Hi Spoak community,
I’m just starting to plan our kitchen reno, and am stuck on flooring! The kitchen opens up to our only dining area so would love to do hard wood floors but worry about durability in the kitchen, anyone have any recs for hardwood in the kitchen? Is engineered more forgiving with water?
Hi @marietaylor! I made the decision to have hardwood floors in our kitchen when we did our reno and I am very happy to say we’ve had no issues. I agonized over this decision as well, since, like you, my kitchen is open to our dining area and living areas and I did not want a transition.
We used red oak planks (pretty standard / “cheap” hardwood) with a dark stain and 3 coats of polly. We have no stains or water damage and it’s been 3 years. I have a big rug in the center of the kitchen that protects the floors, but no rug or anything under the sink or by the fridge which get the most water spills and it’s been fine! Pics to show the room (don’t mind the mess) and the floors by the fridge and sink.
Thank you! that looks great! I was also thinking of doing an open shelf like that above the skink wall, so this is great inspiration.
