Flooring dilemma in open concept plan
We are building an open concept (future retirement home) bungalow, long and narrow, foyer, hallway, then kitchen with island then dinette then great room. The town does not allow contractors to use hardwood or laminate in the kitchen area, which would have been our first choice as flooring from front to back to get that open, cohesive look throughout.
So we are considering the following:
1. Wood look plank tile throughout open area - positive is the one flooring throughout, negative is tile is cold & hard, very permanent, and we're worried this is this just a trend
2. Tile in kitchen & dinette, hardwood in great room - plus is we get warmth of wood in the great room, negative is the lack of flow & still have hard tile where we stand the most
Questions:
1. If we go with option 1 will we regret our decision in 10 years? I'm not sure I love the idea of cold tile in our great room even though we would have an area rug.
2. If we go with option 2 could we use the wood look tile planks in the kitchen then switch to hardwood in the great room or would that be a design mistake (not sure how that would look)? Would it be better to use something like 12x24 tiles or large squares but keep both floors similar in tone? Does anyone have any design tips to ensure we pick the right materials?
Our style would be considered transitional to contemporary with mid-century modern touches. Clean lines, lighter colours (kitchen will be white shaker with a gray washed maple island, marble look quartz countertops).
Thanking in advance for any assistance!
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chispa
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Comments (5)The answers to your questions will change based on how people live--which may be different from how you or I live. My current home has a formal dining room at the front of the house, similar to your floor plan. We use that dining room once a year on Christmas, and only because I feel obligated; the other 364 days of the year are spent eating meals in our eat in kitchen, even when we're squeezing 10 people around our kitchen table. For our new, downsized home (we're in the final sketches with an architect) there will be no dining room, and a very large eat in area for a table in the kitchen. Because that's how we live. So in your floor plan, I'd turn the dining room into the living room as Patricia suggested, and put a table in the current great room. Whether you do that or leave the dining room at the front of the house, I'd personally leave the fireplace as a separating wall between the great room and living room. If you remove it, you'll then have a huge cavernous space (30'x20') that would then be broken up into different seating areas anyway. The fireplace just makes it easier to break up those areas and provide more of a barrier for times when someone might want to watch TV in one area while someone else would prefer to read or listen to music in the other area....See MoreColor dilemma for semi open concept main floor
Comments (8)I do not think blue trim is agood idea .Why not do the trim and walls the same color just different sheens I really think blue is a stement and if you dislike it down the road it is a lot of painting .I do not like the island color with the wood but if that wood will change then good to have aplan but please no blue trim .Please make sure the bulbs in that lighting are LEDs 4000K before deciding any wall color . I like that same lighting everywhere . I love my gray walls but they suit my house and my decor. Grays can be very tricky to work with and you have a lot of different floor in different shades of gray and blues can also be hard to get right .If you do the kitchen cabinets down the road then IMO you do the same color as the island for all the cabinets and the maybe use that blue for some accent in the rest of the living space like pillows not trim....See More
decoenthusiaste
3 years agoLots of Houzzers are fans of cork flooring and it isn't what you're thinking about. It will be warmer and softer underfoot. Also consider tile with underfloor heating; do they allow for that? The only problem with tile would be the risk of slips and falls as you age in place.
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