A dark jatoba or espresso stain will take BC to a chocolate color. Do you know what flooring you have? If engineered with a thin veneer, proceed with caution. And obviously you're doing this for a potential buyer, so you might just want to offer them a credit on the purchase price and let the buyer deal with the refinishing of the floors. You never know if they'll balk at the new color or back out of the deal, etc. Mongo

He is a complaint I have filed with the Better Business Bureau: Purchased Home Legend Brazilian Cherry Flooring and 2 weeks after installation, bubbling and peeling of the finish was noticed. The original flooring was purchased from Home Depot in Westfield Ma. on October 24, 2014. The cost of the flooring was $2,451.44 not including installation, this was a special order product and was delivered to the home late November/early December. As recommended by the flooring manufacturers guidelines the flooring was allowed to acclimate to the home. We actually well exceeded the recommendations by leaving the floor in the home for several weeks. Within two weeks of installation we noticed some small peeling along the cut edge of the flooring. This was noticed as we were installing the baseboard trim. At first we thought this was just an issue near the edge and was not concerned. But as we were completing the trim work, more peeling areas were noticed. In January 2015 we took pictures of the flooring issues and reported the problem to Home Depot at the Pro Desk. During the process we have worked with Christine and the store manager Michele L Minniear. We have also worked with Celeste from the Home Depot National Center and she has been very helpful, but after 4 months the issue has not been resolved. The areas peeling included along the edge of the boards, along with areas that started peeling/bubbling in the middle of the boards as well. After several weeks of working with Home Depot they sent out a flooring inspector and were told that there is no defect in the floor but it was caused by the humidity in the home. We were never allowed to see the report and are told the report is the property of Home Depot. Since this report we have been documenting the temperature and humidity both on the first floor (were the flooring is installed) and the basement. This documentation consists of two meters left in two locations 24 hours a day for several months now. Pictures of the meter along with a newspaper and the date have been taken over this time period and the temperature and humidity levels have been within the manufacturer's guidelines. The flooring has continually become worse over the last 4 months. Although we are not allowed to see the report, we have been told there is too much humidity in the house causing the floor to swell, but when I questioned Christine asking her to clarify, the story changed to the floor shrinking as the floor has some spaces between the boards. So I am not sure what is correct and what is not. As a carpenter for many years, having installed thousands of square feet of pre-finished flooring and working with wood it is normal for flooring/wood to expand and contract due to the temperature and humidity. Over the last several months the temperature and humidity have remained steady. We have noticed this issue is common with Home Legend LLC. There are many complaints against the flooring and it is routine for them to deny any flooring defect. The home in question also has Brazilian Cherry Flooring (one room over) from a different manufacturer and was installed nine years ago with no such issues. At this time we are expecting to to file legal action against Home Dept, The Store Manerger and Home Legend LLC as they continually blame the conditions of the home for the defects of the floor.

Cherry and cherry are lovely. Are you going to have different stains? Maybe these ideas can help.... Wood cabs and wood floors .... more ideas. Walnut floors ( not to tempt you but to show you that the cheaper cherry or even oak can be just as pretty)

The photo with grandson is at our new home, with oak floors, oak cabinets, galley style, if it looks great, maybe I shouldn't be changing things?? I've only been there three times, we move by Nov 1. I don't care for the cabinet fronts , countertops, or paint. The other brazilian flooring photos are inspiration forum pictures, along with the galley style photo of a beautiful updated kitchen from our forum. Debroahnj, very nice home photos, do you like having wood in your kitchen? What color are your granite tops?? Back to my original question, Is it OKAY to START with flooring?? Should we buy the brazilian cherry flooring, and replace all installed oak and carpet, baseboards...what do I do with trim around brown windows ?? Next decision would be white or cherry trim...and then what shade of white paint...I know I'll be busy this winter!! Or do we redo kitchen first, and then flooring last??