Help with floor colors
Kathleen Spero
17 days ago
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Help picking flooring color and paint color
Comments (8)Wow, the lighting is so different in those photos, I had to scroll back and forth just to see if that's the same room! I love your choices, especially the pale blue backsplash tile. I love lighter colors (though your island is really pretty). I would go with a really blonde-looking floor, though obviously there are many directions you could go. I think you probably want to be done and over with anything with that red tone. So, I like a pale golden floor, probably an oil wax finish to get a really matte look. I can't possibly tell in those tiny thumbnail photos what the tones of the floor will be--you're going to need to order a box of what you like and lay it out in your room before you decide. It's a small cost but worth it to be certain....See MoreNeed help with flooring color to go with existing wood floors.
Comments (5)That's probably sheet vinyl. It is an EXCELLENT option in a rental. It is relatively cheap, durable, water proof and easy to install/replace as needed. I would do this for the kitchen and baths. I would replace carpet with carpet. It looks REALLY WEIRD if you use a 'stone look' product in an area normally reserved for wood or carpet. Like REALLY weird. So weird your renters will know you are cheaping out on them. Your counter tops are laminate. You have a small kitchen with nice (but basic) cabinetry. You have carpets in the living areas (what about the bedrooms). I would NOT put in expensive hardwoods. They will not increase the value you can ask for as rental income. To increase the rental income you must have real stone counters (although I'm a fan of laminate counters...they will out last several owners). You must have a SINGLE floor throughout the home, etc, etc, etc. I'm going to guess you will have a moderate income rental on your hands. I would recarpet the carpeted areas. I would reinstall updated sheet vinyl in the kitchen/wet areas. And expect to have those items replaced every few renters (every 7 years). Yes hardwoods can be sanded down and refinished...but that normally happens every 25 years...not every 7 years. If a hardwood floor is ruined/damaged to the point of full sand/refinish, you probably have to sue your renter (good luck with that!) to recoup the costs. A full sand/refinish costs $5/sf. It takes 3-4 days for the procedure and then ANOTHER 10-20 days for the floors to CURE. That means rental income lost for an entire month AND you have to pay for refinishing your hardwoods. You will lose money AND lose income. Best to stick with stuff that can be ripped out and replaced in a single day. Carpet and sheet vinyl will do the trick for most rental units that rank as modest or moderate income renters....See MoreNeed help with floor color
Comments (2)II would NOT rip hardwood to replace with LV anything. Sand and stain, and extend what you have. . the lower level ? that's the place for LV AND IT NEEDN'T MATCH YOUR FIRST FLOOR. Don't reMUDDLE you way out of your "parents house" into a fad of cheap....See MoreHelp with floor color!
Comments (5)I would pick a flooring that I love in the rest of the home and that I can live with in the kitchen. Test some looks on some different flooring visualizers to get some ideas of what you love, what you like and what you can live with. I just tested a couple of colors here with your photos. https://www.bruce.com/en-us/resources/floor-visualizer.html liked the warmth of this, a bit less yellow than your current color I could live with it with the current cabinets. Love the dark (harder to keep clean) with your other furnishings but am iffy about living with the kitchen until I could afford to get it done. Maybe for a year or two, but not 5-10....See Moremillworkman
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