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17 Best Kitchen Floor Tile Ideas 2022

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Find inspiration to liven up your kitchen floor from the pages of VERANDA.

By Lauren Wicks

MALI AZIMA

Whether you're an aspiring chef who spends countless hours experimenting in the kitchen, or you see a cook space as the perfect location for heating up last night's pizza and whipping up a favorite cocktail, the kitchen is the heart of the home for us all. It's important to get the design of these spaces right, whether you're working with a small kitchen or have multiple kitchen areas or if you prefer an all-white cooking area to maximalist-inspired rooms.

Choosing the right kitchen flooring is imperative for making this space feel warm and inviting—especially if you love to cook and will be on your feet often in this area. Kitchen tile has come a long way over the years with an abundance of options, while many traditional materials that have been used overseas for more than half a century are still elegant options to bring a sense of patina and Old World charm to any home today.

Here, we've gathered 17 beautiful kitchens from the pages of VERANDA to highlight the many ways kitchen floor tile can be used to create a cook space that's ready for its close-up. From local Mexican terra-cotta in a San Miguel de Allende home to white oak tile in a British Colonial-inspired manse in Naples, Florida, discover some of the best options on the market for adorning your floors.

DAVID TSAY

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What's Old Is New

We love this kitchen design from Fran Keenan that belongs in a 1920s Los Angeles home that finds inspiration from both California and across the pond. Here, this elegant kitchen features black and white checkered tile which acts as a lovely juxtaposition to the walls and cabinetry that are swathed in Farrow & Ball's Castle Grey.

Maureen M. Evans

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Embrace Local Craftsmanship

Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher of Fisher Weisman filled their San Miguel de Allende home with locally made materials, and the kitchen is no exception. This flooring is hand-burnished, local terra-cotta and brings a touch of Old World elegance to the space.

MALI AZIMA

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Art Deco Charm

A 1920s Atlanta home was transformed by Yong Pak and Melanie Turner to be fit for the 21st century while paying homage to its history in each room. The architectural elements, bar stools, and floor tiles all speak to the Art Deco movement while managing to feel deliciously modern.

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

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Create A Historic Touch

In this 1920s Napa Valley home, designer Ken Fulk employs reclaimed brick flooring to evoke its original state and bring a sense of warmth to the cook space. Paired with ceiling-height wall tiles and black cabinetry, this room will never feel out of style.

Nicole Franzen

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Use Timeless Terrazzo

In the kitchen of a pre-war home on the Upper East Side, designer Monica Fried sought to balance her art collector clients' chic and modern taste with the architectural details of the period in which the residence was built. Terrazzo floors were the perfect choice to create a cohesive look, and they pair fabulously with the Bardiglio marble used throughout the space.

Emily J Followill

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Turn A Small Kitchen Into a Jewel Box

What this kitchen lacks in size it makes up for in natural light. Beth Webb's choice to employ charcoal stone tiles for the floor prevents this beautiful room in a Bray's Island cottage from looking washed out and brings an element of sophistication.

DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN

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Bring Warmth to An All-White Kitchen

This white-washed kitchen in a Naples, Florida manse feels layered and interesting thanks to this stunning white oak tile from Jamie Beckwith Collection. Designer Celerie Kemble uses this tile to bring warmth and texture while keeping this second home kitchen a serene place to unwind after a day on the water.

MAX KIM-BEE

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Get Geometric

Though the palette of this kitchen is neutral and refined, designer Thomas Pheasant utilized a gorgeous geometric stone tile design to bring an element of the unexpected to this elegant cook space.

Brian Woodcock

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Employ European Sensibility

Designer Vasi Ypsilantes made the most of this small kitchen by eschewing upper cabinetry to make the space feel open and airy. Large black tiles, leather counter stools, and a wrought iron light fixture bring a streamlined sense of masculine refinement while still feeling like a comfortable place to gather at the end of the day.

VERANDA

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Play Up Vintage Charm

Designer Bunny Williams creates a warm and welcoming kitchen by utilizing nostalgic yet timeless elements. A black-and-white hexagonal mosaic tile feels right at home in this beautiful cooking area and breakfast nook and it makes an excellent pairing with the retro-inspired ceiling light fixtures.

Eric van der Brulle

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Turn Your Floor Into a Work of Art

If you're looking for something a little more punchy than black-and-white hexagonal tiles, take a page out of St. Charles New York's playbook. Here, the luxury kitchen design brand features a stunning mosaic tile floor in this spacious kitchen that makes a statement without distracting from the rest of the room's design elements.

Brie Williams

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Going Coastal

Designer Matthew Carter leaned into the natural materials found around the Bahamas for the design of his Harbour Island cottage, plus, pieces he'd collected over the years. Here, Coralina Stone made from coral and shell fossils bring the outdoors in and add an island-inspired texture to this space.

Mark Roskams

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Retro Glamour

For this New York City residence the Apthorp, a historic Italian Renaissance apartment building, Anthony Baratta was blessed with original mosaic tile floors in the kitchen. Allowing these glossy floors to be the star of the show, he used shades of gray and retro motifs that feel right at home in this nearly 120-year-old building.

Annie Schlechter

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Elemental Beauty

Who says an all-white kitchen has to be boring? Designer Carolyn Malone lets the stunning materials shine in this space, utilizing French limestone for the floors, plus limed reclaimed oak beams for the ceiling. A few ornamental touches round out this sophisticated cook space.

Erica George Dines

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Modern Elegance

This modern beach home overlooking the Gulf of Mexico features a state-of-the-art kitchen designed by Susan Ferrier. Carrara Marble mosaic tile is the perfect addition to a sleek kitchen that can still feel right at home on Alys Beach.

VICTORIA PEARSON

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French Flair

A Normandy-style château in Pebble Beach was the perfect canvas for Mary McDonald to transform into a gracious modern residence for a Monterey Peninsula native and her family. The French limestone mosaic tile is well-suited for both the style of the home and its surrounding environment of Northern California.

Amy Neunsinger

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A Touch of Patina

Karen Kane's Pacific Palisades home designed by Mark D. Sikes is a delightful balance of Old World Mediterranean meets California cool. Worn terra-cotta and blue tiled floors, along with the oil-rubbed bronze hardware, makes this kitchen feel as if it was built 100 years ago, not in the '80s.

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Lauren Wicks Lauren Wicks is a Birmingham-based writer covering design trends, must-have products, travel inspiration, and entertaining.

10 Best Kitchen Floor Tile Ideas & Pictures

You might be focusing on statement backsplashes, cabinetry upgrades, and flat-out ignoring your kitchen floor because it's not hardwood, but tile doesn't have to be your ugly stepchild. It can be seriously chic when done right, you just have to get creative and choose the right texture, pattern, and color scheme. Don't know where to start? These gorg tiled kitchens are probably a good place.

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Check Yourself

Jonny Valiant

This super sleek, industrial-style kitchen deserves nothing less than a sweet, statement tile. We're obsessed with this take on a checkerboard, with slightly misaligned tiles to keep it from feeling too polished.

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Easiest Cleanup Ever

Matthew Hranek

Stained concrete tiles give this coastal kitchen natural texture. They're also insanely durable, so you don't have to worry about your kids or pets wreaking havoc on them.

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Two Floors > One

Nathan Kirkman

Can't decide between wood and tile? This kitchen is proof you don't have to. Wood planks run into a hexagonal mosaic tile. It's eclectic, unexpected, and somehow, seriously sexy.

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Diamond (Floors) Are A Girl's Best Friend

Anson Smart

Turkish terrazzo tiles create a graphic floor, which perfectly accents the white subway tile.

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Matchy-Matchy

Courtesy of A House In The Hills

Match your floor tiles to your countertops, and you won't have to stress about anything clashing. Warm up the space (and add contrast) with a bold, colorful rug.

See more at A House In The Hills.

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Fake It 'Til You Make It

William Waldron

Live out your hardwood floor dreams with tiles in wood tones. Lay them in a similar pattern to hardwoods, and you'll have the look you've been dreaming about for way less money — plus, tile cleanup is a breeze.

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Turn Up For Terracotta

Victoria Pearson

If you want a kitchen that feels laid-back and lived in, opt for terracotta floor tiles. This home's farmhouse-style kitchen gets a dose of hacienda charm from the hexagonal-patterned floor.

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Wood on Wood

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There's a lot of wood going on in this kitchen, so to complement the cabinets and island, the floors got concrete tiles in a similar hue. A subtle pattern helps keep it from feeling too monochromatic.

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Bring The Party To Your Floor

Thomas Kuoh

White kitchens can get basic, fast. De-blandify your kitch without having to swap out cabinets or re-do your backsplash by creating a patterned floor with colorful tiles.

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Keep It Classic

House Beautiful

White tile might sound boring and basic, but there's a time and place for it, and that time and place is in a bold kitchen like this one. Between the painted shutters and patterned, colorful backsplash, the floor could use a little basic white tile.

Sienna Livermore Senior Editor Sienna is a senior editor at Hearst.

6 latest trends for 2023

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In our article, you will learn about the different types, styles and ornaments in tile design through the example of 6 of the brightest trends in decoration! We present to your attention the legendary glazed and encaustic tiles, azulejo and zellige tiles, as well as a variant of geometric inlaid marquetry marble. Kitchen tiles in our article are the most fashionable, trendy and unique opportunity to create an exclusive interior! nine0003

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Glossy glazed tiles

Glazed tiles with a glossy effect are most often used for backsplash and wall designs, as they are much less thick and durable than regular tiles or porcelain stoneware. Sometimes glossy tiles have an ombre effect: this means that the tiles are slightly different in color (in halftones) and create the effect of hand-fired in a rustic kiln (as in Moroccan zellige tiles, for example). nine0003

In Russia, a fashionable version of locally produced glazed tiles is called a “boar”, since earlier each tile had two through holes, which resembled a pig's snout. Most often, such a tile has the shape of a brick, which, like the brick itself, is laid horizontally. True, there are more interesting styling options: French herringbone, vertical layout, unusual geometric ornaments with cutting in place.

Glazed tiles for the kitchen are most often accent. For example, fashionable emerald, wine red, turquoise, bright yellow, pink colors. The accent tile is illuminated by LED strip at the bottom of the upper cabinets and looks even more beautiful! Italian kitchens look great with glazed backsplash tiles! nine0003

The price of tiles for the kitchen in glazed technique: 3,000–6,000 ₽/m², made in the UK.

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English encaustic tiles

In Cuba it is called losa hidráulica, in Miami - Cuban tile, in Italy - pavimenti in graniglia, in France and Belgium - carrelages du cimen, and in the UK, where its production was first put on stream in Europe - encaustic tile. A feature of the tile is the creation of a pattern from a cement-clay mortar in a certain form. A clay-cement mortar is poured into the mold, pressed and hardened. No firing takes place here, so encaustic tiles create an almost concrete floor, they are cold and heavy, unlike ceramic tiles. nine0003

Encaustic imitations are made on the basis of standard ceramics or porcelain stoneware. Thus, encaustic-style tiles for the kitchen can be either concrete or standard. And the prices are completely different. At the same time, there are multi-colored tiles, and in a black and white kitchen you can find gray-white or black-gray-white versions of it.

The cost of the original encaustic tiles: 10,000–15,000 ₽/m², made in Great Britain or France. nine0003

The cost of tiles or porcelain stoneware with an encaustic pattern: 4,000–6,000 ₽/m², produced in Spain, Russia.

Portuguese Azulejo tiles

Azulejo is a form of Portuguese and Spanish tin-glazed ceramic tile painting. Azulejos are found inside and outside churches, palaces, ordinary houses, schools, and today - in the interior design of restaurants, bars, even railway and metro stations. They were a type of decorative art but had a specific functional ability, such as temperature control in homes. nine0003

There is a tradition of their production in the former Portuguese and Spanish colonies in North America, South America, Indo-China. Azulejos (both mural and tile) is an important part of Portuguese architecture. Most azulejos are simple floral ornaments, assembled in a patchwork style, where each tile has its own color and range. In one kitchen apron there can be from 6 to 15 different types of azulejo tiles.

Azulejo kitchen tiles are ideal for Provence, country and Mediterranean style kitchen interior design (Spanish and Italian, in particular). It can also be ideal for an eclectic ethnic interior. Azulejo in a gray and white palette is often used in the Scandinavian interior style. nine0003

The price of a kitchen tile with azulejo imitation: 3,000–8,000 ₽/m², made in Italy.

Moroccan Zellige

Zellige kitchen tiles are traditionally handcrafted from unrefined natural clay from the Fes region of Morocco. The clay is kneaded with water, molded by hand, dried naturally and fired in a kiln. Glass enamel is then applied to the surface of the raw tile called "biscuit" in several translucent shades, creating a pearlescent, metallic, volcanic or opaque finish. The enamel melts and vitrifies during further firing in a kiln. The final stage of zellige production involves cutting the enameled pieces into an endless collection of tiles in various shapes and sizes. Zellige is characterized by variations in tone, gloss, flatness, translucency and depth of glazing, as well as surface texture with irregularities. Each zellige tile is absolutely unique. nine0003

The price of tiles for a zellige kitchen is 10,000–15,000 ₽/m², made in Morocco, with imitation 3,000–5,000 ₽/m², made in Spain or Russia.

Italian Geometric Inlay or Marble Marquetry

Kitchen tiles with geometric inlay or marquetry are usually a combination of several types of marbled porcelain stoneware in the design of the floor. Geometric and figurative marquetry inlay originated in marble and veneer work in Florence, Italy. A magical medium between artisanal know-how and national Italian creativity, between knowledge of materials and the ability to use their best chromatic qualities. Accurate choice, calculations, design. To this must be added foresight, artistic sensibility and an extraordinary passion for precision craftsmanship. The interior design of a modern kitchen in a neoclassical or classic style often contains such finishes. nine0003

The long tradition of inlaid marble and natural stone, which Italy has always given the highest expression, is now one of the main trends in marble decoration. The art of natural stone and marble marquetry originated in Italy during the Roman Empire, thanks to the artistic influence from Asia Minor, which continued in the following centuries in the decoration of floors and walls with various types of geometric patterns in marble. The true peak of grandeur and beauty, however, is reached in the sixteenth century, when Lorenzo de' Medici gave life to Florence in the so-called Opificio delle pietre dure. nine0003

For geometric inlays in marble or natural stone, the choice of materials is of fundamental importance, because it is through the play of their chromatism and the graphics of veins and spots that aesthetic results of the highest quality can be obtained. The combination of different types of marble, granite, quartzite, agate, labradorite, onyx can look quite special.

Brass inlay is also popular. Today, designers all over the world love kitchen tiles for a marquetry backsplash, especially with brass inlay. Tiles for the kitchen on the entire wall can also be made in this style. nine0003

You can buy kitchen tiles made of natural marble with geometric inlay at a price of 15,000–35,000 ₽/m², depending on the complexity of the pattern.

Italian and Spanish marble effect porcelain tiles

The most modern tile for the kitchen on the backsplash or on the floor is porcelain stoneware. The most popular now are imitations of marble, concrete, slate and wood. White, gray and black marble effect porcelain tiles are now at the top in modern interior design styles, and beige, brown and red marble effect porcelain tiles are in classic ones. Tiles in the interior of the kitchen are very important in any case, and it is better to spend more money than originally planned on finishing materials, but buy the perfect tile for the kitchen in your dream interior. In addition, the price of tiles for the kitchen is almost always proportional to the quality and durability - the more expensive, the longer it will last and the better it will look in 10-20 years! nine0003

There is also a wood-like ceramic parquet, which looks very natural, thanks to its elongated shape and additional relief. In addition, there is porcelain stoneware of standard sizes under the tree. Both options look quite plausible, and a warm floor allows you to replace the natural warmth of wood.

Rectangular porcelain tile looks very beautiful and modern also because of its wide scale. Porcelain stoneware is very resistant to abrasion, has a glossy finish (if we are talking about marble imitation) and is ideal for both wall and backsplash finishes and floor finishes. Cheap tile for the kitchen costs much less than porcelain stoneware, but it also serves less, so we always advise buying porcelain stoneware. Marble effect porcelain stoneware kitchen tiles made in Italy are the most preferred solution for neoclassical, classic, minimalist and Scandinavian style kitchens. nine0003

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Why ceramic tiles are better than porcelain stoneware, how to choose colors and patterns – the designer told about important details when choosing a material for a backsplash

Practical and durable, ceramic the tile is not afraid of exposure to heat, water and chemicals. That is why it is an ideal material for finishing an apron. Galina Voroshilova, art director of the Gradiz studio, told how to correctly choose a tile design and what to pay attention to when laying it. nine0003

1. Struggle for success

Two main rivals in the fight for the title of the best backsplash material are porcelain stoneware and ceramic tiles. Despite the fact that the first option is more durable, the second one always wins - small tiles are easy to cut and install. And the coating itself is distinguished by a large selection of colors, textures and prints - each housewife can find a model to her taste.

2. Color solution

To finish the backsplash in a small kitchen, use tiles in the same color scheme as the set - this way you will visually expand the space. Rich, saturated colors are suitable for graphic interiors in the pop art style, so highlight the apron area with contrasting shades. nine0003

3. Stay in trend

The most relevant formats today are boar or brick tiles. The classic has become popular again - this design is suitable for interiors of a variety of styles: from Provence to Scandinavian style. If your kitchen set has a wooden countertop, accentuate it with large-format wood-look tiles.

4. The practical choice

Keep your kitchen clean with large models. The smaller the tile, the more seams it has, which are easy to stain with grease and food. At the same time, do not forget about the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room - a small tile (from 2.5 * 2.5 to 10 * 10 cm) will visually increase the space, but large tiles (20 * 20 cm) are only suitable for large kitchens. nine0003

5. Exact calculation

Check with your kitchen supplier before tiling. On average, its height is from 48 to 60 cm and it should go under the upper cabinets and countertop for a couple of centimeters. The joint between the apron and the countertop must be treated with silicone sealant. Otherwise, water will flow behind the floor cabinets and their back wall may be deformed, and a fungus will appear on the wall.

6. Important details

Check the location of the sockets when laying the splashback. They should not be in a chaotic order relative to the tile seams, otherwise the interior will look unfinished. Sockets and switches that are installed in the center of the tile, in the center of the seam or at the intersection of several tiles look organic. nine0003

7. Correspondence to the original

If you choose a tile via the Internet - on the supplier's website - be prepared for the fact that its design in reality may differ dramatically from the images on the monitor screen. Therefore, take a look at the salon and make sure that the appearance matches the picture so that there are no unpleasant surprises later.

8. Emergency exit

Tiles should be bought with a margin of about 10%. First of all, it will come in handy if some of the tiles are damaged during the repair process. Ordering new material may cause you some difficulties. Firstly, the delivery time will take a long time. Secondly, the collection may be completely discontinued. In addition, it is not uncommon for tiles to differ in tone in different batches. After repair, you should also not get rid of the material - it is easy for them to replace accidentally cracked or burst tiles.

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