Should I Choose Polished Concrete for My Kitchen Floor?
Hardwearing, easy to clean and compatible with underfloor heating, concrete could be the perfect option for your kitchen
For a clean, versatile material on your kitchen floor, polished concrete is worth considering. Its seamless finish comes at a price, but the results can be beautiful. Take a look at these stunning rooms to see how it could work in your home.
Stay on the light side
Tone a polished concrete floor with a white kitchen by choosing a paler grey. Here, the soft ash floor is just a shade darker than the white units, which creates a gradated effect.
The space feels crisp and fresh, and the look is amplified by the white chairs and pendant lights.
Tone a polished concrete floor with a white kitchen by choosing a paler grey. Here, the soft ash floor is just a shade darker than the white units, which creates a gradated effect.
The space feels crisp and fresh, and the look is amplified by the white chairs and pendant lights.
Layer grey on grey
Here, a polished concrete floor and pale concrete benchtop complement the dark grey wall beautifully. The shades are similar, yet contrast enough to add interest to the space – and the marbled finish of the benchtop and flooring bring a tactile layer to the room.
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Here, a polished concrete floor and pale concrete benchtop complement the dark grey wall beautifully. The shades are similar, yet contrast enough to add interest to the space – and the marbled finish of the benchtop and flooring bring a tactile layer to the room.
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Team it with timber
Warm up concrete’s cool tones with organic surfaces. Here, a timber veneer on the cabinetry and a row of terracotta pendants are the perfect partners for the grey concrete flooring.
To tie the contrasting surfaces together, the designers have chosen a concrete benchtop for the island, which forms a bridge between the earthy tones and the crisp grey floor.
Warm up concrete’s cool tones with organic surfaces. Here, a timber veneer on the cabinetry and a row of terracotta pendants are the perfect partners for the grey concrete flooring.
To tie the contrasting surfaces together, the designers have chosen a concrete benchtop for the island, which forms a bridge between the earthy tones and the crisp grey floor.
Run up the walls
Incorporate your polished concrete on other surfaces by creating a splashback. Here, the designers have used polished concrete on the floor and taken it all the way up the wall above the cupboards to unify the space.
The matching floor and wall surfaces help ground the kitchen in the space, which works particularly well in an open-plan room.
Know Your Flooring: Concrete
Incorporate your polished concrete on other surfaces by creating a splashback. Here, the designers have used polished concrete on the floor and taken it all the way up the wall above the cupboards to unify the space.
The matching floor and wall surfaces help ground the kitchen in the space, which works particularly well in an open-plan room.
Know Your Flooring: Concrete
Embrace bohemian
Think concrete wouldn’t work with a bohemian look? This gorgeous space proves it can.
A light grey, polished concrete floor forms a neutral base for the warm, wood-grained units above it. The plethora of plants adds to the natural feel of the room, the green leaves contrasting beautifully with the pale grey floor.
Think concrete wouldn’t work with a bohemian look? This gorgeous space proves it can.
A light grey, polished concrete floor forms a neutral base for the warm, wood-grained units above it. The plethora of plants adds to the natural feel of the room, the green leaves contrasting beautifully with the pale grey floor.
Keep it simple
This smart kitchen is soothingly neat and practical. The designers have incorporate a tidy space for everything to create a room that feels streamlined and functional.
There are a few different surfaces that add interest, but the owners have kept an uncluttered mood thanks to the choice of simple materials.
The polished concrete floor is key to this idea, as it’s neutral and understated, and works well with the white cupboards, black splashback and timber features.
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This smart kitchen is soothingly neat and practical. The designers have incorporate a tidy space for everything to create a room that feels streamlined and functional.
There are a few different surfaces that add interest, but the owners have kept an uncluttered mood thanks to the choice of simple materials.
The polished concrete floor is key to this idea, as it’s neutral and understated, and works well with the white cupboards, black splashback and timber features.
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Are you thinking of using polished concrete on your floor? Tell us what you love about this material in the Comments, share your favourite images for inspiration, like this story and join the conversation.
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In an industrial kitchen like this one, a polished concrete floor is the ideal surface to team with other elements, particularly steel. The metallic finish on the oven, rangehood and accessories here add reflective surfaces to the space that tie in with the gleaming floor.
If you’re going for an industrial look in your kitchen, consider bringing in some white and wooden features, as the designers have done here, to lift the mood.