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Ideas for Tiling a Kitchen Floor

Harriet Goodacre Harriet Goodacre

October 12, 2020

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We all spend a lot of time in our kitchens, whether it’s cooking up a winter feast or finding a love for baking after binging The Great British Bake off, it’s therefore important to create a space that’s both practical and appealing to the eye. We have a huge range of kitchen floor tiles and we’ll talk you through some kitchen floor tile ideas to help you design your dream kitchen.


Let’s start with practicality. Our kitchen floors are bound to be familiar with mess so a porcelain tile is a good option to choose. They’re easy to clean and very hardwearing, offering longevity in your home. If you’re looking for advice on how to keep your tiles clean, you can find useful cleaning articles in our knowledge base.

Contemporary Yet Timeless

A timeless kitchen décor can be created using neutral tones as it will give your floor longevity, making it a sound investment, whilst also allowing you to flex your creativity in your fixtures and fittings. These types of tiles are therefore the best tiles for kitchen floors.


Our Regal Vanilla Matt tile is the perfect choice of tile for a kitchen floor. High performance and elegant features are at the forefront of the Regal® Collection and this rectangular tile, in a subtle cream shade, is made from elegant porcelain with a versatile matt finish.


There are a variety of surface effects available in the Regal Collection, including coordinating trims, door bars and grouts to help you create striking design schemes on both the floor and wall and for added convenience, these tiles don’t need sealing to keep their amazing finish..

Regal Vanilla

Getting Back To Nature

More homeowners are converting their living spaces to be more open plan. This is a great way to make a space feel much bigger. To build on this, a great option is to keep the flooring flush throughout.


A large space can lack warmth therefore bringing in a wood effect tile will add texture to an open plan design as it replicates wood’s natural grain. Kitchen floors don’t have the be the conventional grid like pattern we’ve seen in recent years, adding some textural interest will help draw your eye around the room making it feel bigger.


If you desire more warmth, then choose a darker toned floor. The beauty of wood effect tiles is their practicality, unlike real wood flooring or laminate, these tiles will give the authentic texture and grain of genuine wood while providing the hard wearing and easy cleaning properties of porcelain.
Tabula tile in kitchen

The Grey Way

If wood effect is not quite your cup of tea, but you still want to embrace some nature on your kitchen floor then opt for our Devon Grey tile. Where there’s a grey, there’s a way. Grey tiles are a much softer option than going for black tiles, which like white, tend to show up dirt much more. These specific tiles also offer texture, resembling South Devon limestone with a matt finish, which again is favourable as it doesn’t present dirt in the same way a polished porcelain would. Pair grey tiles with off-white or warm coloured units for a take on modern country style.
grey floor tiles

Eclectic Pattern

A traditional black and white floor can still be considered a kitchen staple. However, we love the way our Gatzby tile offers a twist on the predictable. This porcelain tile, with its marble effect finish and classic monochromatic colour palette, embodies Art Deco extravagance. Its decorative pattern recalls New York City’s roaring 20s, while its on trend shading ensures a vibrant focal point for your kitchen.


With high slip resistance, this traditional twist is perfect for when the kids come running through. A patterned tile is the best tile for a messy kitchen floor, it hides those pesky crumbs until you get a moment to clean them up. Our top tip? Invest in underfloor heating so your family stay cosy through the colder months.

neutral toned tiles

We all love our kitchen and with the right practical choice of floor tiles, they love us back. We are often asked which is the best tile for a kitchen floor and although it is important to choose a floor with longevity and is easy to clean, choose a tile that has that feel-good factor for your kitchen.


Are you in the process of choosing your kitchen floor? Or have you recently finished a renovation? We would love to see, tag us on Instagram @toppstiles

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