Sorry but the cabinets are really dated and the floor is not really horrible . I would just wait a bit and then decide what needs doing first. BTW husbands are best left to other choices that they are good at. If you post some pics of the whole other living spaces we might be able to help more . I think right now live with the floor there and really think about a kitchen redo.

I think she needs to look at slate look tile. The ones she has sampled to me look like bathroom tile. The patterned tile is too busy IMO. Slate works with a lot of different colors of wood and since her cabinets are white and the countertop isn't too dark I don't think she needs to worry too much about the kitchen looking too dark. It doesn't have to be a charcoal gray. I have porcelain slate look tile in my master bath which is more of a medium gray. She can always up the lumens in her lighting if she thinks it's too dark.

the countertop is a bit busy with the options you have chosen.

I would go with something solid not to compete.

Thank you , i will pass along the suggestions

find the least expensive way to do a black/white kitchen floor. Like these. actually a lot more fresh than the gray wood look. for whatever reason she is not thinking about the bigger remodel , and is set on a new floor , I think this plays up the cabinets / period of the space.

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I'd go with a darker floor, like charcoal, no pattern because of the counters.

My friend sent an additional picture of her kitchen. As stated earlier, older farmhouse on 23 acres. They moved in with the current flooring and would leave alone if it wasn’t in such poor condition. As far as a kitchen remodel, they have no interest and have come to like the kitchen as it really fits in with the older, farm house feel and while maybe dated, the cabinets are incredibly sturdy and in great shape

I’d sure look at Marmoleum patterns especially for a ’vintage’ kitchen.

Thank you, I’ll pass along your suggestion

Agree, Marmoleum! Style-wise a perfect fit for her retro cabinets, and a great fit for a room where muddy farm boots track through.

For the record, any wood laid in the 1950s can be matched today, unless it was taken from the barn out back. But I agree taht the best bet here would be a medium-toned tile matched to some tone from the nice countertops. Could be a light gray solid, or maybe a mild "cement-look"tile.

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Ah the curse of LVP( looks very plastic) flooring. Marmoleum would be great and could be done in black and white. ACM’s suggestions above are nice. Maybe consider cork as well?

Checkerboard in 20x20 marmoleum from Forbo in the colors concrete and horse roan would harmonize well with the counters. Black and white doesn’t seem to be the right vibe with the counters. Maybe even soften the hardware on the cabinets and match the faucet finish with cup pulls….

I agree with all of the marmoleum checkerboard suggestions! Depending on the style of the farmhouse and where it's located, some kind of natural stone floor could be nice (slate, etc.) but expensive.

Marmoleum for sure but it doesn't HAVE to be checkerboard--I'd do sheet, personally, and probably in a nice color to go with those sweet sweet retro cabinets.

That floor is bad. Most 50s wood can be matched, but I think linoleum (like Marmoleum) or other options are better for a nice enclosed kitchen.

Normally I'm not big on patterned flooring, but this sheet vinyl works for your 1950's vintage kitchen that is butting up to wood flooring.

Thank you, I have lots of suggestions to pass along

Don't get involved, why? because "her husband doesn’t want wood in the kitchen."

Let the two of them hash it out. You are in over your head. The floors you show for a 1950's built house are not original. LVP was not "invented" then.

Betting the LVP covered linoleum in the kitchen and the rest of the first floor.

Cabinets look original; hardware not; counters not.