Thank you! I was choosing between Cool Classic and First Crush. I have seen photos of Road Trip online and that color looks good. I chose CC because they were lighter and I really wanted a bright, light space. But First crush is really good looking. It’s so hard! I bought a box of each first crush and cool classic and moved them all over the house to see how they would look at different times of the day. And cool classic won but it was a close call. They are similar.

@R C hello! I love my Paradigm Tower floors. they are super easy to clean and maintain. Stairs may be a little slippery for pets. I would consider using a runner. I purchased my floors from Prosource N Orange County back in September around Labor Day for $3.00 sq ft. They have showrooms nationwide and they price match.

@Karen Anderson thanks for posting this! Do your photos look true to colour, would you say? They look closer to the warmth of the photos on Provenza's website but not quite as golden, but my sample looks lighter. I like the way my sample looks, but am nervous to purchase off such a small portion of flooring (prices increase tomorrow though, so I need to make a decision). This is my sample pictured.

I remember noticing the same thing about the websites when I was first looking for flooring a few years back. Bella Cera has been around for a while, so I would relax - but still be vigilant. While I ended up picking something else and can’t speak about the company exactly, there are some common practices in the retail world that can explain what it might be. There are large companies that produce many lines and will often take those lines or single products and rebrand them for different markets. The same item may have different names but still be identical. The will have different labels and different color names, etc. There are sometimes a product that is essentially the same, but they will make small changes for each brand they label it with so that it can be called exclusive, or otherwise be unique and still be true. Mattresses are famous for that. Still other times you can find the same brand in different retailers, but made by different companies. Big box stores will often use different factories for common brand name items we love and there are usually pretty strict regulations and quality control, though a savvy consumer will notice slight differences. This is called licensing. I suspect Bella Cera may be using a combination of these practices - both rebranding and using different sources. At this point you don’t have a ton of options. Do your best to be patient and see what comes. Inspect it all carefully. Do your best to suppress your emotions so that you can handle any unfortunate situation calmly, but firmly. Since it was special order, you probably will be contractually obligated to pay a restocking fee or it may be non-refundable, depending on the fine print of your order. As for acclimating - if they’re doing demo and prep, they won’t be laying it right away, so it will have some time to acclimate. Make room inside away from the install area to store it. If after it arrives and everything is sorted out, it just doesn’t work for you, the last company I got flooring from was out of state, but worked more closely with me than the local showrooms I had visited. I won’t lie - it was really weird ordering flooring essentially sight unseen and wondering up until it actually arrived if I’d fallen for some elaborate scam, but it wasn’t. I was relieved. I’m sure you would be happy with them and you could find a qualified installer near you if you or the people you’re working with decide to part ways. Keep us posted. Many of us here to help. If it all goes south and you need to start over, check in here again. Lastly, I hope the subfloor won’t need too much prep. Is there any chance for asbestos from vinyl tiles? Hopefully that and everything else goes smoothly and the worry was for nothing. Let us know.