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Flooring Design Dilemma

I don't like the color of my lvp flooring it is a dark grayish brown..

3 years ago

The flooring is a dark grayish brown, what can I do to lighten this color...

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acm

3 years ago

Well, it at least sort of disappears under the nice rug and furniture. If you want better help, we need to see the whole room. But there is no way to change the color of this kind of flooring, so all you can do is try to work with it in terms of your paint color (which looks a bit too yellow to go with the floors), lighting, and decor.

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SJ McCarthy
3 years ago
Is it installed? Photos?
Laura
3 years ago
If it’s LVP, you can’t change the color. I helped a friend pick LVP recently, and we had a hard time finding one that didn’t have gray undertones, but the one we settled on looks fantastic. It’s a nice medium brown and looks nice with his gray walls, and will still look nice if he repaints.
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G & S Floor Service
3 years ago
This is why wood is better.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
It is what it is and if you want some help minimizing it we need pictures.
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Norwood Architects
3 years ago
Lighting will have an effect on flooring. You might experiment with different types of lighting fixtures to see what effect it has on your flooring. Also, your wall color and furnishing color will have some effect by contrast. And, you can always use rugs to cover up part of the floor and downplay the floors impact. Good luck!
V Whitley
Original Author
3 years ago

This is a pic of my flooring
V Whitley
Original Author
3 years ago

This is the whole room, I was just thinking about putting down another floor...
SJ McCarthy
3 years ago
Sure...that works. A new floor would certainly lighten up your room. You will rip out all of this product (feel free to donate the 'usable' planks = 75% to habitat to humanity 'ReStore'). Purchase a brand new floor (3-4 steps lighter...you've just discovered how dark a dark floor makes a room).

Pay the installation again and move all the furniture back in again.

Not all of our posters have the money to simply replace a product that cost $7/sf to purchase and install. If you want something easier you can pick up MASSIVE area rugs and cover up the floors to the point where you can only see them in the hallway and at the edges of the room. That works too.
Valerie Wilson
2 months ago
Can this type if floor be painted?

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