wooden floor in the kitchen?

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I keep reading different opinions. I love the look, LVT wouldn't look right, and it's a large kitchen family space so don't want it all tiled. Should I just discount wood altogether though? Or can it be practical?

I’ve had solid oak flooring laid in my open plan kitchen / diner for 15 years and it still looks fab. It’s worn a little more than other areas in the house (as I mop the area more). But it still looks great.

Just a warning - a friend of mine had lovely oak flooring laid recently in a new kitchen but a few months later there was a burst pipe in the kitchen and the floorcwas ruined. Shes not using wood again.

What's lvt?

LVT as in karndean etc (luxury vinyl tile I think)

Locking vinyl tile. They lock together like laminate.

We had LVT in our last house and they looked fake and sounded like plastic. I think you have to pay out for the top of the range if you want it to even vaguely resemble wood.

We have engineered matt lacquered oak in our current kitchen. It's great and just looks better with age (although it's only two years old so far...). One mistake we did make was getting white, it needs a good clean every other day which is fine if you're that way inclined I'm not.

We have Amtico signature and it looks exactly like wood planks. Expensive but warm underfoot and easy to clean.

We have engineered wood throughout the whole downstairs of our house. We have kids who, despite my best efforts, come in with wet muddy shoes on from sports etc. We also have a dog who wanders in and out with wet feet if garden is wet.

We’ve had it two years and have doormats back and front. It’s easy to clean and has had many many spillages including whole pints of beer and whole bowls of tomato soup...

The only area that doesn’t look perfect still is in the front hallway. We had building work done upstairs and to “protect” the floor the builders lay down sheets to walk over in the hallway. During a very wet period of weather the sheets unfortunately got too damp but stayed in place for too many hours and have left slight stains. This could have been avoided if we had realised.

So far it’s been two years and the floor still looks great. I hoover with a Dyson and just use a damp cloth or sometimes wipes if anything is dropped. Even the area around the dishwasher where tea / coffee seems to constantly get splashed onto the floor is still fine and wipes clean without a problem.

We have engineered oak in our kitchen. It's been down for 2 years and looks exactly the same as the day it was put down.
We also have a dog, it's really practical and easy to keep clean.
We went for a "distressed" look so that any marks etc just blend in. I didn't want tiles as they can be a bit cold under foot and underfloor heating wasn't practical in the space we have.

I think possibly engineered ok is the way to go. Thank you so much for all the comments