One of the best things about floating cork flooring is how soft and springy it feels beneath your feet. Often when people first step on a cork flooring installation their eyes light up with surprise, as they realize that cork looks like wood but has none of the hard, unrelenting surface, but something completely different altogether. Warmth and comfort. Because of this, cork is popular in rooms where you will be standing for long periods of time, such as a kitchen, but it can go anywhere.