We've nearly finished building a7m x 8m extension to house the kitchen/diner. In the rest of the house we've retained the existing floorboards (sanded and stained teak and then given a high gloss finish) but we're a bit stuck on what to do about flooring in the new space. The whole house has quite a MCM feel and I'm bit wary of using something like Karndean in case it doesn't fit with the rest of the house.
The room is north facing and will have a sloped roof. To try and maximise light we're having three velux windows, white walls/tiles and only having base units in the kitchen part (F&B Hartford Blue)
I'm keen to just lay floorboards and give them a very neutral white oil type finish. DH doesn't think this will be hardwearing enough, especially considering that the room will get a lot of traffic.
A tiled floor throughout would probably be too cold (we're not having under floor heating) and I've not seen any kitchen diners that I like where the floor type changes between the two spaces.
Any ideas would be most appreciated!