kitchen Flooring Ideas

Vinyl is a can’t-miss option for many homeowners due to its scratch and dent resistance and wide selection of colors and patterns. It’s also a great way to achieve the look of more expensive options while staying within a tight budget.

Vinyl kitchen floors are durable, easy to maintain, and softer underfoot than tile or natural stone. It’s also more affordable than tile or hardwood, though it doesn’t add significant value to your home’s resale value. For the discerning homeowner, vinyl offers an intersection between value, looks, and easy maintenance.

Light is bright and trendy, and the wide selection of neutral, soft vinyl kitchen flooring options makes it easy to find the perfect color and pattern. For smaller kitchens, lean into off-white and earthy patterns to create space. If you love the idea of a hardwood kitchen floor but not the daily sweeping or upfront expense, vinyl might be for you!

Vinyl We Love: Shaw Floors Leconte

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Hardwood Kitchen Floor Ideas

Hardwood floors in kitchens require regular cleaning and a bit of care, but there’s nothing quite as warm and inviting as the perfect wood tone and grain pattern to pull a space together. Kitchens with wood floors tend to increase property values, and since they can be resurfaced, careful owners can enjoy their flooring choice for a decade or two – or longer – before refinishing is necessary.

Like vinyl, light hardwood floor kitchens create space and depth that makes occupants feel comfortable, not crowded.

Remember, engineered wood flooring can also be a great option for kitchens. Learn the difference between hardwood and engineered wood flooring, and ask your local team for a recommendation.

Hardwood Flooring We Love: Shaw Floors Meander Oak

Laminate Kitchen Flooring Ideas

There’s a reason laminate has been the go-to flooring for kitchens for decades. Laminate is less expensive than other kitchen flooring options and is the easiest to clean and maintain. It won’t add (or subtract) from your home’s resale value and is exceptionally durable, too. Laminate also mimics the look of natural stone, hardwood, or tile.

While laminate is water resistant, not all laminate flooring is waterproof. This is an especially important consideration if you enter your home in or near the kitchen from a side or back door, where water might get tracked inside.

Laminate We Love: Mannington Black Oak, Steam

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Find the Best Kitchen Flooring for Your Home, At Home

We know choosing new kitchen flooring is a big investment. Floor Coverings International^® makes the process easy with our Mobile Showroom™. Our Design Associates bring our extensive flooring catalog to you, where you can shop and compare materials and styles in comfort. Explore flooring colors and patterns in your home, and count on our team for expert advice and reliable recommendations. From start to finish, we make every step of the process exciting.

Start your flooring search on firm footing; find your local flooring team today.