Marble floors are incredibly slippery when wet. Don't go that way, it's a really bad choice for floors. (Speaking from experience, having taken really bad falls in both hotel bathrooms and lobbies.)

A good local tile shop should give you plenty of options in black and white tile, though not necessarly exactly like marble.

Lots of options in porcelain tile, but go to local independently owned tile stores for the best selection and not big box stores.

Here are the details on installation that is very pretty. It is porcelain but looks marble. Agree that the polished marble tile can be very slippery and it’s probably not the look you want anyway. Marble can be difficult to maintain on a floor, also.

https://www.chrislovesjulia.com/all-the-details-about-the-stone-checkerboard-floors-in-the-dining-room-theyre-finished/

A less contrasting option. The notes say it is the original hardwood painted in checkerboard.

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I prefer this tile one to plain checkerboard!

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Comparison article:

https://artsaics.com/porcelain-vs-marble-tile/

Found quickly on Pinterest:

https://www.tileshop.com/products/livingstone-nero-porcelain-wall-and-floor-tile-24-x-24-in-681622?g2=material&c=porcelain&sc=floor

https://www.tilebar.com/marble-tech-bianco-gioia-24x24-polished-porcelain-tile.html

I would not do 12 x24 but lots of 12 x12 black and white tiles or how about marmoeum easier to install and looks great

Thanks all for your responses. Love the Chris Loves Julia tile and that was one of my inspo photos. I've not heard of mamoleum but I will check it out. I definitely would like to find porcelain tiles in matte or honed finish. I may go with those from the Chris Loves Julia article.

We used this line to do a checkered floor in the local home show. Be aware that you can only choose tiles from the same line, and with the same exact production suffix, or the gauging will be off, and the pattern will be off. MA872424PPV1 can only be used with MA832424PPV1. It would not work with MA832424PPV2. And that is with tiles from the same line. Tiles from different lines will not have the same gauging at all. You could end up with a 24.25x24.25 tile that is 3/8" thick and a 23 7/8" x 23 7/8" tile that is 1/2" thick. That would mess up everything. https://www.daltile.com/products/marble-look/marble-attache

IMO tile floors are not ideal for legs, backs and knees and unless you live in the tropics they are also cold unless you do underfloor heating. Really check out marmoleum for all those reasons

it's totally just me, but the only checkered tile floors I like are done with linoleum -- which is very affordable, durable, and easy to care for. I love the way it's kind of speckly and has a soft semi-matte sheen. some are peel and stick, others are installed the old fashioned way. Marmoleum is one of the best brands, but there are many others.

Whether you do lino or some kind of stone, I strongly suggest getting something with a speckly / swirly look. pure black is going to show every speck of dust and footprint, and will be hell to keep clean looking (especially if it's glossy).

this is not the best picture, but it shows an off-white and soft black color scheme, which looks great in a vintage setting.

12 x 12 seems too small a scale for almost any room, except it looks good in this foyer that has a vintage appearance.

Love, love, love!

I love the ChrislovesJulia floors that susie posted.

they are porcelain that look like a marble. she got them at Bedrosians

here is the info

although, the white one she posted is a diff size? maybe it comes in a 24x24 size too

https://www.bedrosians.com/en/product/detail/magnifica-tile/?itemNo=DOLMAGLUX3030-8H

if you don't mind the 30x30 size, I think the pietra gray would look nice w/the white marble

or, they do have a plain black and white

And if these don't work exactly, I'm sure there are others in the porcelain that would work.

Tilebar also has many marble looking porcelain tiles

Just beware, as la_la Girl stated, the black and white, regardless of material, is high maintenance. Know your tolerance. You will see EVERYTHING, and this is for a kitchen...Vacuum and mop daily? Don't care? These are important questions to ask yourself.

@SeattleMCM, love the third photo you posted of the galley kitchen. This is what I'm envisioning.

Your coveted image is a PEEL AND STICK vinyl : )

Gotta love the internet and Photo shop.

I think the real question here, is what is the flooring in the rest of your home? Do you want to break with that ? What is the kitchen adjacent to, open to?

A RUG is great on a hardwood floor..........

^^Exactly! If this is open concept, then the flooring is going to be better to match with the rest of the house. You can always do a painted floor cloth in a checkerboard. I've seen some great ones look much better than some tile jobs.

@JAN MOYER, @User my kitchen is a wide galley kitchen. It is adjacent to the dining room. All of the floors in the house are hardwood, but for some reason, the previous owners I bought the home from, decided to stain the kitchen floor a different color (or perhaps they couldn't match the original stain). So, that is the reason I've been exploring other options. Also, I just love the classic look of the black and white checkerboard flooring. I think it would look fine next to the hardwood floor in the dining area.

I used Marmoleum for my B&W kitchen floor.

@einportlandor do you know which colors you used? Are you happy with the flooring? Is Marmoleum different than LVT? Thanks.

if the kitchen floors are wood and you plan on covering them anyway, why not just paint the wood floors the checkerboard?

use the appropriate prep and paint, and it can look better than this

marmoleum is linoleum. It's just a brand name. LVT is vinyl. (I'd much rather use linoleum than vinyl in my house. it's made from natural materials and will last decades over vinyl. )

you could absolutely use that

they come in tiles or sheet

I share your appreciation for B&W floors in a harlequin/diagonal pattern. We've chosen this porcelain tile for our kitchen: https://m2tilestone.com/products/concert-tile/

FYI: the white has a slightly lower rating for friction (R9, versus R10 for the black), but I think it should be okay.

I don't remember the marmoleum colors -- it's been several years. The color isn't solid, which I think is typical for this product. The "white" tiles aren't white -- they're a deep cream -- at the time I installed the floors it was the lightest color they offered. I used tiles rather than sheets and installed them on the diagonal. Classic for my 1928 house. Check out their website for good ideas.

Just do porcelain........ 18 inch Merola /matte

https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/merola-tile-klavier-18-x-18-porcelain-wall-floor-tile-eml4047.html?piid=

I hope to hear back from Einportlandor or User. Have you been happy with Marmolleum even though you can't get it in a pure white? I am considering using Marmoleum for black and white checkerboard floors. I am torn between using Marmoleum, and accepting that none of their tiles are a pure white but are made in an eco-friendly way, or using Armstrong vinyl, either in a roll that has the checkerboard made into it, or 12 x 12 tiles. Are you happy with the Marmoleum? Thanks so much..

Armstrong makes other products not carried by the big box stores, but they can be order through them.

Here's another product you might find interesting called Safety Zone Tile.

https://www.armstrongflooring.com/commercial/en-us/products/srf/safety-zone.html?size=24#browse-products

Daltile Perpetuo is a good go to for checkerboards. It's widely available, and inexpensive.