Open Plan Flooring Placement Dilemma
We have plans to make a few renovations in our home. This is currently being priced by builders & tradies. A lot of the flooring will be new or replaced.
Due to the large open-plan areas in the living/family/kitchen we are struggling with decisions on where the different flooring should be laid.
The yellow areas are where we need new flooring. (Excluding the pink area)
Orange is where the existing carpet is still ok.
The stairwell carpet will need to be replaced, and obviously the carpet on the landing at the top.
New carpet will be different to the existing since the existing carpet is a low quality loop pile and we want a good quality cut pile that's less likely to fade & stain in the new areas.
We're hoping to not have to replace carpet in the lounge area, but if need be, we could use it to replace a bedroom carpet upstairs.
We have chosen a Godfrey Hirst wood look vinyl planking for the kitchen, laundry & entry + more areas where needed.
The remaining areas we want carpeted.
Preferrably not too much vinyl.
Any ideas on where to start & stop the carpet/vinyl areas would be much appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
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