MARBLE-CRAZED

Can too much of a good thing be bad? This Paris flat needs to be fully furnished. Hugo Toro, the interior designer, used Brèche de Médicis marble on the walls and counters and the floor.

An Alternative to Travertine

Materials take center stage in this ultramodern Milan residence, designed by Hannes Peer. The kitchen's timber-clad walls, black marble counters, and shiny brass cabinets pop against the travertine flooring' frigid, Alpine-inspired color scheme.

NOT SO MELLOW YELLOW

Art historian Carolina Vincenti's Rome residence's kitchen flooring is made of 1925 cement tiles. The cheerful vibe is rounded up with the matching yellow walls (and the cat!).

TYPICAL CHECKS

This bright kitchen in a Seville apartment was designed by Amaro Sánchez de Moya, who used Carrara and Nero Marquina marbles laid in a traditional checkerboard pattern. The black and white flooring stands out against the white walls, ceiling, and cabinets while also going well with the black appliances. The vintage mosaic tiles on the quirky backsplash are a nice touch.

TERRAZZO

Unsurprisingly, the house of a couple who own a restaurant in Capirote has a kitchen by the Italian architect and designer Giuliano Andrea dell'Uva. The hand-poured terrazzo floor and custom-designed wall tiles were inspired by the island's Villa San Michele, built in the late 19th century.

Geometric Gems

Using wood that had been ebonized, fumed, and waxed, designer Steven Gambrel—whose name is associated with vivid kitchens—created a unique 3D-effect floor in this Chicago house.

INVERTIBLE LOVE

The striped eucalyptus veneering of the kitchen cabinets, countertops, walls, chairs, and even the light in this St. Petersburg apartment designed by Tim Veresnovsky offers a stark contrast to the parquet floor.

CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT BRICK SHIPS

In the kitchen of his upstate New York farmhouse, designer Shawn Henderson used exposed brick on the floor, strikingly contrasting with the bleached wood cabinets.

NINE ART DECO WORKS

The apartment's designer, Bradley Stephens, was inspired by Art Deco architecture to develop the kitchen's unique terrazzo inlay with brass lines.

USE OF PATTERNS

The kitchen of this London mansion has stunning blue floor tiles by Emery & Cie, installed by the UK business Retrouvius.

LET'S GET PUNCHY

Studio Peregalli, a design company, brightened up the kitchen of a Milan townhouse by using patterned cement floor tiles in orange and white and antique majolica wall tiles.

REVIEW IN SECONDS

Sandra Arndt, an architect, took risks in the kitchen of Dorothy Berwin, a filmmaker, and collector based in New York. Sabine Marcelis's bubblegum pink table stands out against the sleek black flooring in the kitchen.

STYLISH CHEVRONS

Designer Ken Fulk installed Fox Marble's chevron-patterned marble flooring in this San Francisco townhouse's integrated kitchen and dining space.

PAINTING FLOORS

Darryl Pinckney and James Fenton, a writer, and poet who lived in a brightly colored Harlem townhouse, chose Black Forest Green by Benjamin Moore for their kitchen flooring.

SET THE STAGE

If you want to make new trending kitchen styles, visit Home Builders.