If you're looking for an attractive and durable flooring option for your kitchen, consider luxury vinyl flooring. This flooring comes in tiles shaped just like stone tiles, such as marble and travertine. However, luxury vinyl flooring tiles have the following advantages you might appreciate.
Luxury Vinyl Flooring Has Cushioning
Luxury vinyl is softer than stone. It's more comfortable to stand on for long periods when you're cooking or washing dishes. Since you may spend a lot of time in your kitchen, comfort is well worth considering. If you choose stone tiles, you may need to put down cushioned mats that make your floor unattractive.
Another reason softer floors are good in your kitchen is that they are easier on your plates and glasses if you drop them. Being softer, vinyl tiles have a little bounce that might keep dishes from shattering when they fall to the floor.
Luxury Vinyl Flooring Is Easy To Install
Luxury vinyl tiles often come with peel-and-stick backing. That makes them easy to install yourself if you feel like tackling the job. The hardest part of the installation is prepping the old floor if the old floor has imperfections. Once the old floor is ready to go, installing the tiles is a matter of peeling off the backing and pressing the tiles to the floor.
The tiles are designed to look just like stone tiles, so you might prefer to install the vinyl tiles with grout so they have a more realistic appearance. You'll need to find a brand of tiles that can be installed that way. Using grout makes installation more difficult, but the extra work might be worth it if you prefer the look of grout lines.
Luxury Vinyl Flooring Is Warmer On Your Feet
A disadvantage of natural stone tiles is they are cold. If you like to go barefoot, you may find the tiles are chilly and uncomfortable in the winter. You might also worry about cold floors if your kids spend a lot of time on the floor or if your pets like to curl up on the kitchen floor to sleep.
Luxury vinyl flooring is warmer underfoot and more comfortable for kids and pets to play on. By choosing warmer flooring, you eliminate the need for area rugs that can hold dust and allergens and be a trip hazard for older adults in your home.
Luxury vinyl tiles are easy to keep clean and sanitary. Plus, they resist water damage. They are an attractive flooring option for your kitchen, and while they look like stone tiles, they don't have problems with being too hard and too cold to be comfortable.
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