I need help choosing the right laminate or Vinyl Plank flooring color
liz1214
2 years ago
We live in a 3 story townhome and most rooms have a good amount of light because we are an end unit. I am traditional in my taste with some dark pieces of furniture but am also eclectic in style. I am deciding whether to go a darker color waterproof laminate color, Mohawk Elderwood Aged Copper or a lighter color vinyl plank flooring Karastan Luxecraft -Acorn. The acorn would give more of a contrast and would make the rooms appear larger but not sure? I want a classic look that will last a long time. Any suggestions?
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RedRyder
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Kitchen flooring...Luxury Vinyl Planks- opinions needed on color!
Comments (10)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....See Moreneed help choosing the right laminate/stain for stairs
Comments (9)Simulating wood with a photographic applique layer under a clear protective layer, laminate is just a composite. I would not consider spending money on a laminate floor at this point. It isn’t a better solution than going with the ivory carpet for a few years. Laminate is $, but it's noisy and doesn’t like water. "Water can cause laminate flooring to swell if it gets between the seams. Being made of pressed board, laminate can easily chip--especially the critical tongue and groove sections.” Where I would spend extra money is on the padding under the rug. That will go a long way to help keep the rug clean. It isn’t the rug fibre which stains, it is whatever liquid has soaked into the pad that keeps coming back to haunt you. Spend a few cents extra and ask for Mohawk Smart Step. it has a coating which keeps any liquid from soaking into the pad. If it needs to be seamed, have them duck-tape the seams. I have a light wool wall to wall carpet. Should something spill, I grab a dry cloth or paper towel or newspaper and step on it until all the liquid is out of the rug. Then, use a combo of water and ammonia, and just dab at it. Actual dirt or mud, just let it dry and then vacuum....See MoreNeed help selecting a color for vinyl plank flooring
Comments (4)First things first: is this an apartment style condo (multiple stories/apartments) or is this a row-house/town-house style condo? What are your CURRENT floors? These are two VERY important questions that need to be answered before you move forward with vinyl. In apartment style condos the HOA often requires NOISE REDUCTION when it comes to flooring materials. Most vinyl products do NOT allow any form of "noise abatement" underlayment (underpad) underneath them. The very few that DO allow it have limitations as to what you can use. Those "few" vinyls that allow it will allow 3mm cork or 1.2mm mass loaded vinyl underpad. And these two underlayments are RARELY enough noise abatement to satisfy HOA requirements. These undlayments are more for comfort underfoot and warmth - but not noise. My next question relates to the kitchen. Since this is a long-term home, what are your future plans for the kitchen? If you plan to updating the kitchen in the next 5 years, PLEASE do NOT renovate the flooring. Wait until you do the kitchen to add flooring. If you MUST update the flooring RIGHT NOW, at least sit down for the next two weeks and plan out your "7 year renovation plans". Make sure you put together a story board that includes colours, textures, materials, etc that the FINAL appearance will take. With this story board you will be fully equipped to move forward - one project at time. Without this story board, you will find that you will spend MORE MONEY because you will have to replace something because you failed to plan ahead. The most common problem: flooring doesn't match the kitchen renovation. Either the colour is wrong or the existing foot print of the kitchen changes and you do not have enough of the original floor to fill in the gaps. Whew! All of this out of a simple question and a single photo. Renovations are fun aren't they?...See MoreNeed help with choosing laminated wood flooring for 2nd floor townhome
Comments (9)What ??? If I understand tile is on the main floor and this questio is for the seconf floor where the bedrooms are.I think it will depend on the color of the tile on the lower floor as you will be having the 2 floors meet at the bottom of the stairs. Some pictures would be abig help BTW. Maybe look a vinyl plank and do the stirs in a tile to match the lower floor I awys thin stairs look best done to match the lower level and then the floor cange change at the top of the stairs. We need pictures of the furniture too....See More
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2 years agokkj1973
2 years agoI have been living with the acorn color for two weeks now on my second floor. I am more traditional, like you are. The floor installer said he liked working with this product and the quality was excellent. It looks very nice and it is comfortable underfoot, easy to clean and doesn’t show dirt. The only thing that surprised me was that the actual product out of the box looks darker than the sample, but I do still like it.
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