Help! Ugly Stairs Alert
5 years ago
I'd love some advice on what types of Wood Look Tile and/or real wood I should use on my stair and 2nd floor to match the existing ceramic tile on the living room floor. The tile looks the same throughout the entire house (excluding kitchen). We want to rip out the tile on the stairs and 2nd floor and update it to a wood-looking tile (and/or real wood on the treads/risers). We'll also be updating the rails at a later point but I'll make that a separate discussion.
Would appreciate suggestions that won't break the bank as this is our first house/first home renovation project.
Wider angle from listing photo, apologies for the bad/slightly yellowed lighting:
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5 years agoHi, I’m in south Florida too and I can’t figure out why anyone would tile stairs! Do you have a different tile in the kitchen, hard to tell? I personally do not like tile right next to wood like tile like that. Then you’ll have 3 different tiles in the same vicinity...it is gonna look all chopped up. I think carpeting the stairs in a nice patterned carpet OR replace all the tile including the stairs with the same wood look tile. I just did a remodel and did wood look tile on my entire downstairs, my contractor talked me into carpet because tile on stairs is not the safest, especially if you have kids. Just something to think about. Picture so you can see the carpet next to wood look tile.
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- 5 years agoI don’t know where in so Fla you are, but Padron Flooring in Lake Worth literally has hundreds of beautiful options. What sets this tile apart from many other wood look tile is the 3 different plank sizes, the texture and it has hundreds of faces. Everyone who comes in my house asks if it’s wood. My particular tile is called Trinity, and they have it in a few different colors and styles. I recommend going in there, they have a beautiful showroom and you’ll find the costs are comparable to any other tile store. I’ve attached a few more pics. Mine is like a grayish/French oak wood color...it actually looks both modern and rustic.
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