I'm in dire need of kitchen flooring help.
We are currently having a two room extension built and installing a kitchen after living without one for three years. Clearly we are very excited but going round in circles over what to put on the floor.
Kitchen will be in the original part of the house, which currently has original quarry tiles on the floor (house is 50s/60s red brick). These may sound lovely but (1) they look shit no matter how clean they are (which isn't very clean, I have two small DC 
) and (2) suspect they're laid on bare earth, as they suck the heat from your body in winter if you walk on them barefoot. Can't wait to get rid of them but would (perversely) rather just cover them rather than ripping them up/doing something that would render them permanently lost.
Having perused c. 1 million kitchen flooring threads on here, am tempted by the idea of Amtico/Karndean (or Polyflor actually) but not clear on whether we could just put it over the tiles (over a layer of plywood?) or would have to put something on them first. Floor is flat if not entirely level. Otherwise think we will probably go for bamboo or (whisper it) laminate.
Secondly - tile or wood effect? Kitchen has a utility room attached to it which has decent vinyl flooring in fake black tile pattern. Would quite like black/dark grey tiles in kitchen too but think having two similar but different floors next to each other might look odd. Could take up utility room vinyl but reluctant as is fairly new, wasn't cheap and goes under units in there so would be PITA.
Alternatively fancy wood, which would then go into new extension, which will be a dining room adjacent to kitchen and then play room adjacent to that. Ages ago we bought some tile loc wood laminate stuff from B&Q that we have yet to use, so that will probably go in the playroom, which means playroom and dining room will have different woods in them - only visible through single door, but still worried it would look rubbish. However budget is tight so can't really bin laminate we already have.
Has anyone got to the end and have any suggestions for me, please? Kitchen is Ikea pale grey with wood worktops if that makes a difference. Thank you!