Dark granite shows dirt very easily. And I'm not crazy about the floor. The shade/tone looks off to me.

Appears your floors are in good shape. Does the backsplash have some green tones in it as it looks on my computer? You might think of Uba Tuba in the (verdi) very dark green and keep your floors. It's more warm like your cabinets and floor if you want to keep your current floor.

It looks like the floor has to be darker to work with the cabs.

We are taking out carper in the living room that is next to the kitchen. We are planning on putting the same floor throughout the house. Any suggestions on what floor your would choose. It is a vinyl plank.

Dark granite is for masochists.

If you do a complete surface in black you will need alot more light in that area. Be prepared to up your lighting quotient. VERY hard to keep looking great, also. Gray and Brown and White dust particles will drive you nuts.Like a black car, really beautiful when it's clean, but you have to dust it twice a day, if you let it inside the garage... LOL ...probably why it is discounted. Find some black with more speckles in it, perhaps? That dusty shade of rose ? or green or denim blue, in your blacksplash would be a lovely option of shades to comingle into your surface replacement. I love your backsplash. Very unique and lots of pigments to work with! What a great project.

i like your current floors next to your cabinets better than that dark one. Are those current floors solid wood? if so, get the same wood for the living area and have it all refinished at once. maybe go a tad darker.

if getting that granite, consider having it leathered or honed.

keeping it clean is a nightmare if it's polished. maybe look at some quartz options.

Are you just picking a granite to go w/that backsplash? any chance of removing that so you can do a different granite?

If the layout in your kitchen is the forever kind. I would go for engineered hardwood for the entire house. When you remodel your kitchen, I would keep the cabinets and replace the tops and backsplash. There are so many choices with hardwood; it will be much easier to work with your cabinets than LVP.

Th kitchen is laminate as well as our foyer and laundry room. Living room and hallway are carpet. We plan on getting rid of the carpet and run the same floor throughout. We have three kids and animals. I not sure how wood would hold up. That is what we are looking at vinyl plank. I love the floor and countertops, but an. It sure about the color of floor with cabinets.

tricia,,,maybe do a different shade on the floor? I was trying to find a pic w/similar tones you picked so you could see how they look.

these cabs are like yours with darker flooring.

do you have plans on painting your cabinets? if so, the darker flooring would look nice w/off white cabinets.

you never said, are you keeping that splash? if so, do you have extra to fill in the 4" gap? do not run the new countertop up the wall again.

I am planning on keeping the backsplash. We can get the same time to fill in where needed.

that's good. do you like the leathered looking Uba tuba pic I posted ? I think it would look nice next to the slate tile

Wood has been holding up to kids and animals for quite a while. I get that you feel more comfortable with LVP but the available color selection does't suit your cabs. Also, I get that you like the splash, but designing for the splash will exclude a lot of future buyer if that is a concern.

Hello. I think, it would look very well.

Beth, I do like the counters you posted. I am not stuck on that counter and open to options for both floor and counter.

We are also thinkI got we may just do Formica.

Tricia, are you considering painting your cabinets? I ask because I looked over at your idea book to get a sense of your style and saw painted cabinets.

I have similar cabinets to yours. I did not paint, but went light on countertops and backsplash because I like a light kitchen. I've been to some open houses where cabinets like ours were done with dark countertops and backsplash and for me they looked too dark - all the light was sucked out of the kitchen. However, different people have different taste.

If you are thinking of painting the cabinets - that totally changes your choices.

Sometimes it can be hard to find pics of refreshed oak kitchens:

This one has a dark countertop, but note the light backsplash:

This one has light backsplash and floor:

Here is my kitchen:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784356

If your budget is better for LVP and formica - that is fine. I had a vinyl floor the first 10 years I lived in my house and just change out the formica counters last year and only because they were worn. You can also check the homes for sale in your neighborhood on Zillow to see what is the usual in your neighborhood.

As someone who also has a warm toned kitchen, I know that presently on the market, many of the flooring options have gray undertones which do not bring out the best in the older cabinetry. The reason your laminate floor looks good is it is styled after classic hardwood which works with so many styles that it does not make your cabinets look old.

Do take your time and look for timeless surfaces to go with your wood cabinets. You have a working kitchen now, so you can save for a while longer if that is what is needed to really pull things together. Wood cabinets have grain which gives them movement. They almost always look best with a simple backsplash because the movement of the cabinets next to the movement of busy backsplash can be visually too much. If you are trying to preserve the backsplash because you do not want to spend money on a new one - I understand - but you are limiting your choices and ability to pull everything together. If you love your backsplash, you will need to spend time looking at many samples to find something that will work with it - and it will tend more rustic looking. Also, pick up some sample of the backsplash and make sure the newer tiles match the older as different lots can be off a bit in color.

This kitchen works with a similar backsplash - but the cabinet tone is rustic as well:

This is the closest thing I could find to your backsplash and cabinets - it is working. I'm not loving it - but that is OK, it is not my kitchen:

Thank you. I am most concerned about floors. We need to get the carpet out of our living room, and some of the laminate has bubbles from water. We are not planning on painting the cabinets. We thought about it in the past, but have decided to keep the wood. I was so excited about new floor, but it has turned out to be a pain. I just am not sure what to go with.

I understand your desire to limit the scope of the project to floors. Like others, I think hardwood floors are the way to go for durability and long life. We have six kids and a 50# doofus of a dog - red oak throughout the house, which is standing up to the abuse like a champ. If I were you, I'd invest in an oak floor and finish it with a tough, oil based low shine finish. It'll look great with your existing cabinets, and if you decide to change countertops or paint walls/cabinets in the future, you will have a broad range of choices that will look good with your cabinets and floor.

Another vote for hardwood (or engineered hardwood if you prefer - but get a good quality one) throughout if budget will allow. I'd go for a prefinished one for durability - finished in place is not as durable a finish as one applied in the factory. If you are thinking of selling any time in the near future, you should check to see what is the norm in your neighbourhood, as LVP is generally considered a low end floor, as is laminate. If this is not your forever home, the last thing you want to do is install flooring that devalues the house. On the other hand, if your budget and the area don't really support hardwood, then consider other options.

As for the counter - I think you need to consider a light colour, no matter what your material is. Your backsplash is dark. Your cabinets are a mid tone. Your floor is mid tone now and you are considering going darker. A dark counter will make the room seem like a cave, which is not generally a good look in a kitchen. Your backsplash is also quite busy, so you don't want something with a lot of movement. There are some formicas that look a heck of a lot like white granite or white marble.

While it is good to have one flooring throughout the main rooms, often the kitchen is different. You could do a tile or even LV tile in the kitchen and then hardwood the rest. I like my oak floors with my oak cabinets, but I realize some might not like all that wood, but an entire main floor of tile can be cold unless you live in a warm state. Almost all the Parade Homes I viewed this year had a different floor in the kitchen then living room even though they were open concept.

Since you are not painting your cabinets, you ned to keep the floor at least a touch on the warm side and any wood, whether real or faux needs to work with the tone of the cabinets. It is hard to tell on the computer because the computer does not show true colors. I did my basement wit Del Conca Roman Beige tiles from Lowes - looks good with my warm wood woodwork downstairs.

If this were my kitchen I would either go with classic site finished natural oak or a stone look tile, or on a budget, the same looks but in the LVP / LVT material.