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Flooring advise

Rebecca DiMaggio
8 år siden

I want to go to wood flooring in my new house but I have many light colored woods including shutters and same tone in my furniture. Low ceilings and not a lot of natural light. I was thinking go dark barn wood so that I don't have the lighter wood overwhelm the house but I don't know if it will close us in and make the room seem really small. I want to run it through out the bottom floor and up the stairs. Photo is at night.

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  • PRO
    Cancork Floor Inc.
    8 år siden

    Stick to the lightest tone of wood you can...that way the wood trim will look IN PLACE rather than out of place. The darker/grayer you go the WORSE the trim is going to look. Nothing screams out "bad renovation" like trim that clashes with the flooring.

    If you stick with a natural wood tone that is as close to natural as possible (such as natural oak) the BETTER your trim looks. And the BIGGER the space looks. It looks as if it was "meant to be together".

    How do you get wood floors and wood trim to work together? Easy. Use the same colour. Just like getting dressed in the morning. Matching accessories to the outfit = a well dressed human.

    Matching trim to hardwood = well dressed home. Your space would look SUPER HANDSOME with wide planked oak in a low gloss/matte finish...BTW.

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    • PRO
      R.D. London Studios
      8 år siden

      maybe a middle tone wood color such as some of the oaks.

    • visualizemaven
      8 år siden

      https://www.houzz.com/photos/buckinghamshire-full-house-refurbishment-traditional-bathroom-buckinghamshire-phvw-vp~32478692

      I think the floor pictured would tie together your blond wood furniture to the gray tones in your sofa in a very beautiful and pleasing way.

      A dark brown wood floor would not coordinate well with your light wood shutters and dining set.

      Also, is there any way you can change your front door to the same color as your shutters? There are ways to do a faux finish to match your shutters if you can't get a new door.


    • Elaine Doremus Resumes Written
      8 år siden

      I know you didn't ask about lighting, but ceiling light in living room is not the most flattering for people. Better choice may be a wall sconce or table lamp in each corner at chest level. Find out about various types of lighting by putting the word lighting in search box above. Among others, there's ambient (general), task (for computer desk), accent (for art).

    • PRO
      JDC Remodeling, LLC
      8 år siden

      I agree that you want to find something that would coordinate with the other woods in the space. I would suggest something in the middle tones that would maybe have some variation that would pull out the lighter color in your existing trim.

    • PRO
      Historic Flooring LLC
      8 år siden
      Sidst ændret: {last_modified_time}8 år siden

      Here are a couple examples...one light wood with light trim and walls, and one is a darker wood with light trim and walls. I like the White Oak better :) -Stacey

      Old Growth White Oak · Mere information

      Eastern White Pine · Mere information

    • PRO
      Cancork Floor Inc.
      8 år siden

      @Historic flooring...the white oak is exactly what I was thinking of when I mentioned "wide oak" planks. Loverly. And the match to the OP's trim would be PERFECT! Exactly what I had in mind!

      Of course the second photos is stunning as well...but the white oak really does the trick for the trim question.

    • PRO
      Historic Flooring LLC
      8 år siden
      Sidst ændret: {last_modified_time}8 år siden

      You're only guessing! I suggest we provide a nice "array" of samples, 2' long pieces with dark, light patinas, but also textured vs smooth, include a variety of species, different widths, etc... you gotta feel-it, touch-it & have ample selection to make a wise decision. - Steve

    • Rebecca DiMaggio
      Forfatter
      8 år siden

      I like the white oak. Thank you!

    • grapefruit1_ar
      8 år siden

      White oak would be great! We have natural , white ash which works well with our oak. I totally agree with Elaine.....turn off the overhead lighting.

    • km kane
      8 år siden
      White oak would be best, dark flooring draws the life out of a room. You can get rugs with darker colors for contrast.
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