It seems you are leaning hard into grey. Grey is trending out. If you love grey and are doing this for yourself have at it. If resale is in the near future I would try to warm up the greys towards taupes. The floor especially looks dated. A hardwood floor would work better.

Not a fan of the fake marble, wide veined quartz. Nor the gray imitation stone flooring. As a combination, even worse.

Bring a real wood floor into the kitchen. Wood is easy on the legs and back, a snap to clean, brings warmth to the room…and, never goes out of style.

Loads and loads of folks on this forum have dogs and young, messy children…and wood floors. Install water sensors at the fridge, sink, and dishwasher tied to an alarm, and any water leaks won’t be an issue.

Wait to choose a backsplash until the rest of the kitchen is completed.

That floor tile looks small, and won’t be fun to clean. Would be better to use a larger tile - maybe 12” x 24”?

Yeah, for sure the tile is set to be 18x36. we hate deep grout lines and wanted to limit grout overall. Our house was built in the 80’s and the floor is increfibly busy right now with deep grout lines.

Our entire house is wood floors and it would have been a nightmare to even attempt to keep them in the kirchen but we definitely looked into it. i hear you on the quartz counters, but marble is just too much maintenance and risk with three kids.

Find a quartz without those wide veins. If you must have imitation marble, get one with narrower, more random veins. Much more pleasing to the eye, and less fake looking.

The question is, why get quartz that looks like marble? There are many other colors/varieties that are not trying to be something it isn’t. And, the fake marble look is so overdone.

Btw, make sure your three kids don’t put anything hot on the quartz counters. Quartz contains 34% plastic resins, and will scorch/melt from heat. Even the lid off of a hot pot will damage the countertop.

Why would it have been a nightmare to keep wood floors in the kitchen? People bring new wood into the kitchen, and match it to the adjoining wood floors all the time. One flooring throughout, is a much more updated look.

If the rest of your home has wood flooring, I am more confused as to why you want to put tile in the kitchen. I also don't understand why it would be a "nightmare to keep them" in there. It is pretty easy to have new wood boards laced into existing floors if the ones in the kitchen couldn't be refinished.

I have never understood the whole "kitchen floors need to be tile" - or entries, for that matter. My entire downstairs is wood flooring - including the powder room. There has only been one water issue - related to a faulty install of the water line for the refrigerator. If you have sensors under DW/sink/fridge - you've covered any potential water issues in the future.

FYI - once the floor boards dried, they were flat - the gaps between the boards are a tiny bit wider - but not enough that anyone has ever noticed (except me once in awhile - and it never bothered me enough to address it). The floor refinisher said that he will simply use the sanded wood as filler when he refinishes the floors - he doesn't feel like the boards need to be replaced (he told me that if I disagree when I see it, he will replace them - but he's confident that I won't decide to).

The wood floors in my entry/kitchen/powder room/hallway to garage/hearth room were original site finished wood floors in 1996 - I am just now going to refinish them for the first time. I've raised two daughters in this house - and our house was the one where friends always came over to watch movies + hangout after high school dances. I've also had dogs 90% of the time that I've lived here - they have been smaller dogs, but my sister and daughter have brought over their larger dogs multiple times, and the floors have been fine.

The only room on my main floor that does not have wood is the laundry/mud room (charcoal slate from Brazil - in a herringbone pattern). I have a close friend who actually put new wood floors throughout his entire house out in CA - except for two of his guest bathrooms (which aren't used very often and had beautiful tile already installed.

He even ran the wood floors into his primary bathroom - and it has a beautiful freestanding tub (it's a large bathroom) - it's been 7-8 years now - and he hasn't regreted the decision. He also ran the wood floors into a new guest bathroom when he added a guest suite in his basement.

Sorry for the long comment re: wood - I just feel like installing that gray tile would be a mistake.

Regarding the quartz countertops - the big dramatic veined faux marble quartz was HUGE for 3-4 years - but it has died down. The countertops you've selected will tie your house to that time period (which is over). If you LOVE them + you plan on staying in this house or awhile, then you should get what you love - not what the new style/trend is - and not what others think about your floor color/faux marble quartz selections. You should do the kitchen for YOURSELF.

HOWEVER, if you think that you may sell the house in the next five years, I'd rethink your selections.

Continued the wood flooring into the kitchen. I’ve had wood flooring in every room except the bathroom for almost 40 years without problems. I would it consider anything else.
Also, for your countertops, have you looked at soapstone?

As others have mentioned, gray flooring and the dramatic veining (any color) in quartz have been trending out. I reviewed some old quotes I got for kitchen cabinetry in a similar gray charcoal and the date is from ten years ago.

That natural wood tone sample is a classic brown so I'd start there for all cabinets or look into using a classic white oak or walnut. If you want gray, look to soapstone for a counter material, just no gray flooring and no heavy veining no matter what the colors in the counters.

I'd lean in this direction for a black kitchen, and yes, continue your hardwood floors.

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Can't quite tell what they've got on the counters here, but it looks like some sort of granite, which is pretty bulletproof with kids.

The other option is to do a butcher block counter on the island and just go with plain white quarze on the perimeter. I like the black and white tile here, too, which is pretty classic:

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with tile floor in a kitchen.

That’s the challenge, we tried to look at matching the flooring as we are aligned with most everyone here and prefer wood floors/one floor throughout, but several contractors said it just wouldnt be possible given the age of the flooring. This us kind of the look it would amount to which we do like. I loved black cabinets with the natural wood, but my wife vetoed me.

The black and stained wood is more timeless than the gray. I guess it depends on how dark the graphite gray looks in real life. Is it more of a soft black? That would be better than gray.

Wood stained cabinets are trending (again) - you could mix more stained wood into the kitchen and maybe just use black on the island? Would your wife like that?

I don’t know what sort of existing wood flooring you have currently, but perhaps you might consult with a flooring professional who has done the kind of work you need, before giving up on the idea. Your GC may be correct that it’s impossible, or just may not have that experience.

Don’t abut different wood types against each other; if you can’t extend the hardwood then do tile floors in the kitchen.

IMO too mnany choices made before they should be. I like all one flooring in rooms seen together wood has been in kitchens forever with kids. I hate fake stone and a good nice white toned granite polished will stand up 10x better than plastic and can be usedd for backsplash too. I think 2 toned kitchens are going to be the thing that screams dated soon just like gold toned hardware . I like gray but even I would never do gray cabinets . Wall color , backsplash and hardware last choices to make. That quartz is maybe okay if you have a galley kitchen with no turns in the counter , no where else. I have no idea why anyone does a wood hood that becomes impossible to clean with steam and grease no matter how good the CFM and open shelving in kitchens IMO just one more thing to get dirty and have to be cleaned . If you do unfinished wood flooring in the kitche n as long as you choose the same wood it can be matched to the other floor .A contractor is not who you talk to about matching wood floor you get a good flooring expert and honestly I have done this many times for clients.

Richard, the important thing is that you like looking at the overall remodel. There are many opinions that may prove true in the future, but doesn’t mean you won’t love your own remodel! I’m posting my last apt & despite opinions I kept my design to accommodate my fiesta ware, white appliances and b/w tile in kitchen adjacent to bamboo floors throughout. I used wood Venetians to warm the white and a subtle veined quartz counter. Eventually the fridge leaked badly 2xs while I was away and bamboo floor at threshold became swollen and darker. Luckily had extra planks. I kept my 50s look and size tile was outdated so I searched forever. My apt sold on 2 weeks ti someone who wanted that look. I now struggle w a new vision for new place I’m in & will follow my taste regardless as visually it’s to please me. I see the black, gray, white in your post. Look at fotos and you might just get ideas how to combine colors you like. All the best to you!

PS by the way, in my case, the bamboo was very hard to kept fresh and the tile floor was so easy to clean spills in kitchen. I will say, wood a lot easier on back if you’re in kitchen long hours. Still, I chose every item in apt and loved it! Moved to a larger place & back to drawing board here.