I have 'wood-look' cork. I wasn't going for wood look, I just wanted something to give an overall brown look. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the color I wanted in a tile shape, so I ended up with plank shape. I chose the calmest pattern I could and from far away it does just look 'brown'. Closer you can see the plank pattern. You could also choose different colors/patterns of the cork planks to make them look even more like wood I.

We just replaced tile in our kitchen with the same wood we have elsewhere in the house because the tile was cold and hard underfoot. We went back and forth forth on the decision for all the reasons that folks mention, but what finally made us decide on wood was when my wife noticed that she was unwittingly putting on socks, slippers, or even shoes before working in the kitchen, and that she wouldn't do that if we had wood throughout. Funny the things you'll do to adapt without even realizing it...

This post was edited by GauchoGordo1993 on Mon, Oct 28, 13 at 18:48

I guess my question would be is the kitchen open to other rooms and what type of flooring do those rooms have. I think I would not put wood look tile in a kitchen open to other rooms with hardwood floors, it would look more cohesive having the hardwood go throughout. I also agree with Gaucho that the tile can be hard on your feet, especially with the amount of standing you do in a kitchen. We had a similar question with our remodel, it was between porcelain tile, hardwood, or travertine. Ultimately we nixed the hardwood in our kitchen because our back door is literally right in the kitchen. If we didn't have snowy winters it would be another story but the thought of snow covered shoes on the hardwood all winter didn't seem like a good idea.
That being said in my bathroom we did put a rustic wood look tile in and I love the look.

We are installing wood look tiles in our kitchen that is open to the rest of our hardwoods. New oak wouldn't match the current 60-year old stuff perfectly anyway, and a couple of wood guys advised against wood in the kitchen. If it were just me and DH, I might go for it, but I think I'll appreciate the tile when our 2-year-old is 12 (and 16, and 20...).

As suggested, tile is cold and hard. However, we have remedied that by heating the floor. Love walking on my heated tile, and if I ever decide that the tile is too hard to stand on, I'll get a mat. Others will disagree, but I've had tile for the last 10 years and its hardness really is a non-issue for me.

Our kitchen remodel was completed in May and one of our favorite things is the kitchen floor. One thing I would suggest is look for higher quality finishes where you don't have the same pattern repeat. Our tile is Earthwerks Boardwalk Plank - color Venice Beach and it was about $5/sq ft

We installed wood-look porcelain tile in our kitchen, dining area, foyer, and family room to give the entire area a cohesive flow and look. We haven't noticed it hard to stand on for long periods. We did have zoned electric heat installed. It's been nice (although costly to run the first winter because we were just figuring out how to use it). The family room has an area rug which gives the room some warmth and dimension. Our living room has the original oak floor and it looks fine with the wood tile (they are not matching in either color or plank width and our contractor created a nice transition piece between the 2 floors).

We are happy with our decision. We needed to have something more durable than wood and this was a great solution.

With regards to be being hard to stand on, my husband and are usually wear slippers in the winter and flip flops in the summer, so the hardness and floor temp hasn't been an issue.

chicgeek - Do you have any pictures?

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Florida tile berkshire in Hickory. Hated it at first but I am no used to it and it looks great and is very practical!!! Nice not to worry about dents etc...

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Florida tile berkshire in Hickory. Hated it at first but I am no used to it and it looks great and is very practical!!! Nice not to worry about dents etc...

Llin- That is exact floor I'm looking to install over the reasons you didn't like it?

Not really much of a problem with the tile, it's good quality, it just wasn't wood and took me a little while to get used to that fact.

Do you know anyone with a tile kitchen floor? If so can you cook or hang out there for a day?

We were going to do tile buy GW convinced us to do real wood. Last Christmas I spent a few hours at a friends house with a tile floor making cookies. Half the time I was sitting on a stool rolling and cutting. By the time I left my fee t and legs ache. The next day too. I knew then we had made the right decision.

Try it and see. If it doesn't bother you then get the tile.

We selected a high end vinyl free floating wood plank flooring, for several reasons including patio / yard access direct through the 12 foot french door in the kitchen, sloppy dogs and general durability. Great wear and scratch warranty, 20 years. We are doing the entire main living area of DR, kitchen, den, foyer and powder room in the same. Installed over concrete and in the what used to be a sunken floor in the den, now plywood. Should be completed in a week, fingers crossed. We have friends who have a Karndean vinyl wood plank floor in their sun room. 11 years of no heat, soaking wet from rain and humidity and a fun filled patio and pool and beer pong marathons and it still looks like new. I was sold.

We bought and had our wood look porcelain installed 3 years ago. We have 2 dogs, grand kids, a pool, and constantly have active company. The tile has been a perfect choice for our lifestyle. It's nice and cool (we are in south Florida), doesn't show dirt, and looks exactly like it did when first installed. The only area it's not in is the bathrooms. We didn't buy it to fool people into thinking its wood. We simply just liked it. There are so many more choices out there then just a few years ago.

No offense to any tile owners, but I find it cold and hard. I also think the wood "upkeep" thing is a bit of a misnomer, as we've had wood floor (solid Red Oak narrow strip) in our kitchen since 1989. We've only re-finished it once in that time while raising two boys and a dog, and it still looks great today!

Ctycdm is right...it is cold and hard which is probably why it works so well in South Florida. If I lived in a cold climate I'd love wood floors.