Tile Or Hardwood Entryway

The porcelain floor tiles in this small entryway by homepolish will stand up to muddy shoes and wet boots.

Tile or hardwood entryway.

Tile flooring is fashionable durable and easy to clean necessary qualities for your foyer and mudroom which may need to stand up to abusive weather conditions that track rain snow and mud into your home. The big drawback of hardwood in entryways and mudrooms is standing water. Sandable sealed hardwoods are great for entrances. Hardwood flooring is a popular upgrade that homeowners prefer but it has a few downsides.

Increasingly homeowners are drawn to ceramic tile that has a wood look. The entry floor material requires a decision when you re constructing or remodeling a home. Because of advances in the design and manufacturing of ceramic and porcelain tile in recent years tiles mimic the look of solid hardwood. They bring different textures and colors into a room that otherwise would require an area rug to break things up.

Compared to ceramic tile porcelain is stronger and more stain resistant making it a better choice for hardworking entryways. This tile inlay sits nicely inside of its hardwood flooring frame. They stand up to the traffic and are easy to restore by recoating with finish or if need be by completely sanding and refinishing the flooring. Why is that you may be thinking.

This would be a great addition in front of a home s main entryway in place of an area rug.