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The Perfect Kitchen


Lisa Tomlin, CEO of CFS, discusses the key considerations a homeowner


should make when choosing a floor for their kitchen, and the advice you can provide to ensure everyone leaves a happy customer.


Often described as the ‘heart of the home’, kitchens are a pivotal room within a house. However, this also means that the kitchen experiences significant wear and tear. Food and drink spills, muddy shoes and excessive cleaning are commonplace, so it’s important that a suitable flooring is installed to ensure the chosen floorcovering remains in peak condition, whilst still looking on trend, throughout its lifetime.


When deciding on a floorcovering for a kitchen, the key considerations are twofold. What is best practically? What products best meet the desired aesthetic of the room? Sitting down with a customer to determine this before they make a purchase will help you provide the best advice and guidance possible.


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CFS Eternity Classic LVT – Sand Limed Oak at Hill House Farm


It is important to ensure that choosing a floorcovering for a kitchen is not an afterthought. As the fittings within a kitchen- such as cupboards, islands, fridges and ovens- are often permanently fixed, the flooring should be decided on before installation of these products. This will allow the designer to make sure that any lines within the chosen flooring, such as those between panels of wood or tile grouting, compliment the fixtures and fittings installed, creating a sense of balance.


As potentially one of the most used rooms within a home, spills will occur regularly within a kitchen, so guiding homeowners towards a product that is water resistant, easy to clean, and not prone to staining is paramount. To reduce time spent maintaining a floor even further, opting for flooring that has no grouting, which can discolour and requires more


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Blackbarn Flooring Ltd CFS Eternity Parquet, Classic Herringbone


Ones to Watch


• Geometric – We’ve recently seen geometric patterns have a huge influence on kitchen floor designs. Homeowners are using LVT tiles of contrasting colours, both monochrome and bright statement hues, to create this style. This particular laying pattern was recently created by Blackbarn Flooring Ltd for a homeowner in Usk, South Wales who was in search of modernising their kitchen and hallway. The homeowner requested a


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striking flooring design that would deliver a bright and fresh look integrating seamlessly with their home décor. Daniel Thompson, Director of Blackbarn Flooring Ltd, specified CFS Eternity Parquet LVT, combining Rustic Oak, Distressed Grey and Jacobean Oak to create a truly unique floor design.


• Parquet – Parquet flooring is a design classic and one we see sticking around. It’s ideal for open plan living areas and looks just as stylish in a living room as in a kitchen. Our LVT range is available in a parquet style and is ideal for kitchen installations.


• Black and white – Working seamlessly with monochrome cabinets, or perfect for making statement coloured cupboards stand out, monochrome flooring is on the rise. The classic chequerboard design has seen a resurgence in both kitchen and bathroom installations.


• Biophilic design – A trend that has been growing throughout the home, biophilic design has made its way into the kitchen. Bringing nature indoors, neutral tones and wood style LVT perfectly complements this trend.


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