mixing oak and pine floors
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Flooring: Oak or Pine? (Living Room)
Comments (21)I vote for pine (in this and all the others) because I'm not seeing some of the characteristics of old oak. The color, for example is right for pine, and oak goes browner. The rooms will look different because of different light exposures and cleaning histories. If matching is the issue, get samples of various pine floorings of the right width and see what works for you....See Moremixing oak floors with pine trim
Comments (1)How long have you had the oak floors? I would say this is fine. Depending on what kind of pine (old growth or some of the new stuff), the color can be a light brown all the way to a blond color. I would think that the contrast is significant enough for the colors to go together well. Pine trim can be extremely difficult to stain evenly....See Morepine or white oak wood floors
Comments (9)Mixed woods are also the rule here in the Tennessee bluegrass region. The "fancy floor" tends to be blue poplar , which is yellow poplar from old trees where the heartwood turned blue with great age. ("Yellow poplar" is the lumber from the Tulip Poplar, which is no longer classified as a poplar at all, but the "Tuliptree"). Upstairs, one generally sees ash floors. Oak floors were disdained for their appearance, and one never sees pine floors until much later. It's sometimes called "railway pine" as pine lumber came into vogue only when railways were around to ship it into the region; pine trees don't thrive in this soil. I am guessing the red oak may well be original to your home as well. 2" boards were common by 1893....See MoreWhich look for floors--southern yellow pine or French oak?
Comments (3)Hey Julieste! For a more contemporary look definitely go with the oak floors. I just pulled up the links in your email and the pine unfortunately looks outdated. Hope this helps!...See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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