Should kitchen floors match the walls? We look at the pros and cons

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During the process of designing a new kitchen, or remodeling an existing one, there's a key question that always comes up – should kitchen floors match the walls? 

It does really depend on personal choice and whether you love cohesion or prefer a more characterful kitchen design. But there are some caveats in that matching floors and walls could be as simple as all white, or you could have matching floor and wall tiles.