{"id":5310,"date":"2019-11-16T22:55:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T03:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2019-11-16T22:55:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T03:55:28","slug":"5-tips-for-choosing-the-right-flooring-for-your-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/5-tips-for-choosing-the-right-flooring-for-your-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips for Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In terms of spilled milk, dropped silverware, and other accidents, the kitchen floor sees the most action in any house. If you have kids, the floor can quickly turn into a warzone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When choosing flooring for your kitchen, it’s important to get something that will hold up against stains, scuffing, chipping, and anything else that can come from a cooking mishap. At the same time, it should also be attractive to look at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn about five tips for choosing the right flooring for your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Set Your Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you’ll want to do is set a budget<\/a>. Knowing what you can afford will allow you to cross options that are too pricey off of your list, such as engineered hardwood flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re in the middle of a kitchen remodel, you are probably doing more than choosing tile flooring. Make sure you also have enough money for a quality backsplash, island, and whatever else your kitchen needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Think About Your Style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A kitchen should feel as cozy as any other part of your house. During the holidays, it’ll also be the place that families spend quality time, whether carving pumpkins or baking cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, you’ll want to choose a floor that’s attractive and complements the other aspects of your kitchen, such as the counters and cabinets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Determine the Durability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you think about your kitchen flooring, you’ll want to decide on a product that is durable enough to withstand years of being stepped on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you usually have a lot of guests, consider getting engineered hardwood flooring because it can hold up against a ton of foot traffic. Porcelain tile flooring is also quite durable and looks like natural stone flooring, but it’s less expensive than the real thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to long-term protection, nothing beats an industrial floor coating<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Consider Ease of Cleanup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From grime to grape juice, your kitchen floor will inevitably be the victim of regular wear and tear, in addition to the occasional accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why it’s important to choose flooring that is easy to clean, especially if you have kids and pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resilient vinyl flooring and cork flooring are both easy to clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Don’t Forget About Comfort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The kitchen is where the cook of your family will spend much of their time standing. You don’t want to invest in kitchen flooring that will hurt the cook’s feet while their preparing meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porcelain tile flooring, for example, isn’t comfortable to stand on for a long time. Cork flooring, on the other hand, is quite soft on the soles while also being eco-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing the Right Flooring for Your Kitchen is Now Easy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With these five tips for choosing the right flooring for your kitchen, you now have a better idea of what to look for when you go shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for more helpful advice, check out the rest of our blog today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In terms of spilled milk, dropped silverware, and other accidents, the kitchen floor sees the most action in any house. If you have kids, the floor can quickly turn into a warzone. When choosing flooring for your kitchen, it’s important to get something that will hold up against stains, scuffing, chipping, and anything else that can come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5312,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions\/5312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}