The Best Kitchen Tile to Wood Floor Transition Ideas

Oct 20, 2022

Beaches have soft lines and smooth transitions between the sand and the water, so it makes sense that homeowners who are remodeling their kitchens to fit a coastal style want them to blend seamlessly into the rest of their homes. 


We’ve already shared our ideas for cabinet colors and backsplash designs that can help you create smooth transitions worthy of a new beach house kitchen. Today, we’ll look at floor transition ideas that let you switch from kitchen tile to wood flooring in a low-key way. 


Plus—here’s some great news—using one of these floor transition styles isn’t as much extra work as you might think. Depending on the layout of your kitchen, the time it takes to install one of these designs won’t add very much time to your remodel.

Ideas for Your Kitchen Tile to Wood Floor Transition 

Note: Floor transitions allow one room’s aesthetic to flow naturally into the next, so adding a floor transition to a small coastal kitchen (like a galley kitchen) will make both rooms seem larger. If you have a big kitchen and want it to look a little smaller, just choose a darker tile color.


Here are four tile-to-wood floor transition ideas to inspire your beach house kitchen remodel.

Metal Strip Transition

A metal strip transition separates tile from wood floor panels

Placing metal transition strips between your kitchen tile flooring and the adjoining room is the simplest and most subtle way to border two types of flooring.


These strips are available in any finish, so you can install the one that works best. If you have a warmer tile color, you might try a warmer finish, like brass or gold, to blend from one room to the next.

Mosaic or Threshold Transition

Geometric mosaic tiles are a great transition idea for kitchens

You can add geometric or mosaic tiles to provide a more noticeable transition that still fits in with your beach house décor. A sea glass mosaic that matches the backsplash can help you tie your whole coastal kitchen together.


If your kitchen design is more modern, geometric tiles are a great alternative and can even serve as a long-lasting threshold rug for any kitchen doorway.

End-Cap Transition

A kitchen with an end cap transition separating white tile from a light wood floor

End-cap flooring transitions can be as simple or complex as you want them to be.


Place a polished piece of wood flooring perpendicular to the other boards, or decorate the end cap with beach-themed materials and designs, like inlaid sea shells, shiplap, blue and white epoxy resin, sailing instruments, and more.

Blended Flow Transition

Blended flow transition

Imagine honey oak floors blended into soft-white kitchen tile flooring with light blue cabinets in the background.


The blended flow transition style allows you to refresh your oak floors and harmonize with your existing cabinets to create a peaceful and contemporary kitchen design.

Flooring & Cabinet Refinishing Experts in Monmouth County

Homeowners in the Monmouth County or Ocean County area know our team at Oceanside Painting & Refinishing best as cabinet refinishing experts, but we can also install epoxy resin and wood flooring. 


If you plan to remodel your kitchen to fit a beach house theme, call us for free flooring and cabinet refinishing estimates. You can find kitchen design inspiration and examples of our past work on Instagram. 


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