Challenge 4: Designers' Challenge Kitchen Makeover

For this particular renovation, I would have considered a large scale, stone-look tile—a much better option with the installation time given and the moisture conditions present. If you are pressed for time and money in a kitchen renovation, and love the look of wood flooring, consider pre-finished options that have a factory polyurethane coat already on the material or a wood laminate floor that also is pre-finished.