Diagonal hardwood flooring
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Comments (4)Ask him for references where he has actually done these things, because they aren't as easy as it sounds. The guy installing it suggests doing the 45 degree ... Unless all the walls are either 90 or 45 it's going to get strange in places like at the bay window and the place where the wall angles at the bottom of the living room. or going the whole way around the house along the walls with a piece then a lighter color then back to normal as a frame I guess you'd call it. .... That's intresting, but you need a wider border, and it's tricky to get the places where the boards butt against the frame correctly done. Or he suggested in the living room making it like a square and keep making it smaller til you got to the middle of the room. .... problem with that is that you now have a "rug" that you can't move, which restrains your furnituyre layouts. ======== There's a reason most installs are plain. It takes the emphasis off the floor and puts it on your furniture....See MoreDiagonal hardwood in kitchen?
Comments (11)You can still keep those hardwoods, and have them look very nice by running the boards the opposite direction instead of on a diagonal. I know a wood floor is much easier on my knees/back/feet than tile. You can see the wood floors running opposite in this picture, with the darker band of wood in-between toward the back of the floors: Mixing a band of dark cherry between your oak wood floors would make the transition for you, if you wanted to keep the wood floors. (Since your cabinets are cherry, it makes sense to keep the hardwoods relating to each other.) I was a little concerned about doing this in my kitchen in the beginning, but think it worked out and looks intentional from a design standpoint. There's a lot of wood in my kitchen, so that was a big consideration for me. Knowing the chairs and some of my dining room pieces were walnut, helped me make the transition between the kitchen (cherry) and the dining room (walnut). You know, contractors/builders often have good ideas, but they're not designers. Tying it all together takes a certain amount of finesse, which is often times hard to achieve. I hope this helps mrpandy; it's just an option to consider amongst all the opinions, while you figure it out. Good luck with your remodel!...See MoreWould you buy hardwood flooring from China? (Tradewinds hardwood)
Comments (3)I have not heard of that brand but we purchased the Bella Cera Ruscello flooring and when the boxes showed up it said the dreaded "Made in China" on them. What could I do at that point? We had it installed and are very happy. There is not one piece in the 1100 sq ft that has a flaw. Now, it has only been a few months, but no problems so far... And we also did about 60 sq ft of LM St Laurent flooring in our vanity area almost 2 years ago, it was "Made in China", which I did not know until later, no problems with it either....See MoreOiled hardwood floors from PG Hardwood Flooring
Comments (0)Has anyone installed PG Hardwood oiled flooring - colour "Hangar"? If so I'd love to see pictures of how it turned out. Also looking for thoughts on oiled vs. Urethane coating. I love these boards, but it's only available in oiled finish......See More
PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIs it OK? yes of course. if you like it, then do it, but there are better layouts.
Have you thought about doing a herringbone?
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