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I'm not sure about using the same material on floors and counter tops. Do you have any pictures?
Ken at December 5, 2007 07:35 PM
Posted by: Ken at December 5, 2007 07:35 PMAt the moment I don't have pictures of that. But I'll say the choice of materials will make some difference to the final look. The style of home will also dictate material choices.
I can see beautiful wooden floors and counter tops in some homes. Stone and concrete would work too. Tile could be a fantastic floor and counter combination as well.
It takes imagination and creativity to pull it off. And it's not a look for everyone in every situation.
What materials are you considering? Maybe we should start there.
The Flooring Lady at December 5, 2007 08:04 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at December 5, 2007 08:04 PMI am putting a multi-color slate on my kitchen floor and I am having a hard time trying to decide on a counter top. I also will have an island and had wanted to do black granite tile on it, but I am not sure how that would look with the slate. Also is that too much to have different counters? Should I just stick with one counter style for the island and other counters, or can i do the island different? Or would that be too much with the slate floors?
Dawn at February 8, 2008 10:31 PM
Posted by: Dawn at February 8, 2008 10:31 PMOne way to help you decide about your choice of surfaces is to bring all of your samples together -- floor, counter, wood and wall colors -- and see how you like them together. Don't forget to pay attention to the combinations during different times of day because of the different light qualities.
I think having two different counter top materials could be quite attractive. If the black granite looks good with everything else in the kitchen, what a statement it would make for your island! For the rest of the counter space consider another color that will compliment the collection of colors you have going.
You have a good start on imagining a different treatment for your kitchen. Keep it going to make sure it all goes together. I bet it will be great.
The Flooring Lady at February 8, 2008 10:58 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at February 8, 2008 10:58 PMI've got white ceramic countertops and am going to put tile on the floor. Would I want to put any other color but white on the floor?
anita at March 3, 2008 11:26 AM
Posted by: anita at March 3, 2008 11:26 AMThere's no right or wrong -- this is artistic statement. If you like lots of white in your home then a white floor to go with your white counters could be nice. But if you want variety then a different colored tile floor would give you that.
The Flooring Lady at March 3, 2008 04:06 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at March 3, 2008 04:06 PMI am currently gutting my kitchen. I got a great deal on these granite slabs. It is called pebble beach, it has white, gray, black and tan specks in it. I am having a hard time picturing any color tile on the floor with it. I was thinking maybe gray, but I want to incorporate a soft almost light slate blue, and cobalt blue pendent lights. I was going to paint the walls a camel color, but I feel like it's kind of going to look all over the place. HELP
Kellie Knight at March 12, 2008 09:43 PM
Posted by: Kellie Knight at March 12, 2008 09:43 PMWhen I was choosing flooring and wall colors to go with my counters, I took a counter sample to the paint store and grabbed all the color chips that appealed to me and fit the sample. When I got home I took the various samples into the house and looked at them all in different locations in the house at different times of day and in different positions (vertical, horizontal and at angles) to help me narrow my choices.
In your case you want to grab tiles and paint chips to review with your countertop granite to see what combination of options you really have to choose from.
Yous have lots of great options. Good luck, and have fun.
The Flooring Lady at March 12, 2008 10:27 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at March 12, 2008 10:27 PMDo I need to take the color of the counter tops into consideration when I am picking out tile flooring? I was picking a floor tile that looked good with the cabinets and the carpets only.
michell at April 4, 2008 11:36 AM
Posted by: michell at April 4, 2008 11:36 AM
The countertop isn't as critical a piece when selecting your flooring, but it sure wouldn't help. Not only the color, but the pattern too.
When we had cork floors we decided that granite countertops were too busy with our very busy floor. But the linoleum, which has some pattern, but not as much going on as with the granite we'd briefly considered.
The cabinets and carpet colors are a more important match/compliment, but it wouldn't hurt to make sure the overall look is what you want.
The Flooring Lady at April 4, 2008 12:20 PM
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