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Matching new floors to existing hardwood

6 years ago

We want to replace the family and living room carpets with hardwood flooring. We already have hardwood floors in the kitchen and living room that we recently refinished with a darker color. We have somewhat of an open concept home in that walking in the front door you can see kitchen, dining And family room. So...do we attempt to match the new floors with our existing floors? I worry we won't be able to match exactly. Also, I would prefer not going to dark throughout the house Given it would make our space look smaller and we don't get a lot of natural light towards the back of the house. I would love to do either larger planks or somehow Incooperate the washed gray floors. What would be some options for the color scheme of floors in the new room?

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Cancork Floor Inc.

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

You have site finished hardwood. That's the easiest hardwood to match. Simply install the SAME SPECIES (same width of plank, same "cut", same grade) and have the same wood flooring professionals come out and mix your colour to match what they did previously.

If you don't want the same colour, then choose another colour for the new part. But the most important thing is to match the WOOD! That way, in the future you can have all the same colour if you want it.

There is nothing more frustrating that trying to get two different species to look "the same" when adding a stain. Many have tried...and all have cried because of the failures.

Personally I would have had the wood installed at the same time you had your hardwood floors refinished. That would have made every thing the easiest/cheapest. There would have been no concerns about colour matching.

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Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
6 years ago
It's always best to run consistent flooring throughout when possible. I would try to find as close to a match as possible. Switching to another wood color or style would make the home feel choppy, small, and not well thought out which is the exact opposite of what any homeowner wants.
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lazy_gardens
6 years ago
"So...do we attempt to match the new floors with our existing floors? I worry we won't be able to match exactly"

Bring samples home and place them on the floor you have ...pick the one that matches best.

And don't worry about the darker floor making the place look smaller. Having uniform flooring will compensate for it.
lizapogo82 thanked lazy_gardens
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Cancork Floor 100%. Easy peasy to match the floors with the right contractor.
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lizapogo82
Original Author
6 years ago
Wow! I'm so glad I asked because I was pretty convinced I was just going to install a lifeproof laminate w large planks that had the same tones (but with multi tones) as the dark floors now. Unfortunately we replaced carpets last year same time as the floors, I wish I would have just gone w wood at that time. I have young kids, 3 dogs and foster dogs so needless to say the carpets are already shot! I need to come up with my best long term option that looks nice! Thanks for the input!
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Just need a decent flooring crew.

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