Have you looked at Karndean flooring? We’re getting some of the Korlok fitted over the next couple of weeks. We’ve gone for the Texas white ash which will keep everything nice and light, it’s something that will match lots of colour schemes as I don’t want to change the floor every time we decorate.

My layout is a bit similar to yours - a large open plan kitchen diner and then a half wall and I have my sitting room the other side. My kitchen units are painted F&B railings and I have a limed oak effect laminate floor throughout. I was nervous putting laminate in the kitchen, but so far it's been fine. I have noticed one or two spots of damage in high traffic areas, even though it's a high quality laminate.

Porcelain is very tough and easy to care for, but it really needs under floor heating otherwise it can be chilly. Lovely in the summer though when you want a cool floor! My sister had wood effect porcelain laid in a herringbone pattern. She chose quite a dark chestnut colour but there are lots of shades to choose from. This is hers below. We have laminate in our living room, it was a temporary flooring but it’s faring so we’ve kept it!

Thanks everyone for your replies and pictures. These are all lovely warm colours which we definitely need with our grey windows and units. We absolutely love the herringbone style and are going to look and see if this may be a good option for us in the shades you have suggested.

I would have very large format porcelain tiles with underfloor heating. Something like these from Mandarin Stone, warm in colour but not too warm. Something with a slight undulating surface that looks natural. Rectified ones can have the tiniest grout lines so it could look very seamless and practical.

https://www.mandarinstone.com/product/kast-sand-porcelain/

Your windows are in. Are you aiming for them to be level with the flooring? This affects the thickness you go for.

I actually have a Hague Blue painted kitchen, mine is still in progress but I have bought herringbone oak lvt for flooring which will be fitted in two weeks.

Hello! I believe this is very personal it is down to your taste. Moreover, I will add some inspiration images below. If you are going ahead with a light floor it would create a 'fresh, open and Scandinavian' feel to it. If you are going ahead with a darker option that perhaps have a warm brown tone to it, it would create a 'warm, inviting' feeling. It would also compliment the blue colour within the interior beautifully.

As I have a large open plan living space - we are so glad we went with the LVT (karndean style but not as expensive!)
It’s warm underfoot, never have to worry about it being cold or cracking if we drop something on it and it’s waterproof and quick to lay 😁
Also not thick so it sat under the bifolds nicely.

We also went with an oak effect (ours is vintage style so bit cooler than a warm oak) and it works well with blue/black unit colours.

I renovated 14 years ago, putting engineered hevea board thoughout the ground floor, including the kitchen. It is still in great condition, despite various spills. I did make sure that the boards were put in with waterproof gap filler between every joint, which I think was the key.

We've similarly gone with a light oak chevron design laminate, really easy to clean and warm under foot (with underfloor heating).

Thanks for all your tips:-). We have decided to go for the Marrazi tile treverkmood rovere and lay it herringbone style. Fingers crossed it looks well now:-).

That looks lovely and considering the huge size of your room would be cost effective. My lvt was nearly £100 a pack, ridiculous really.