The kitchen is usually the hardest working room in the home and the floor the hardest working surface. Your kitchen is the place where family and friends come together to celebrate life’s big and small moments. It is the space in which you nourish your family, where you welcome them in the morning, and reconnect with them in the evening. The kitchen floor is the backdrop for all these goings on; it need be functional and dependable. It need tie together each of the design elements you’ve agonized over: Cabinetry, Countertops, and Backsplash. It need be inviting, a place that encourages gathering, not just looks the part. Finally, no remodel conversation can take place without consideration of the budget.  Each kitchen flooring material presented below is thus graded accordingly, measured by Durability, Style, Comfort, and Price.
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