Thank you SO much for posting this, we had done tons of searching and wanted warm ash, and now it's delayed for 2 months - we don't have the time to wait. Warm brushed oak was a super close 2nd for us...any other thoughts between the two? Do you feel any regret for not waiting on it? We're aiming for as real to wood as possible - warm ash was hard to discern! Thoughts on look and comparison to warm ash would be great if you have any additional input.

I agree with the visuals from Karndean being the best. All of their LVP are pictures of real wood, whereas that is not always the case with other LVP. Some of the others are CGI. They make a great product, it's easy to install, in addition to having many stunning images. Great choice! Thanks for the pics!

Agnes Chan I have zero regrets with our choice to go with Warm Brushed Oak. I saw the Warm Ash in the flooring store locally and the showroom sample actually appeared to have slight pinkish undertones to it. I feel like the warm brushed oak is fairly neutral in color and seems to be less “trendy “ and a bit more classic. I do love the pictures I saw of the warm ash in someone’s blog photos of a basement remodel . It’s a tough decision when it is such a big part of a project and usually not a cheap part. I think the quality and appearance of Karndean flooring is going to look good pretty much regardless of selected color and if nothing else there’s always area rugs and furniture, lol.

Thanks for posting! Floors look lovely :) - I just found Karndean and ordered loose lay planks for our basement remodel - glad to hear your raves about them. I think they are a great product

#warmbrushedoak #karndean thank you for posting ❤️

@nadasky Hello.. Those look so pretty from my standpoint. Are you still happy? Do you have smudging or not really with the light color? TIA

Thank you for posting this picture of Warm Brushed Oak. It was a tossup between Warm Ash and Warm Brushed Oak. I have decided to install Warm Brushed Oak due to its warmer tone. I really dislike the busyness of a lot of LVPs that I have seen. Karndean caught my eye, and I can’t find any LVP that compares in color, texture, wearability (20 mil), and look for the price. I love it! I am looking forward to seeing it in my new home. Your picture cemented my choice.

Beautiful!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. I love it. So realistic looking without the upkeep of real wood.

How many unique planks are there total?

Nice photos of the warm ash. I almost wish we did choose warm ash. Nice choice.

Unsure about unique planks for karndean flooring but I can't tell the repeats if there are any, we also didn't cover that much space, just about 1000 sqft.

I took home samples from a local flooring store of Warm Ash and Warm Brushed Oak. Both are gorgeous but the Warm Brushed Oak looked better with my decor. Looking at these pics, I’m doubting that the sample the flooring had marked as Warm Brushed Oak was correctly labeled because it looks nothing like the pics I’ve seen posted and online. Can anyone confirm that the samples are indeed correct?

In these photos Warm Brushed Oak is on top and on the right.

Here’s another of what is labeled Warm Brushed Oak from the flooring store.

Oops, forgot the pic

That’s it. It is labeled correctly.

Thank you for confirming. It’s crazy how flooring looks completely different in photos than in person. You’d never think that it looks like a beautiful white oak, it looks way more brown and tan in photos.

karanden’s lighter LVPs—Texas White Oak and warm ash—are really too light. The lighter the floor, the harder it is to keep it clean. I like the fact that it lacks a lot of variation. It’s beautiful.

Lacks yellow undertone.

I know it has been confirmed already but I do agree those samples do look correct and like warm brushed oak. It is crazy how different lighting effects the tones of flooring or paint for that matter.

We still love our choice and things are holding up well. Easy to clean but we don’t heavily use the basement. We do have dogs and have had a couple parties and cleanup is always easy. I use a mild neutral ph cleaning solution added into my spray mop resevoir (basically water with very small amount of cleaning solution). I recommend staying away from heavy cleaning products because they tend to build up and attract dirt.

karanden’s lighter LVPs—Texas White Oak—are really too light. The lighter the floor, the harder it is to keep it clean.

Love this post!

hello! can warm brushed oak be installed on stairs?

I would not use LVP on stairs. White oak is best. You can have a color match for your stain. LVP is too slippery.

Hi love your pictures of Warm Brushed Oak! Thanks for posting they look great. We’re currently looking to get it installed as well. A quick question, in you picture there’s 4-5 boards that looks much lighter than the others. Is there that much of a contrast with them in reality? And are you happy with how they turned out?

This doesn't answer the prior person's question about warm brushed oak as I'm the poster that went with warm ash, but loved the updated that the OP made about the usage. We had a dog (small, elderly that has now passed) and a very active toddler. As in very actively throwing food on the ground, coloring the floor, and throwing wooden balls. The karndean floors have held up SO well and we are so glad we didn't go with real wood that would be seriously stressing me out. We live in a 3 bedroom condo and it covers all of our common areas and have zero regrets.

Also, we had to have transitions matched, it wasn't easy as I'm picky, but for the warm ash, the real wood oak transitions worked with a lighter stain (might be similar for stairs). Our warm ash has more contrasts than the warm brushed oak did, I feel. In the sunlight, can't tell, in the yellower evening light, can tell a bit - doesn't bother me.

@Agnes Chan just curious, why didn’t you go with the transitions that Karndean offers in the same color? Did you try or see them? I’m looking to do warm brushed oak and want to use their transitions but I thought I read somewhere they don’t match and your better off going with a custom stain. I’ll be transitioning from this flooring to tile in several spots.

Yes, use their transitions. I used a transition between my shower tile and bathroom floor. It looks fantastic and very clean.

I even used a top stair tread to transition from white oak to lvp

My entire home is lvp so the only transitions are between the showers and the bathroom floors.