Before I get into this post I should say this- “To Each, Their Own.” If your taste differs from mine, I’m still cool with you. I hope you love your home, because everyone should; it is one’s sanctuary.
That being said, this is my blog, and I get to decide what is good taste and what is bad taste. As I type this out, my floors are being laid over at the new house, so it’s seems the appropriate to discuss Wood today.
This is how I like my wood floors: Light. Salvaged. A little knotty. A hint of Scandinavian. Wide planked. Aged (but not damaged.)
Natural and Full of character.
via Canadian House and Home, Photographed by Mark Olson
Betsy Brown via House Beautiful
(via apartment therapy)
Sorry, but this just hurts my eyes.
It dominates the decor and really limits you.
It doesn’t mix well with brown or blue or orange or green. I just hate it.
Note: naturally red floors (mahogany, etc) are less terrible than maple or oak stained red.
ICK.
I think they’ll look real dated in a few years.
I love these floors! My favorite are the handscraped, wide plank, medium tone exotic wood from BR11. The floors I have now are basic engineered wood, Bruce flooring, gunstock color which was in the house when we bought it and I really don’t care for. When I lived in Pittsburgh, I had the original solid wood floor from a house that was built in 1926 – that was one fabulous floor!!!
Fun post – thanks!
Donna
I like you more and more each time I come here. o heck, I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say, I think I love you….
great post
I heart the floors in the top pictures. While I thought I always wanted dark stained floors, they are AWFUL at hiding dust bunnies and dirt. Natural floors like you like are so much more forgiving for sure.
awesome choice!! I think the dark wood floors already look dated. I never thought they were tasteful, just trendy and trendy just shows a lack of taste. Can’t wait to see your fabulousness!
I’ve always wondered if dark dark floors are a pain to keep clean. Like every little speck of anything would show up immediately. And forget about pet hair, what a nightmare!
Love your choice!
luv your love it as well! lady, you have excellent taste.
I agree, aged is the best. I would stay away from painted, as well. Great post, I actually learned some stuff!
Love these pictures – great post. My friend who put down DARK bamboo flooring in her old house said she would never, never go with dark flooring because EVERYTHING showed up on the floor. She said she had to clean it OFTEN and it still looked dirty.
For me, it depends on the home itself. The type of wood floor you have should go with the home.
But the light, natural look is definitely beautiful.
After getting black countertops (soapstone — and they are lovely), I would never get dark floors. I can count every single crumb on the counter.
We have basic gunstock golden oak floors. I’d love to have lighter floors, but I gotta say that these don’t show a damn thing. Fabulous.
That first image is dead on perfection. Seriously, makes me tingly all over. I have to agree with your choices. Although I do like the dark version and I think in the right context they can be classic and timeless, they are a bitch to keep up with. We had our original basement stairs stained a really dark chocolate/ebony and although I am happy with the result, the dust bunnies are constantly taunting me.
I CAN”T wait to see your finished floors. Have I told you how much I love living vicariously through your reno. I’m so excited for you!!!
I agree. I begged my landlord when he was redoing the upper part of my place to not stain the beautiful wooden trimmings for the windows reddish and he insisted. it’s horrible to match anything with it. I am constantly struggling with the garish red when working with pinks and turqouises (my trend at present). I like old fir!
I am LOVING THE COW RUGS… Have a great day…..
xxx
ceo
Girl, this is my kind of post!! I just did one on white wood floors but these are a fantastic collection of photos. These pictures make me want to rip up all the carpeting in my house and add wood!!