Does anyone have Natural Walnut floors in kitchen?
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sanjuangirl
11 years agoHere are some pictures of what we love. The variation of colors is so beautiful in the walnut.
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11 years agosanjuangirl
11 years agomrsmortarmixer
11 years agoWe have black walnut with polyurethane in our kitchen. Walnut is a softer wood, but after a year, we only have a few surface scratches. No dents. We have a 3,5, and 6 year old and 2 dogs that are in and out of the house, we had a table and chairs in there where chairs were being scooted 3 meals a day, the table didn't leave dents when we moved it. My husband tracks in all kinds of rocks and dirt on his boots.
Here is a picture taken from sometime during the finishing process. So don't pay attention to what the actual finish looks like or the fact that there is drywall mud slurry all over the range. It's the only picture I have on this computer that is close to true color of the boards. Polyurethane makes the walnut warmer with red/orange tones. Walnut will also get lighter instead of darker as it's exposed to sunlight and ages.
akcorcoran
11 years agosanjuangirl
11 years agodogsunderfoot2
11 years agoWe have prefinished "character" walnut (supplier's term). It has a ton of variation, plus a fair amount of knots and imperfections - exactly what we wanted. The variation camouflages a lot. Ours does dent pretty easily, but we love the way it looks and aren't bothered by signs of wear. It might not fit your lifestyle. The corgis racing thru have for sure scratched it, and high heels might dent it-do you stomp your feet a lot? :) Regular foot traffic hasn't been a problem, but dropping a heavy cutting board will dent it...
You can see some scratches in the bottom right corner of the second photo - and the cause in the first one. :) Here's how it looks in the kitchen. We have pretty quiet cabinets and counters; the floor adds plenty of drama. Apologies for the lack of trim etc. - someday our kitchen will be finished!
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11 years agoOur 25 year old hardwood floors are white oak 2/25 inches wide, all short boards). They were "orange-y" oak when we moved in but we had them scraped onsite and stained a coffee brown. They don't show and scratches or wear because it just blends in with the variations created by the handscraping. Walnut is beautiful, but I'm not sure I could pick a "delicate" floor.
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sbp59
11 years agoWe went with Acacia...never looked back. It is great and definitely gets lots of wow comments.
sanjuangirl
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