Flooring

The right material underfoot can set the style of your kitchen, help link it to adjoining spaces, and simplify cleanup. Here’s how to choose.

ALL FLOORING LOOKS great out of the box, but the true test is what happens once life takes over. Good news: Our latest tests revealed a variety of options that pair stain resistance with lasting style. For many shoppers, there’s no substitute for the warmth of wood. But in an active kitchen, solid- and engineered-wood floors are especially prone to denting from dropped items. A great upside to solid hardwood and bamboo, however, is that many can be refinished multiple times to get rid of the scratches and dings of normal use. Want to pay less for a wood look? The better laminates we tested performed about as well as solid wood. And they can be floated: installed right over your old floor with no need for glues or fasteners. Like wood,…

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Consumer Reports Kitchen Planning and Buying Guide (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2018

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