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Slate Kitchen Flooring
Slate kitchen flooring may be your answer to durability, beauty, and style. Slate flooring comes in a variety of colors and shapes, expanding your decorating options. Kitchen slate flooring should be sealed to improve its stain resistance and non-slip surface. Black slate tiles for kitchen flooring can give you a bold look, while white slate tile flooring would tend towards a modern look. A kitchen slate floor is easy to care for, long lasting, and unusual -- maybe just the elements you are looking for in your kitchen.
If you love stone flooring, then you may want to consider slate kitchen flooring. These beautiful stone tiles can help to turn your kitchen into a showpiece. This beautiful and unique stone flooring can give your kitchen character and will instantly become an asset to your home. Slate kitchen flooring is also timeless, so it will go with many different decorating styles and tastes. This is great for you because it will last for a very long time as well with proper care and cleaning.
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Slate kitchen flooring is durable and able to withstand the harsh treatment that floors receive in the kitchen. The kitchen is a much used room in most homes, and it is very important to have flooring that makes everyone feel welcome. You also want the flooring to be durable, easy to clean, and beautiful. Slate flooring is also stain resistant when sealed, which is wonderful considering how many items get spilled or dropped on kitchen floors each week. The naturally non-slip tiles make slate an excellent choice for rooms that are moist like the kitchen and bathroom.
The color variations in slate flooring allow you to change your decorating styles around without having to change the flooring. Slate flooring is a beautiful choice that comes in all different color variations from black slate tiles for kitchen flooring to white tiles, and every color in between. You can even mix and match colors to make your flooring more interesting and visually appealing. Use your creativity to design a kitchen slate floor that you will love. The different shapes like rectangles, squares, and various odd shapes can also help to give your slate kitchen flooring more interest and make it more fun to look at.
Slate flooring is also easy to keep clean. With regular sweeping and mopping, you can keep the slate tiles clean and shiny. Sealing slate tile flooring is also needed about twice a year to keep the tiles bright and it makes the slate tiles easier to clean. When selecting a sealant, you can select one that will increase the non-slip aspect of the stones, or is a matte finish, or shiny.
Matching your kitchen floors and countertops will help give the entire kitchen a sophisticated and put together feel. The flow of your kitchen will be greatly increased and you will love the look of your kitchen. In addition, you will not have to worry about how your kitchen floors look with your countertops if you choose the same material.
Slate tile can be installed over your radiant heat system too. This will help keep your feet warm and toasty during the winter months no matter if your feet are bare or in socks. Your children can play on the floor too without you having to worry about them being cold.
Slate kitchen flooring is a great choice for many homes and any decorating tastes. Whether you choose black slate tiles for kitchen flooring or one of the many other colors, you are sure to have a beautiful kitchen floor that you will enjoy for many years.
Comments
I'm doing some investigating for my sister. She wants to put down a new kitchen floor. Slate looks like her only choice. She suffers from extensive chemical allergies which eliminates just about everything else except slate. Is it necessary to seal slate? If so, this will, unfortunately, eliminate that as well. Thank you for considering my inquiry.
Christine Penn at September 1, 2009 09:21 AM
Christine,
What a wonderful thing to do for you sister! If you decide to leave the slate floor unsealed it is prone to stains and absorption of fluids. I normally suggest a penetrating sealer which I mention in the article.
Not knowing the type of allergies your sister faces, I suggest consulting the manufacturer of not only the sealer but the stone to guarantee it's free of the allergens that your sister suffers from.
The Flooring Lady at September 1, 2009 12:19 PM
Thank you for your timely response. I have sent your answer and your article to my sister. Hopefully, slate will be her "answer".
Thank you again for your help.
Christine
Christine Penn at September 1, 2009 03:49 PM
Christine, I'm becoming increasingly chemically sensitive, which is odd since I'm working to remove chemicals and plastics/petroleum distillates from my life. So my questions are for my benefit as much as your sister's.
Why is slate the only answer? There are so many natural stones -- marble, granite, sandstone -- to choose from. Stone doesn't have to be sealed, though it does present interesting challenges when it comes to cleaning up staining materials. What about concrete?
Can raw wood or linoleum work for your sister? Any of these flooring types can be installed with environmentally friendly materials and sealed with things like wax or other natural products.
Are porcelain or ceramic tiles a problem? There are environmentally friendly grouts, I'd think anyway, so she'd have a durable option there too.
Just curious about how you came to slate. And be careful of the slate you buy so you get quality, if that's the direction she goes.
Ruth at September 1, 2009 04:27 PM
What kind of material would I want to buy for a hard gloss shine on my slate floor.
Michelle Brattin at September 30, 2009 05:52 PM
Hi Michelle.
I would recommend the water-based Diamond Coat Varathane Polyurethane with a high gloss finish.
The Flooring Lady at October 2, 2009 09:50 AM
Hi, We'd like a slate floor for our new kitchen. The cabinetry is a dark brown and the color we picked for the walls is an off-teal blue color. I've found several backsplash ideas I love, but I'm wondering how these other tiles (glass) might work with it. Can slate be paired with anything? Are there certain finishes that work with slate better? What goes with slate??? Help!
Gretchen at October 16, 2009 08:11 PM
Gretchen,
When shopping for your items, the supplier may have a sample of slate on hand that you can use to pick the color and material that you like the best. If you cannot find anything you like that "matches" the slate, you may find something that "contrasts" with it, and looks nice.
The Flooring Lady at October 20, 2009 01:43 PM
I understand slate can come from many countries. Is any one origin better for a kitchen than others? I have been warned that some less dense sources are more prone to flaking? What about dragging a kitchen table chair over it? Thanks
Walt at November 8, 2009 06:24 AM
Walt,
Slate floors are durable. However, it is recommended to be sure a slate kitchen floor is sealed well.
I am not aware of slate flaking more if it is from a different location.
Another article that may help is Slate Flooring.
The Flooring Lady at November 12, 2009 12:26 PM
