Jeff Dee wrote:
Anyone have hardwood in their kitchen? If so, how is it holding up to everyday use?
This is the biggest debate for us: hardwood vs tile in our kitchen
For the wife and I, we'd LOVE to have hardwood in the kitchen as it looks great, especially how it will be a continuous flow from our Great Room.
The thing that we're on the fence about is the durability as to the occasional spill (we have a 2 month old who of course will eventually start learning how to drink from a cup, as well as we're hoping to have more kids eventually), ice cubes dropping on the floor, splashes from washing dishes, to the risk of having a dishwasher leak overnight and the water sitting there.
Also, heavy foot traffic as we like to entertain guests, and there's the doorway to the backyard via the breakfast area.
I've been reading about all the pros vs cons online, about the risk of swelling if you have a water leak etc., but realistically, is it that impractical to have?
We could try to be pretty diligent to wipe up spills that we see, but of course, is this way too much maintenance?
Any input would be great.
we went with hardwood in the kitchen.. the reality is I spill more in the family room than I do in the Kitchen
ahaha
we'll see how it turns out