Anyone live in a cape and have a hallway that flows directly into the kitchen?

We have this and this is my least favorite part of the house! I would want hardwood in hallway and tile in kitchen (eventually) but it may not look right.

Looks like this. The previous owners had the same (linolium) in the kitchen and hallway

Message edited 4/30/2008 10:22:35 PM.

Re: Anyone live in a cape and have a hallway that flows directly into the kitchen?

When I was growing up, our house was similar. My mom had hardwoods in the kitchen but then carpet in the hallway. She was able to divide it up bc there was a doorway into our living room (where your closet is) that was all carpet. They angled it so that that it was not a clear cut stop/start point. Let me see if I can find a picture for you...

Re: Anyone live in a cape and have a hallway that flows directly into the kitchen?

You can put the tile in your kitchen and hardwood in your hallway...
Lets see if I can explain what my BIL did...
His kitchen is tile. His Livingroom Diningroom and Hallway are all hardwood.
(Hallway, Kitchen - Kitchen, Diningroom - Kitchen, Livingroom attach)
Between all 3 enterances into the kitchen he left enough space where a wooden paddle would go.
He broke up a couple of extra pieces of the tile he had from his kitchen floor and used the same grout he had for his kitchen. He laid the broken tile in place of a wooden paddle.
It makes it look so much nicer than a piece of wood seperating the rooms.