We need pictures and of the surrounding spaces too.

Just thought - a much subtler solid paint better - Urbane Bronze type? https://www.houzz.com/products/sherwin-williams-tin-lizzie-sw-9163-prvw-vr~90924266 https://www.houzz.com/products/river-reflections-1552-by-benjamin-moore-prvw-vr~334708 https://www.houzz.com/products/driftwood-2107-40-benjamin-moore-prvw-vr~1976698

I live in southern California. My kitchen has mexican saltillo type 8" square pavers that border my family room which is carpeted. I want to change the family room flooring. It is the busiest room in the house. The other side of the family room leads into the laundry room and back door. It also has pavers. Should I continue the pavers into the family room? Or switch to wood flooring? I like the pavers and the house has a southwestern flair. That way the pavers would run straight through from the kitchen to the back door, all open plan. Or should I stick with carpet? Don't care for the carpet. I'm trying not to have too many different types of flooring. The formal living room has off white carpet and the dining room has travertine marble tiles and so does the entry. What do you suggest?

I’m sorry but one is too red and the other is too light. You need a medium brown or a “brown-er red stain” to keep your house cohesive. I have a ton of walnut stained wood trim in my house (door trim, window trim, tray ceiling in part of the living room, custom cabinets in the dining room) and my floors are butterscotch oak. They’re reddish, but darker than your first photo. They work, but if I had chosen my own floor, with all my trim, it would have been a touch darker. The light one doesn’t work (on my monitor) at all. Diana is right. You need the stain done with your floor person right in the house. It probably needs to be a custom-on-the-spot mix. Red oak is a fantastic wood floor to have! It will be great, but consult with your floor person first.