Kitchens can look great in the showroom floor but once you get them installed in your home they may look very different when matched with your flooring. What looked stunning in the showroom with timber floors may look bland and boring when matched with your grey tiles or polished concrete. Read on as I look at some classic kitchen flooring combos that will have your house looking swish!
Polished concrete is the flooring of choice for many modern homes and renovations. You have a lot of possibilities to work with as many colours and finishes look great against the muted grey that concrete offers. Renovating a kitchen offers you the chance to warm up that concrete if you wish by using timber or bright colours. The rich natural tones of the timber cabinetry will balance nicely with the concrete floor. Choose bright reds, oranges or yellow to give a modern industrial space a hit of fun and vibrancy and stop a space feeling too cold or austere.
Timber flooring in a host of styles and colours is also very popular option. Timber floors are very forgiving when it comes to kitchen parings. White, black and most colours work well with a light toned timber floor. Even timber veneer will look great provided you have enough white or neutral space to give all the timber some breathing room. Just make sure the tones of the two timbers play nicely together – for example if you have a grey toned cabinets and a light timber floor the floor may look too warm in comparison.
Tiled flooring has the benefits of polished concrete without the costs and works well with minimalist designs. If you have light coloured tiles, best to accommodate some contrast in your kitchen to avoid a white on white austere clinical look (unless you like this of course). Consider using some dark browns, greys or blacks in the kitchen – dark timber veneer also adds some richness and contrast to white tiles. Coloured glass splashbacks look great when paired with timber and light tiles. can deny The ever stylish black and white tiled floor works well with white, traditional and contemporary kitchens.