Wooden floors will provide a comfortable space to stand in your kitchen.
Tile in kitchen or hardwood.
There are pros and cons to both hardwood and tile in the kitchen but personally i prefer hardwood not only for the reasons you gave but also because it s easier on feet warmer and easier to clean.
Hardwood provides you with a softer more resilient surface to stand on than most tile and hard surface flooring options.
The flooring in your kitchen needs to be prepared for everything.
It will get dirty and it is most likely to.
This is especially important if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking or entertaining or both.
But ultimately the great debate between hardwood floors and tile is up to the taste of the homebuyers.
Before we would walk from tile to wood to carpet when i look back now it all felt choppy to me.
Now the rooms flow so much better.
Hardwood floors can help make your kitchen space look larger especially if it s the same type and color as the hardwood flooring in surrounding rooms.
There is no doubt that hardwood flooring and tile will give two very different looks to your home.
Tile in the kitchen may be preferred by some designers as it is a traditional look and can come in a variety of options.
Hardwood floors are easier on your feet.
Hardwood floors are preferred by others who enjoy the homely warm glow of a hardwax oil floor finish.
Tile draws heat away so tile flooring feels colder especially in the winter.
Tile or hardwood in the kitchen.
Here s a whole blog post i wrote showing the advantages of each.
Not only do we love how the hardwood floors look in the kitchen but we love how they flow from room to room.