Floor to match dark wood worktops

[mummyrunner]

Hi All

I'm hoping for some advice regarding flooring in a kitchen...

I'm in the process of having my new kitchen installed- white gloss handless units, very dark African walnut worktops and stainless steel range. Hopefully we should be up and running in a couple of days (Mum of three under 6 and I haven't had a kitchen for 4 weeks!!!).

My problem is flooring. I wish to have the same flooring running throughout kitchen diner, hall and cloakroom so was thinking of enginered wood or laminate, but am worried about too many colour woods and what colours to paint the walls etc. I am useless at interior design and believe my DH is colour blind. So any ideas would be REALLY helpful.

We've spent all our savings and more on the kitchen so don't want to bodge it up with the final details.

Thanks for reading - all ideas very welcome

You could get walnut flooring but it is very expensive - I don't know what your budget is. I would be tempted to get square or rectangular black ceramic tiles or dark slate tiles and put some colourful rugs in the living areas if you are really keen to have the same flooring throughout.

Yes budget's definitely a bit limited now and I think I'd be lucky to match the walnut as most flooring seems to be a lighter American walnut. I originally veered to wood flooring as I know tiles can be cold and not great for cushioning falls of toddlers or glasses, both of which seem to fall alot in my kitchen.

The kitchen was actually displayed with slate tiles and looked lovely...maybe time for a rethink.

I have white gloss cupboards, walnut worktops and Amtico tiles in warm stone on the floor with the concrete neutral grout strips.

pics on profile but I can't remember if you can see the floor in the them

Tiles may well be cheaper than Amtico, am considering Amtico due to small children too though

Thanks Cece the pics look really good. I'll investigate the cost. Would you recommend the Amtico in a hall way too?

Generally it has been good but it has scratched in places where furniture scrapes (like a chair). It is easy to clean with a mop and soap hot water. Warm underfoot, which I think ceramic tiles are not. Some people have thought it is real tiles, so must look quite realistic.

It is quite expensive though. However, I got it cheaper by buying from simplyamtico online. My builder knew a trained fitter that came and laid it for me.

i thought it wasn't meant to scratch - may as well go for solid wood in the study then or sisal. I've also heard Amtico cold with a concrete floor underneath, don't know if true.

Mine has concrete underneath and it isn't cold.

I have walnut worktops and laminate floor (budget constraints after splashing out on new kitchen). It is Howdens dark oak, which complements the walnut brilliantly as it's dark and has the same tones, not at all yellowy oak iyswim. I searched for ages to find a suitable colour.

would never go for slate - it just drains the light (& life!) out of the room & it's so cold.

I agree that tiles, whilst sounding like a good idea, are very unforgiving for small children, drop crockery, glasses etc.

I'm thinking of having howdens american oak engineered wood in our kitchen, with underfloor heating.

If you have a Howdens near you, they have quite nice stone laminate. Howdens Continous flooring