I have a friend who did this floor in her house. I am a flooring person and had to bend down and look and touch to tell it was not real. Great stuff. I like #1 best. Contrasts the best with the cabinets and seems to blend best with the doors and trim. It might make the space seem lighter. As lots of wood can darken areas somewhat. #3 is second choice as I like it better with every thing BUT your cabinets. It's ok with cabs as it has some dark areas and is a 'louder' sample. But seems more contemporary. I actually like it the best of the samples by itself. Just not with your cabs as well. Do not like any of the others. Not enough contrast with the other woodwork especially cabinets. #5 looks the most dated and unreal. Others seem too dark. I would keep the doors wood stained as they are but paint the trim. It looks like it needs sprucing up and with all other finishes changed will look more like it needs it. I'm doing stained doors and painted trim in our new house but realize others may not care for the look. I do like the vinyl planks though.

Hi, I posted a question in Design Dilemma yesterday and attached a picture of some Armstrong Alterna samples I am considering. I am reattaching them here as they might be close to what you are looking for as well. Most of the LVT I found is too patterned for me, but these three are subtle. This Armstrong style is the Multistone line and there is a white in this grouping that is even more even in tone and light in color than the three I am considering. All the LVT brands seem to have a solid white but that is just too stark and modern for my taste. Mannington Audra has Manhattan White and that is also very pretty. I was able to borrow the samples from the flooring store to take home, but I ordered some samples directly from Armstrong. However, I was a bit miffed for getting charged $8 for a tiny 8 x 8 sample plus shipping. I believe Mannington will send a sample for free. Armstrong is made in the U.S. and Mannington is bringing theirs back this summer (I called each company because this is important to me).

First of all, all LVT/LVP can be damaged by sun - it color-shifts. Regardless of brand, btw, unless a mfg has come out with a High UV-resistant line post-2015 when we did our LVP in the MBR. However, I can say that it does take a consider amount of sun to make the difference, and I live in Northern CA where with an East-facing exposure, there is direct sun on my entire 2003 LVT kitchen flooring pretty much 300 days/yr. Knowing this, I had window film put on the main windows, but it only cuts it 50% (the 100%-UV blocking clear film wasn't on the market back then). There has been a very slight color-shift on the LVT over 14 yrs, which I only noticed because one tile had to be replaced in 2016. Now, the pattern on my LVT is a slate-look, so it's less noticeable than a wood plank. The new replacement tile is a touch darker, and a little more reddish-tinted. Realistically? It can only be noticed if you stand right over the tiles and look at them. From the usual side angle - say, you are 3' away and looking at it - you can't tell any difference. So...will a wood-look LVP see a color shift? Possibly/probably. Have your windows anti-UV filmed - it wasn't that expensive, when I had it done in 2003 - and that should pretty much take care of it. We have the Mannington Adura Essex Oak in our MBR which was installed in 2015. It's glue-down, our installer refuses to do any other type of install. We're extremely happy with it so far. Our south-facing windows downstairs are uncoated, but we always keep those blinds closed since the only view is of our neighbor's house! If I had a view off to those side windows I would have just had them filmed. The other large window is north-facing, and indirect sun is not a problem. High UV can damage just about anything. Before I had our kitchen windows filmed, the sun, over a decade's time, managed to fade even the laminate sides of my cabs, and laminate has the highest UV resistance of ALL materials. The UV actually bleached out the beech wood trim on the doors, turning it white in a few areas.

I opted for LVT in my home because it was the right choice for my lifestyle. I originally wanted a very light LVT, but learned about "Environmental Staining". The flooring stores assured me that there are not issues with yellowing of LVT like there used to be and discoloration, if it occurred would be covered by warrantee. Being the distrustful type, I called the manufacturer and asked specifically about yellow staining in traffic areas caused by residue on our shoes after walking across the blacktop driveway. It is not covered by the warrantee and is specifically excluded in the "Environmental Staining" clause.