House Remodeling Thread (long)

[Trek420]

I am looking for opinions from you ladies -- what color should the new kitchen floor be?

I love this. All the fun of remodeling but with your time, mess and money. Let's go girls (and some guys).

The new backsplash will also be white and although I haven't chosen a material for the counters yet I know they will be some kind of black/dark gray.

Consider the backsplash part of the counter. Depending on material choice it will be made of the same stuff. Having it be unified will also make your space seem bigger.

The ensuing debate on countertop materials will make the steel vs carbon discussions here seem tame.

Small space with a lot of light? You are lucky. Make any space seem bigger by "bouncing light".

You don't have a lot of shiny stuff: appliances are white. Consider that in countertop choices. Bring on the shiny stuff

I want the floor material to be something environmentally friendly, like cork or marmoleum. So what color should I go for?

Yum. Marmoleum colors range from more like cork than cork to a red so deep and rich you want to just lay on the floor with a spoon and slurp it up like tomato soup. Or go with one color throughout and go wild with a pattern around the boarder.