| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 01:20 PM |
Hardwood in the kitchen
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Anyone have any real experience with it? Good, bad, indifferent? I think it looks good, supposed ot be warmer and easier on the back/feet.
Wife and I are thinking of doing hardwood through the whole downstairs in the new house. Wood we will be choosing is hand-scraped/antiqued style so it should help hide any minor dents or dings.
| Big Tasty |
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| 08/26/15 01:43 PM |
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Have it in the kitchen. Just wipe up whatever falls quick enough and you will be fine.
Our house is pretty small so I didn't want the floor to be broken up with hw in the livingroom and then tile in the kitchen. It looks good and transitions nicely.
| porschetr |
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| 08/26/15 01:47 PM |
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Shouldn't be an issue, but might dent while fitting heavy appliances like a fridge.
Now they have pretty good looking Hardwood styled tiles.
Won't be cheap though. Eh, I might be wrong.
http://www.homedepot.ca/product/6-inch-x-24-inch-corte-aged-teak-plank/83880
| xza8 |
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| 08/26/15 01:50 PM |
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yes, i do it for all my new houses, kitchen and foyer
its cheap ($6-8 sq.ft. for hardwood vs $30 for tiles), looks good
just add a carpet runner like flor.com in the kitchen/foyer
i prefer wirebrushed over handscraped, it's more transitional
i'm not sure whats your house colour scheme but i prefer light, almost raw look
recently finished my basement
recently rennovated main kitchen, had to work with existing hardwood/staircase from builder/old homeowner
much prefer the light and airy feeling of the lighter floors
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 08/26/15 01:54 PM |
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wood ceiling. now that's a fucking game changer. up your game OP
| Screamin Type ARGH! |
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| 08/26/15 01:57 PM |
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Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper
wood ceiling. now that's a fucking game changer. up your game OP
was bout to say.our place has hardwood in the kitchen since it was built. indifferent really. i actually wouldn't mind doing a good tile but i will admit it is easier on the feet/lower back if you're working in there awhile. i guess it's 'warmer'.
| xza8 |
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| 08/26/15 02:02 PM |
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Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper
wood ceiling. now that's a fucking game changer. up your game OP
csi photo uploader is messed up and auto-rotating
| porschetr |
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| 08/26/15 02:03 PM |
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I furnished it for you.
Looks good!
| 355-Si |
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| 08/26/15 02:03 PM |
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We have hardwood in our kitchen. House isn't huge so it's actually entire main floor.
No issues with it in the kitchen. Similar colour to the hardwood ceiling in above post.
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 02:09 PM |
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LOl, thanks guys
I like the dark floors with the lighter cabinets. Wife likes the opposite.
| porschetr |
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| 08/26/15 02:09 PM |
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The CSi photo uploader works fine.
Pretty awesome basement.
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 02:13 PM |
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Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper
wood ceiling. now that's a fucking game changer. up your game OP
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 02:15 PM |
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we had it. Was fine. As mentioned. Tried to be a bit quicker to clean up wet spills. Otherwise meh. It will wear quicker compared to other areas since the sink area is a high traffic area for wives.
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 02:16 PM |
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Originally Posted By: xza8
recently finished my basement
| xza8 |
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| 08/26/15 02:21 PM |
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Originally Posted By: Euphoric
Originally Posted By: xza8
recently finished my basement
no one; it's the wife's baking area and it's a walkout basement so the extra fridge/oven would come handy during bbqs because the deck on the main floor is tiny at 100 sq.ft.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 08/26/15 02:38 PM |
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LMAO @ the chops, but damn nice basement! alot of light in there.
i would do hardwood in the kitchen. if i was ballin, a friend of mine did his entire livingroom/kitchen/main floor in porcelin wood looking tile. came out really nice.
| Screamin Type ARGH! |
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| 08/26/15 02:38 PM |
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^,^ wrong, john's moving in...upgrade time from the norm......
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 02:41 PM |
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Originally Posted By: xza8
Originally Posted By: Euphoric
Originally Posted By: xza8
recently finished my basement
no one; it's the wife's baking area and it's a walkout basement so the extra fridge/oven would come handy during bbqs because the deck on the main floor is tiny at 100 sq.ft.
fakkkkkk balllllllllllllllin. Regular kitchen in that place is likely more than adequate for baking
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 02:42 PM |
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Originally Posted By: Screamin DC2R
^,^ wrong, john's moving in...upgrade time from the norm......
| xza8 |
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| 08/26/15 04:06 PM |
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Originally Posted By: titty sprinkles
LMAO @ the chops, but damn nice basement! alot of light in there.
i would do hardwood in the kitchen. if i was ballin, a friend of mine did his entire livingroom/kitchen/main floor in porcelin wood looking tile. came out really nice.
i would do hardwood in the kitchen. if i was ballin, a friend of mine did his entire livingroom/kitchen/main floor in porcelin wood looking tile. came out really nice.
if i didn't have a newborn i would've done heated porcelain wood looking tile as the maintenance on that would be so minimal but i'd hate to imagine a baby falling on tile floors
porcelain wood tiles are fairly cheap at $1.50 per sq.ft. for 7x20" compared to hardwood at $6-8 per sq.ft. tiled floors are easier/cheaper to install as they don't need to prep the subfloor as much as hardwood floor, they don't creak, shrink, expand, dent, etc...
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 04:11 PM |
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Ya a baby falling on hardwood will make all the difference
| porschetr |
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| 08/26/15 04:37 PM |
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ehhh, new borns shouldn't be left alone anyway.
Just make a free range baby carriage with these.
| xza8 |
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| 08/26/15 05:09 PM |
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Originally Posted By: porschetr
ehhh, new borns shouldn't be left alone anyway.
Just make a free range baby carriage with these.
Just make a free range baby carriage with these.
thx, already have this waiting to blow up
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53...ddo?format=500w
| Risky Business |
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| 08/26/15 05:21 PM |
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Hardwood works in kitchens and it does look good in smaller spaces, I personally wouldn't do it. We use our kitchen a lot and the hardwood will show its age with time. Tiles for me.
edit: op just read you are doing hand scraped, in that case I would do hardwood for sure, that's the only way to do it without it aging like a bitch.
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 05:36 PM |
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Yeah the wood we have now is a very dark cherry colour and it has that smooth kinda shiny finish. It shows everything.
| zaius |
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| 08/26/15 05:38 PM |
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I thought about it. I wouldn't do it.
the constant chair scrapping will wear down the flooring.
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 05:42 PM |
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^pads on bottom of the chair. It's actually not that bad. The stove /fridge/sink was way more worn in our place.
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 05:55 PM |
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I have to rubber and felt feet on everything anyway just for quiet already.
Some of the wifes picks so far. I dont like the cabinet door style.
| Risky Business |
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| 08/26/15 06:26 PM |
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Damn, there are WAy too many no-no's in that pic of yours.
I have the same granite, you most definitely shouldn't be going with such a busy backsplash. Antico bianco granite goes best in white kitchens with white/clean backsplashes. Also, you really shouldn't be matching floor colour to cabinet colour either. Lastly DO NOT use that type of backsplash, it's cheap fad that's on its way out, all those grout lines will be a disaster to clean and it's already looking dated.
Just hire my wife's cousin to do a one time consultation so you do the interior design of your house right the first time around and be done with it
Better than mismatching the fuck out of your house and it's not expensive 
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 06:51 PM |
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Yeah, the wifes picks lol. I dont like the tiles (hence the hardwood in kitchen idea) or the backsplash. Id like a white/light cabinet. Wife alwasy leans to these dark colours.
PM her number. She can come with us to do the interior choices.
| Euphoricuck |
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| 08/26/15 07:23 PM |
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Everyone has opinions....
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 07:36 PM |
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Im definately open to suggestions and opinions.
| LNXGUY |
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| 08/26/15 08:05 PM |
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I'd do that crazy granite on an island, but not the main countertop, it's really busy...
If you've got the light, then definitely go for dark cabinets. If not, white cabinets, dark floors, dark countertop is timeless.
| The Postman |
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| 08/26/15 08:20 PM |
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The pic isnt exactly accurate either. The dark cabinets are almost black, while the hardwood is an ebony colour with lots of grain and a matte finish.
I dunno why the wife doesnt like the light/white cabinets. I love that style.
| SW20_MR2 |
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| 08/26/15 09:12 PM |
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Your house is gonna look so dark with those choices. Also, unless the finish on the cabinets is really good, dark cabinets will show scratches like crazy. If you're OCD, it will drive you nuts. We had dark cabinets at our old place, but we will go with white when we do our next kitchen.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 08/26/15 09:26 PM |
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Personally i would go for a more one color/less busy counter and a busier backsplash like the one you have there.
| Denis Si |
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| 08/27/15 08:10 AM |
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Too much brown in that selection dumbass
| furball |
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| 08/27/15 10:00 AM |
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What's wrong with a tile-to-hardwood transition?
I have the closest piece of hardwood angled so there's no need for a transition strip...The hardwood installer moaned about how he's 'losing out on money' because of the extra work involved... I wouldn't have it any other way. I absolutely hate transition strips.
I have flat grey-brown hardwood, and dark grey tiles in the kitchen ... dirt shows up like mad...
