The wood flooring and the kitchen cabinets seem to work very well together in your photos. Do they look great in person? I'm thinking you might want to paint the stair treads black instead of white, but leaving the risers white.

Interesting suggestion. Why black? Just curious about the colour combo.

thanks

Does black work with the light coloured floor wood i want to put upstairs?

what is the color of that wood floor tile please?

The first picture? No idea

Yes, black treads would work with that flooring.

Well stated, Cancork!

Sorry i should have made the kitchen front/panel clearer (don't have a picture cause it isn't installed yet.

so the kitchen panel is the same colour as the wood you see in picture 2 (not the grey). I took a sample and looked for engineered wood that was the exact same colour.

i was thinking of using that same colour for the upstairs floor because I'm not keen on the tile wood optic (picture 1) colour for upstairs.

i like your suggestion,Cancork. I'll check how easy it is to change the wood with what you suggested. Didn't think about that :)

yes, I can paint the treads black as an option. I was also thinking of doing a carpet runner so the stairs are less slippy (I have younglings). What colour would work for the carpet or does it not matter?

Sorry but pic 2 has plenty of gray in it. Is it the angle of the photo that is showing gray or is it the photo itself? Do the cabinets look different than what we are seeing in the pic 2? On our screens pic 2 is pale/silvery wood = in the gray tones.

Go ahead and take your tiles shopping. Find a wood that is tone-on-tone with the tile. That way you only have to worry about the stairs. Even if you put a runner down, I would still change the treads to match the "main" floor tile.

Ah i think it's the light making it appear grey??? Here's another picture for clarity. that thing propped against the wall is the sample colour of my kitchen front/panel

I agree i could make my life easier if i find a wood similar to the tile (pic1) for upstairs but it doesn't feel right for the bedroom... i kind of regret picking it but it's too late.

just wondering if there's a way to make the light coloured wood work upstairs without too much disconnect between the stairs...

I'll most likely shop for the same wood as seen in the tiles to make the flow smoother if what i want to do is too disjointed.

is black treads still the best option now the kitchen panel is clearer?

appreciate your advice! I'm kind of stressing about my dumb decisions thus far. Thanks in advance.

my only concern is changing the treads to the same look as the tiles will be too challenging or expensive- that's why i considered painting. A few weeks ago i was trying to get the stairs company to use different wood that we select but they only use theirs and charge 3k more which i found excessive and their product range was awful. Have to use that stairs company because of the building contract:/

Sigh...the new photo shows white washed wood without any colour at all. Anyway. I'm going to let you in on a little secrete: The $3K to upgrade the stairs is going to seem like a BARGAIN once you get everything stripped, sanded, primed (or stained) then painted (or finished) and then adding a finish onto the paint (there are many floor paints that require a clear finish for better protection).

Once you are all said and done, the labor to change what is already there could possible be MORE than $3K. I hope I'm wrong, but stairs are EXTREMELY expensive to finish/refinish. Remember: human sweat is the most expensive thing you will pay for during a build/renovation. It is the single largest expense in the building world (in most businesses in fact).