The floors look to be an oak (probably red oak) stained to look like Black Walnut. I would hazard a guess the 'cut' or grade of the floor is a lower grade. That accounts for the plank-plank variations and the heavy grain pattern. I think it's lovely but then again I love a LOT of movement. Most people cannot handle the variation of lower grade floors. They want the top grade but purchase a lower grade thinking they are saving money ... just a little FYI there. The Jacobean mixed with one of the deep browns (no reds) is probably what is on the floors in the photos. Jacobean has a green base to it. Greens counter act reds/oranges which is why Jacobean is often mixed in when covering up red oak flooring. The green tinge takes away the red salmon colours of red oak. And the floors were water popped (an extra step that has an extra expense) before the stain was put down. I would say there is a water based finish over top (no ambering = no oil based poly) in a Satin finish...possibly semi-gloss (personal preference = you need to choose the sheen yourself). Remember: never EVER choose a stain without a coat of FINISH put down over top of the samples. The sample colours in your pic are raw wood with stain. There is NO finish on them. That is an absolute no-no.

We do love earth tones. It’s figuring out how we can work with the window casings being the colour they are. We were thinking of painting the trim white and how to tie in the colour of the casings in the home.

Agree with others to keep any changes simple and inexpensive. I love the yellow tiles myself, but the lookers/buyers in our gray mod world probably won’t, and might end up gutting it all. The new sink and lights are beautiful and charming, love the idea of them in there (I’m so sick of generic modern ’updates’), but much too unique and taste specific for resell. Keep it calm and cohesive. You want them to imagine the potential regarding their own taste. Neutral paint, new sink, new faucet, and different window treatment or leave window bare is all I’d do. A clean blank slate with minor necessary updates is usually most desirable to potential buyers … as well as not be a waste of money and time for you. It doesn’t need to be ”fun”, or a design statement, it just needs to appeal to the masses.

@tex love love love the oyster 🦪 color a lot!!! Ordered a swatch. @flo thank you 😊 I pulled the rug back and agree! Much better! Sometimes it takes more eyes 😊😊 We enjoy this cozy space so far, where we hadn’t before. I know it’s very hard looking at pictures. But it does look so inviting in person, especially when you walk in the front door or just having the front door open in general. So far I’ve heard many ‘gee. It’s so CALM in here’ comments ☺️ Definitely will not be a TV in here, as the very large upstairs is the ‘cave’ if you will. Well, I’m just sitting around reading a book, having coffee and talking. I’m excited to get going on getting the floors and the walls done and searching for a smaller unit for that wall.