You’ve read all the home magazines and you’ve watched all the home-renovation shows on TV. You’re clear on the colour and design scheme of the kitchen of your dreams, and now it’s time to choose the materials you’ll need to turn that dream into a reality.

Choosing the right flooring for your dream kitchen is exciting but how do you know what flooring type is going to be the best option for you?

At CTM we highly recommend choosing tiles for your kitchen floor. Beautiful floor tiles for the kitchen floors are a great choice because they're durable, easy to clean and come in a variety of styles and colours. Read our guide to find out why tiles are best for kitchen floors.

Why is Tile Flooring the Best Option for Your Kitchen?

If you think about how busy the kitchen is, you’ll quickly see how important your flooring choice is. Kitchens take the brunt of the mess in most households thanks to all the eating and socialising that goes on in most South African kitchens. Tiles are a great choice for kitchen floors because;

• They can withstand high foot traffic and lots of little and big people coming and going over them all day long.
• Most tile types (especially ceramic and porcelain tiles) are water and stain-resistant which is imperative for the kitchen area.
• Tiles are cool to the touch. This can be important in a hot kitchen area where the oven and other appliances like the tumble dryer can tend to heat the room up, tiles can cool the area down.
• Tiles are easy to clean and usually just require regular sweeping, mopping and spot cleaning to look as good as new after every clean.

If you want to create a kitchen that centres around conversation, food and family rather than worrying about spills, stains and cleaning, then ideal kitchen floor tiles are going to be your best bet. Here’s the five reasons why the flooring experts recommend tiles when asked for kitchen floor tile advice: