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Two Wood Floors - one mostly open floor plan - crazy?
Comments (2)We did this two houses ago. It was a 1926 home with dark-stained oak hardwoods on the main floor. The butler's pantry/breakfast room had been taken into the kitchen years before and vinyl put down. When we pulled up the vinyl there was strip hardwood in the BR area, and a pine subfloor in the kitchen, all flush. So the kitchen was originally intended to have linoleum, I believe. We went through various ideas and opted to install new heart pine in the whole kitchen/BR area. It was lighter, and with wider planks than the rest of the house. But heart pine was used in our area and in the era of the home, so it was at least a reference to something appropriate. Because of the thickness of the planks, there was an eased 3/4" step up. It turned out fine, and we really liked it. I don't have a picture that shows both floors, but here is a not-so-great picture of the kitchen (when the people who bought it from us were selling it):...See MoreTwo Wood Floors - one mostly open floor plan - crazy?
Comments (5)Brooklyn Limestone's blog has great photos of how they added new wood floors to blend with existing wood in an old house. The living room and other rooms have hardwood with a parquet border; they took down the wall between the kitchen and living room, so there was a 6-inch gap between the living room floor and kitchen. They laid a new wood floor with a different border, and it's absolutely lovely. I think it's successful because they didn't try to be too matchy-matchy, and let the different woods define each space. The post discusses how difficult it is to get the height exactly right to match up, but as other posters have said, a pro can do it. See link below. Here is a link that might be useful: Brooklyn Limestone wood floor...See MoreNeed advice about replacing kitchen hardwood with tile, open plan
Comments (8)A friend of mine had ceramic tile installed in her kitchen and has regretted it ever since. She's in her early 40's, physically fit, does a lot of walking, works full time, etc. She said it is very hard on the legs, knees, feet. Walking on hard surfaces is one thing, but standing is another. It is very different. Try standing in place on a cement surface for an hour and you will have a good idea. Ask anyone in an occupation that requires a lot of standing. It depends on how much time you spend in the kitchen, cooking, cleaning up, on whether a hard surface is a good idea....See MoreFlooring dilemma in open concept plan
Comments (9)If you can't match the MATERIAL then match the COLOUR. A 'continuous' floor material isn't necessary. But a continuous COLOUR of floor is. You can put down 'brown' tile to match the brown 'wood' in the rest of the house. It can be done easily and without much effort. I tell people to pick their three favourite wood floors (grab samples) and then go TILE shopping. Find the BEST colour match (stone, ceramic, porcelain, cork...whatever). When BOTH are installed you will have a floor that LOOKS continuous. And that's all that matters....See Morepeony grace
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