Tiling just kitchen floor in open plan?

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We've decided we'd like to have our original floorboards restored throughout the downstairs. Our kitchen is open plan. Are floorboards in the kitchen a terrible idea? Does anyone just have the kitchen part of an open plan room tiled and would be able to share a pic? Thank you!

Floorboards get wet and damaged in a kitchen. Tiling sounds like a good idea.

We have LVT tiles adjoining the original wooden floorboards (which are sanded in the rest of our downstairs). I think it looks fine and it clearly separates the two spaces. We did it because the kitchen is an extension and I didn’t want to try to match engineered wood to the original floorboards so felt it was better to go for something totally different.

Ok this is what I needed to hear thank you! Anyone care to share a pic...? I need some inspo! Thank you again!

There's no reason you can't have floorboards in a kitchen. We've just sanded and sealed ours and they look amazing. I particularly hate open plan spaces with different types of flooring, it always makes the space look smaller and somehow dated. I don't mind different types of wood, e.g., when there's an extension, but floorboards then tiles in the kitchen area never looks good.

I agree with pp. If they are all the original floorboards then by all means keep them and do not cover them in tile. With a tiny bit of care they will be easy to care for and you will have a more coherent look throughout.