The kitchen is the focal point and the very soul of the home in most households. That central role is still true today, even for active families on the go with different schedules and interests filling every waking hour throughout the week. The kitchen is typically warm, inviting and filled with wonderful aromas of good things cooking. The kitchen is also, in most cases, where parents and children connect in passing during their busy days.

Depending on the number and age of your family members, you can reliably consider any floor covering - from ceramics to resilient to laminate; the maintenance requirements however, will vary depending on the product selected.

You may want to highlight the eating area through the choice of a contrasting - rather than complementary - floor covering. This choice can be express through colour, texture, pattern or material - or through a combination of choices that are uniquely your own.

Characteristics: When making your choice on floor covering, consider high traffic areas and floors under food preparation or clean-up areas as having separate requirements.

Our recommendation:

• Vinyl
• Fiberfloor
• Ceramic or Porcelain
• Laminate
• Hardwood
• Engineered Hardwood