That would cost way too much!! We put pecan flooring which was not the cheapest and we like it a lot. Just hard to find a match. Plus I kind of like breaking it up a bit. Are you familiar with travertine? Is it used much in bedrooms? I was thinking of the 18" x 24".

You can continue the same wood should you choose. Probably the biggest kille of wood in a bathroom is if the toilet bowl condenses, sweats and drips in the summer, or during periods of high humidity. More common in older homes or homes with no air conditioning. If you want dark wood, you can do that as well. FWIW, I have brazilian cherry in my master bedroom and bathroom. Throughout my whole house, actually. Dark wood. Looks great with no damage after 20 years. If you go with two different woods you can use a wood saddle to make the transition at the door. Or even a stone saddle. Perhaps use the same stone as your bathroom countertop if the countertop will be stone. If you use the same wood, if the strips run through the doorway a good installer can stitch the floors together, although it'd be easier to use a wood saddle at the transition. If they run parallel you can abut them with ease for a continuous look from one room into the next.

Hi Susan! Reading your post got us thinking, and we would like to offer some suggestions. First off, your house looks beautiful! Secondly, try these suggestions: Stone luxury vinyl tile to off-set the presence of wood but to compliment the natural feel OR Luxury vinyl planks which mimic the look of wood and can match the wood already up while offering additional durability and water resistance (great for pets). To help with sound carpet is going to be your best bet, but if you want to go a different route like we mentioned above, area rugs will help dampen sound. In fact we recently wrote some content on similar topics which could help you in making your decision: Flooring Trends to Watch for in 2018 Have Your Cake and Eat it too with Vinyl Plank Flooring Hope this information helped.

I think my closet plans fall into the range of "real people". Most of us don't have Oprah-sized closets or the number of shoes owned by -- is that Mariah Cary? Most of us -- even if we had the space -- wouldn't install a custom island topped with granite. After all, as lovely as these spaces are, they're closets. Here's my inspiration picture -- though at 7' wide x 8' long, my new house closet will be a little bigger than this one: Specifics that matter to me -- obviously, you'll have way more space and will be able to have more: - 3' of walking space down the middle of two aisles. - A pretty light in the middle of the space ... and maybe a couple canned lights on the edges. This is, of course, not important in terms of function, but I want a bit of fancy in the closet. - Since I am only 4'11", I will shorten my hanging clothes area. I want matching hangers. - Plenty of folded space -- we are on the cusp of retirement and won't need lots of dress clothes. Plus we want no dresser in the bedroom, so we want space for EVERYTHING in the closet. - A couple built-in drawers for unmentionables. - Space for roughly 30 pair of shoes for me, 10 pair for him -- plus several pairs of boots for the two of us -- but our footwear doesn't need to be showcased as if they were something special. - A few attractive baskets up top for "boxing up" traveling items, purses, out of season items, etc.... and a planned space for a step stool since I want to access those baskets. - My inspiration pix shows wallpaper on the back wall, but I'll probably paint something pretty with a stencil. I have a round mirror, which I plan to repurpose on the back wall ... and I want a shelf underneath it, which can hold jewelry, etc. - A fluffy rug in the middle of the closet. - A valet rod on each side of the closet for "hanging out" church clothes. - One narrow "open locker" at the doorway on each side ... with a couple hooks. This will be for clothes that we plan to wear again ... a once-worn nightgown, workout clothes, or jeans. This'll keep them separate from the "completely clean clothes".