Are blonde wood, and wood-look, floors going out of style?
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Strange to put wood look flooring next to saltillo-style tile?
Comments (10)Oh how I love gardenweb! When I posted this question I really didn't figure I would get any responses from others who had done the same thing since it is such a specific situation but then to see a post from someone with the same exact tile! How exciting!! So sorry to have taken so long to reply but we have had family in town and the kids are out of school so life has been hectic to say the least. GWlolo - WOW! Your floors look beautiful!!! Really wishing that I had gone with a thin grout line between my Super Saltillos like you did. Ours are much thicker (3/4 inch I think) and they get so dirty. Love the deco tiles too. We haven't used them in any of the other rooms but do you think it would look strange to use them through the kitchen only? Are your Super Saltillos Saguaro or Desierto? Also glad to see that your wood floors are very similar to the wood look tile that we chose :) miss_kenda - thank you for your input! Once we knock down the wall separating the dining room and kitchen the house will be much more open so we decided to continue the saltillo through the kitchen and start the wood look tile in the hallway at the other end of the galley :) alexx- Holy cow your kitchen is so nice! Had assumed that I would jump on the white subway tile bandwagon but your kitchen has me seriously considering going with a blue backsplash! Glad to see that a grout transition will work despite the grout between our saltillos being larger than they will be between the wood-look tile. Thank you again to everyone for the helpful feedback!!...See MoreKitchen flooring - wood vs wood look tile
Comments (19)We selected a high end vinyl free floating wood plank flooring, for several reasons including patio / yard access direct through the 12 foot french door in the kitchen, sloppy dogs and general durability. Great wear and scratch warranty, 20 years. We are doing the entire main living area of DR, kitchen, den, foyer and powder room in the same. Installed over concrete and in the what used to be a sunken floor in the den, now plywood. Should be completed in a week, fingers crossed. We have friends who have a Karndean vinyl wood plank floor in their sun room. 11 years of no heat, soaking wet from rain and humidity and a fun filled patio and pool and beer pong marathons and it still looks like new. I was sold....See Morewhat color trim should go with these honey blonde wood walls?
Comments (1)Is anything else going to change or just the trim? Linoleum changing, etc. There's a ton of wood here and some of it should be painted as well. For instance, you can leave the stair railing honey colored, but the spindles should be white. You can paint the wall paneling and trim a creamy white and leave the wooden ceiling. The linoleum flooring should be changed and the cobalt blue has to go. I'd also switch out the light fixture....See MoreIs dark hardwood flooring going out of style?
Comments (5)Dark floors are often considered very formal (think 200 year old Georgian Homes) or very urban (think New York Loft style with reclaimed wood from 100 year old shipping crates). Dark is stylish. It is classic. It is hell to keep looking good. The dark floors with low gloss levels often show oily foot prints. You can clean and clean and clean but they never 'glow' or show that you've cleaned them. And as soon as someone walks across the floor (animals included) with socks or bare feet will leave behind shiny foot prints. How? Because skin oils are shinier than matte floors. And then there is the second issue with dark floors. The oily prints then grab DUST. That dust shines brightly on dark wood. Yah....fun in a can right there. If you want your dark floors, then go for it. I would look at the semi-gloss (at 45% that's a low-gloss semigloss). Velvet would be beautiful...because it's a fancy name for satin....See MoreUser
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