Flooring for office kitchen/break area?

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Going for industrial look. original plan was to refinish concrete, but that didn’t work. We’ve been looking for concete-look LVP/LVT but nothing seems to look exactly right.

Cabinets were supposed to be dark gray, but sometimes look grayish-blue in the light. Door will most likely be stained black and cabinet pulls are black. Countertop is white (but not bright white) with subtle, light gray veining.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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John Liu

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I like the concrete floor. Put on a gloss coat and run with the industrial vibe - and know that you are probably the only person who will notice or care about the floor treatment. I have glossy but old and weathered concrete floors in my financial services office client spaces, and its all fine.

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la_la Girl
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If it were me, I’d want wood floors to warm up the space
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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IMO in space where everyone weras shoes a nice LVP maybe wood look
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K Laurence
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What kind of office/business is this? I assume you will have a few tables in there? You are asking for flooring suggestions, right? What‘s wrong with what’s there now? It doesn’t look great but by the time you get tables,chairs in there will anyone notice or care? Just based upon my personal experience working in offices with kitchens & break rooms I really never paid much attention to the decor.
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mojavemaria
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Its not hard to find concrete looking porcelain tile and its also very durable. 12 x 24 inch tile with narrow grout lines is a nice look.
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jaimehitchcock
Original Author
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It is a manufacturing business but this is an Executive Area kitchen/break area. Place to grab coffee on typical days for leadership/support employees but off a conference room to use for visitors/customers. No tables planned.
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CAGE Design Build
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Are you opposed to wood floors? As others have suggested, it may better to warm up the space.
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jaimehitchcock
Original Author
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I was trying to stay with a concrete/industrial look to keep it neutral. We have different wood tones throughout other areas (older building that hasn’t been updated in many years) and I am not sure if those will be changed and to what tone.

If I consider wood for this area, what is the right color/tone?
lisaam
last month
If you want it to look a bit more finished, how about Marmoleum. So many options.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last month
Then LVP that looks like concrete .
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eam44
last month
I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but firms like consistency in decision making, so if your firm has environmental priorities, go with something sustainable and recyclable. If the firm values local investment, see if there is a flooring manufacturer in your state that you can work with. If you manufacture a type of material, perhaps try to use a flooring that incorporates your product.

All other things being equal, look for the best fit aesthetically. What flooring can you use that requires no transition in level from the entryway? I’d say your top contenders are marmoleum, engineered wood or possibly cork.

By the way, you can pour new concrete over existing concrete (it’s called an overlay) to get the polished look you were originally going for.
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Will M65(SE,PA 7A)
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Maybe a polishable self leveler with aggregate like this:

https://www.theconcretemakeover.com/portfolio/polishable-self-leveler-with-aggregate/

Regards,

Will
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