My new kitchen floor.....with picture!

kitchen floor with design - new kitchen floor, ceramic tile and design
United States
June 20, 2007 2:31pm CST
I want to show off my new kitchen floor that my husband did. We just got done redoing our entire kitchen and it turned out great. I'm attaching a picture of the floor. We did ceramic tile and in the center of the floor we put a design on an angle.
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33 responses
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
20 Jun 07
I like it, I would be very proud =) It is always nice when you re-do something in your home - it makes it feel new and fresh =)
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• United States
20 Jun 07
Yes it feels like a new home.
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@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
20 Jun 07
very beautiful our kitchen floor is the same but without the design.. I am having a hard time finding something that will keep the floor clean
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• United States
20 Jun 07
I will have to try that, I had been using mr clean,
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• United States
20 Jun 07
I use the Swiffer Wet Jet during the week for quick clean ups. Then just a regular sponge mop with a tiny bit of detergent in the bucket of warm water. My kitchen floor isn't very big so it doesn't take me long to clean it.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
20 Jun 07
You took on all those projects? I would say you are spening too much time watching hgtv. but seriously you have done a lovely job on the back splash and this floor. You have taken on a lot to be doing all this renovation at once. How brave you are to have to live with the mess untell it is all done. But It is always satifying when you finally get done. Now are you have a party to celebrate the finshed kitchen.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
20 Jun 07
That's hard. Doing dishes in the bath tub. That part would really suck. But it was woth it in the end right?
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• United States
20 Jun 07
We have a big family get-together planned for mid July! My hubby is in the process of building a big deck in the backyard LOL. It was alot to take on at one time. The kitchen was the hardest project. We were without a kitchen for 2 months! I mean not even a sink! Dishes were washed in the bathtub! LOL
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@sizzle3000 (3036)
• United States
20 Jun 07
It looks very good. I am not very handly with stuff like this. I am sorry to say that I have to pay someone else to do good work. I would make this look like a total mess. My husband is not real handy in the home fix up department either. I am very good at the mess up department though. I think you are pretty good when you can do this kind of work yourself and think of all the money you saved by doing so. I like it.
• United States
20 Jun 07
Yes it's amazing how much more something cost when you have to hire someone to do it.
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
22 Jun 07
Wow! Your husband did an awesome job! The floor is beautiful. And I absolutely love the design in the middle of it. Well done!
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• United States
22 Jun 07
Thank you!! Our goal was to do something that was totally different than any other floor we've ever had. We spent hours looking for tile till we found exactly what we wanted.
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@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
20 Jun 07
The floor looks beautiful. I need a new floor too. lol You have a talented husband.
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• United States
20 Jun 07
He is pretty handy. He always has a project going on.
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@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
20 Jun 07
I find your kitchen floor lol: Your husband did good work there.New things at the home are always welcome and if they come from your husband's hands even better right?
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• United States
20 Jun 07
LOL sorry about having to start 2 discussions about my kitchen floor. My fingers move fast across the keyboard and I hit submit before I hit upload picture. Yes my husband is very handy. I love that he can do so many things and save us $$ in labor costs.
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@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
22 Jun 07
Looks great- Isn’t it wonderful when you can do these types of remodeling by yourself- and don’t have to hire it out- Saves a bunch of money on labor- Nice job- We are going to change our kitchen floor also- after we rip out the cupboards- I am thinking ceramic tile also-
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
20 Jun 07
Roos ro0t - Roos r0ot
You sound very proud, and you have every right to be....Lovely kitchen.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
20 Jun 07
OMG !! I am sorry about the photo..I was too busy laughing and I put it in the wrong place....sorry sorry sorry.
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
20 Jun 07
Most definantly....I am sorry....but it even more funnier now because where it is...im still laughing...sorry.
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• United States
20 Jun 07
LOL I bet you're wishing that MyLot had an edit button too LOL.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
21 Jun 07
It looks really nice. My husband is very handy like that too,but it is hard to get him to do things around here. I would like to redo our kitchen but I don't think there is room to make it bigger and that is what I would choose to do.
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
20 Jun 07
DaycarePal, That is a nice picture. Surprisingly, we did a similar job on our floor from the kitchen to the bathroom; It really gives the house a nice refreshing look. No pics, but I understand how you feel on the remodeling; We want to put in some more cabinets then really show it off. Thanks for sharing.
• United States
20 Jun 07
I would love to see it if you ever get pictures of it. I like looking at other peoples homes.
• United States
21 Jun 07
Once I get some, I'll send it to you; thanks.
@amjada (379)
21 Jun 07
Thinks for this discussion,and good job you did at the kitchen, and yes design will look fine.Im too doing the kitchen, normally we'v been doing this for 2 months now.
@firumon (501)
• India
24 Jun 07
Hi friend, nice doings. I short you both are saving labour charges and through that avoiding costly tiles. But i am thinking about your husband's skills. How had he done it! I think he also creating some other fun also. You are lucky dear to get such a husband. Encourage him to do more works. That can save you both a lot. Mainly labour charges and costly designed stones. Creative mind is good. Said he to keep it up... Best wishes to both you.. Thank you..... See you dear.....
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• Pakistan
21 Jun 07
nice floor , ur husband has good choice ^^
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@asmurthy (2461)
• India
21 Jun 07
Your kitchen floor done by your husband is fantastic. Is he a professional or is it his hobby? It is nice to have a husband like that.
• United States
21 Jun 07
Oh no this is not his profession. He just likes nice things and I'm to cheap to hire professionals LOL. Although we did hire a licensed plumber to put in the new corner sink and dishwasher lines. And we had a licensed electrician more electrical stuff for us. There are some things like that where he feels better hiring a professional.
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
21 Jun 07
That is nice. I bet you are happy to have finished it. Now maybe you could share some of that motivation with me and my boyfriend.lol. We need to replace our bathroom floor. I plan on going away for a few days when he decides to do that.lol.
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• United States
21 Jun 07
Just keep thinking how nice your bathroom will look once it's finished. What we do to keep us motivated, is to take pictures every step of the way. We do a "before" picture and then more pictures as we do the work. We have it all in a book that we can look through and see how much things have changed.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
21 Jun 07
oh that's great. your husband is an artist, does he do professional stuff as well? i guess, by now, you have started to use it. smiles...
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• United States
21 Jun 07
Nope it's not his profession. He just enjoys doing stuff himself.
• United States
21 Jun 07
Again very nivce and you are so lucky. I rated both photos with (+)
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• United States
21 Jun 07
Thank you so much. I gave a + to you also :)
• United States
21 Jun 07
He can come and do mine. I have white tile, it is pretty but you see every little bit of dirt and dust. I also would like new carpet it is light gray yuck. While he is at it he can pay for it. LOL Looks great
• United States
21 Jun 07
LOL he's gotta finish paying for mine first! We use to have a white ceramic tile in our kitchen. It was real pretty with maroon and light green swirls on it. But I hated to keep it clean. It always showed dirt.
@tina12679 (1126)
• United States
20 Jun 07
Looks great. Was the ceramic tyling hard to do. I am trying to find something to redo our kitchen floors with and havent decided yet. We need something that will withstand some abuse we have 3 samll kids and 2 dogs so it takes alot of abuse.
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• United States
20 Jun 07
Nope it wasn't hard to do. It's actually the 2nd time we've redone our kitchen floor since we bought the house 10 years ago. We also added ceramic tile to the front foyer entrance, which is very small. I like ceramice tile, I think it gives the room a nice clean look.