You can always purchase the stair treads in the same wood as the floors. We have Brazilian cherry floors throughout our house, but our treads/risers are oak. We just had them finish them with a super dark stain. It looks great together.

I replaced my 65" TV last summer with a 82" and needed a custom entertainment center to hold it. I got a few quotes from custom companies and they were really high and I would have to hire someone to paint it once it was installed. I had just remodeled my kitchen and had cherry Thomasville cabinets installed and was really happy with them so I decided to get a quote from Thomasville but with a white finish. My flooring is oak and I have some oak built-ins scattered around the house and so I didn't want to add another wood. I have a white ceiling in that room plus white shutters and white wood blinds. At first I thought I wanted a built in but decided since it was going to be so large.....I might want to move it later and not building it in reduced the cost a lot! Here is a picture. It's 132" wide and 84" high. Sorry about the flash! Oh the cost was $5,500. I don't think it would be that much more in Maple.

Bona Traffic - two coats - semi-gloss Bona Cherry stain on refinished white oak floors. The guys "popped" the floors before putting the stain down. "Popped" means they lightly dampened the bare wood in order to raise the grain so the stain would penetrate better, adding a deeper color. (Floors were Bruce prefinished.) Love the Bona finish! It has been about 3 years since we did it. We have 2 active Golden Retrievers who have left indentions in the wood, but the finish has not been scratched or penetrated. Dog nails typically do not scratch the surface of wood floors, but they depress the wood due to the pressure. From Refinished floors From Refinished floors

We had sheet vinyl in our kitchen/mud room and wall to wall carpet in our family room, dining room and living room. We replaced it all with 1'X2' cork tiles. It required a sub floor to be added to where the carpeting was but the cork was placed right over the sheet vinyl after a coat of thin set was added over vinyl. The floor is all level within the different rooms and the existing baseboards all retained their normal height. It's been several years now and the floor is holding up great and I can't think of an easier floor to care for. It also feels great under your feet all year round. We use roller chairs in the kitchen and there are no signs of wear around them. My wife and I are surprised that cork isn't a more popular choice.