Simulating wood with a photographic applique layer under a clear protective layer, laminate is just a composite. I would not consider spending money on a laminate floor at this point. It isn’t a better solution than going with the ivory carpet for a few years. Laminate is $, but it's noisy and doesn’t like water. "Water can cause laminate flooring to swell if it gets between the seams. Being made of pressed board, laminate can easily chip--especially the critical tongue and groove sections.” Where I would spend extra money is on the padding under the rug. That will go a long way to help keep the rug clean. It isn’t the rug fibre which stains, it is whatever liquid has soaked into the pad that keeps coming back to haunt you. Spend a few cents extra and ask for Mohawk Smart Step. it has a coating which keeps any liquid from soaking into the pad. If it needs to be seamed, have them duck-tape the seams. I have a light wool wall to wall carpet. Should something spill, I grab a dry cloth or paper towel or newspaper and step on it until all the liquid is out of the rug. Then, use a combo of water and ammonia, and just dab at it. Actual dirt or mud, just let it dry and then vacuum.

MCM has two options: a super-light floor like the Golden Butterscotch or a much darker presentation like Walnut (3 steps darker than the Golden Oak). Cork was used in MCM homes and it is MUCH lighter. It is more like the Butterscotch than the oak. I prefer a lighter floor because I prefer the look of Scandinavian Modern more than MCM. You are showing some darker corners in the home, which tells me the Butterscotch can be used to lighten the whole space. Please do NOT use laminate in a kitchen. It has issues with spills and steam from dishwashers.

Lianne, well, she never came back to check, so who knows what she got! If you look up SJ McCarthy, she's the flooring pro on here. you'll find her comments about how things hold up on numerous posts. If you find her profile, click on her activity, and see if you can find one where she talks about diff flooring. she talks a lot about diff LVP brands. or, start your own post, with a few pics, and ask for advice on flooring choices. If you have a few samples, post the pics of those and see if you get any hits However, reviews of this product on the first link aren't great! in fact, they're quite poor https://www.trustpilot.com/review/karndean.com https://floorcritics.com/karndean-vinyl-plank-review/

Thank you. We haven't ordered the flooring yet but will be very soon (as in this coming week). We did a LOT of research on LVP and this brand is great quality and within their budget. 20mil wear layer. Is there another color here that you think would look better? Herbflavor recommended Acadia but the kids thought that was too blonde. Maybe we need to start from scratch with another line. So many of these have such different color variations (many we do not like at all). Here is the link to the different shades/colors: https://www.msisurfaces.com/vinyl-flooring/rigid-core-prescott/ Ryder is what they were looking at.