Hi, I think the answer is very much dependent on personal taste. If I search Houzz for ‘grey kitchens’, it brings up lots of photos of really lovely kitchens with grey tones. And the mood of those kitchens, for me, varies from dark, exotic and moody to bright, clean and modern. But I’m a timber girl. (Again for me) timber brings in a warmth that’s hard to replicate. That’s not how everyone reacts to concrete v timber though. And at its core, design is Your House - Your Choice. Will the variation between the kitchen floor timber and the hallway floor timber bother you? If yes, there’s your answer. And the introduction of timber doesn’t have to be the floor. We’ve incorporated timber as part of the island, a shelf and the pantry door. Panelling on a wall looks great to trim on the drawers and cupboards. A ‘Timber in Kitchens’ Houzz search will give you a plethora of inspiration. One last thing, have you checked out solid timber floorboards? I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find a good match there, but I don’t know the cost difference.

In my opinion tiles are a much better choice for kitchens than wood.

In a 1970's house , unless you have worked right through and basically gone trendy everywhere , then I suspect polished concrete or concrete tiles will look a bit out of place , a bit try-hard . The kitchen shown is a sympathetic update -- if it had concrete floors , not only would it look cold , it will age quicker too .

The whole house has been repainted with very light light grey walls and skirtings are now all white. Bathrooms have been redone and updated also. It is modern but i would say been done in a way that still keeps small character by keeping the floorboards and keeping the ornamental fireplaces which are now painted white and just keeping it classic theoughout. I am getting another timber floor company out to see what they say. i really want to have wooden floorboards to flow through to the kitchen but dont want it lookking that you can clearly tell the floor has been redone and does not match. Its a hard one

Ive attached some pics so mind the mess lol

This bathroom was done awhile ago so i feel now that this tile is a little dated now. if i was to renovate again it would be all at the same time

The bathroom is quite a different style to everything else -- its nice in itself , but doesn't reference anything else . I suspect a concrete floor in the kitchen would look similarly out of place . At least with the bathroom , you just close the door haha -- a kitchen not so easy !

I wouldn't think its too hard to fairly closely match the floorboards -- I'm not a fan of engineered planks , but the 'worst' that can happen is you go with a contrasting 'plank' or timber , and do the dining the same to match -- if say the hallway on one side , and the lounge on the other , are that natural timber , and the kitchen and dining are 'engineered' and say a lighter and 'knottier' style , it looks like it is done intentionally to make a seperate zone .

I personally would never put tiles in a kitchen. You drop a pot and the tile will crack. It's also cold to stand on. I dont mind the different width of the boards, and as suggested might run them in a different angle.

I've found that with hard sufaces such as concrete or tiles when something falls on the floor ie a plate or glass its usually shatters . With wooden floors it's less likey to happen.

Wooden floors are also softer and warmer to walk on.

I like the sample of timber flooring as it matches almost perfectly your existing floors. Also timber is timeless and is also a warm finish, whereas polished concrete is a trend that will be outdated as soon as that trend is over and its a cold finish. Also think of the grout - unless you go for a dark colour the grout in the kitchen will look grotty afer awhile as its a high use area.

It’s wood for me. Is the doorway shown into a hall? Could you put a mat down on that side to reduce the space that would show the difference is woods?

We had a similar problem in our kitchen of trying to match flooring in the new adjoining family room. We chose a similar wood to the kitchen and then as an earlier writer has suggested, we placed a wider transition board perpendicular between the two timbers. Looks fine and we are happy with the result.

I would choose timber, much kinder and warmer on your feet. In my mind concrete floors belong in a factory, they are cold, hard and unforgiving. There is a reason people who stand on concrete all day use rubber mats. But, its really personal preference. It may not suit the style of your kitchen but another option is cork, which wont require any existing floorboard matching, just throwing out ideas.

Update of our upcoming kitchen, not long to go now. Thanks all for input we have decided to go for solid timber floorboards to match the remainder of the house. These will be installed next month.

Before photo

I'm no doubt weird , but I like the warmth and charm of the 'dated' before picture , whereas the white on white with black upper cupboards ( even allowing that there will be timber floors ) is the same as 80% of every other new kitchen . Admittedly , I'm not fussed with the olivey upper tone , but its livable .

Each to their own though .

Hi again, excellent choice imo, with the added benefit of being able to be sanded and refinished several times over a long life. It’ll really bring your vision, from the photo, to life. Do post a finished photo (and as many progress photos as you like- we’re all home and garden junkies on here 😉)

@User we really loved the house when we first bought it, especially the kitchen for its unique character. . After so many years living in the house, it started to feel quite dark and dated we wanted to change the home without moving. We are happy with the result and update As this was the last room in the house to do. Everyone has the own sense of style and what they like and this is what we like. The only thing that matters is what we like as we are living in it. Thanks for your thoughts.

You have certainly brightened and modernised the space and think you made the right choice on flooring. Would love to see pic once floor laid.

All your rooms are beautiful and I do love your modern kitchen with comfortable timber floors to come . Like Pottsy I am not into black , but we don’t want to be boringly the same . Please show the the final finished makeover . What is Miss Piggy for ?

Looking good. I hope you are changing the flyscreen too. The timber floor will warm the room up. Looking forward to seeing a finished photo. Well done.

I much prefer a timber floor. Tiles are very cold and can make your legs ache if standing up for too long of tiles.