We have the same dilemma but trickier because the transition is from the formal front of the house and staircase to the casual back of the house.
Should wood floors match throughout house.
March 14 2018 if you are like many people who are thinking about installing new hardwood floors you might have the idea that all of your floors should match.
Floors walls and ceilings the largest color areas in a room influence all other colors including wood tones.
Thanks for your post melandgav.
Underestimate wear and tear depending on where you re planning to install new flooring drop a glass jar on ceramic tile and it ll chip.
But it seems like hardwood floors are an expected feature so they re not valued as much as they used to be.
Put simply the answer to the question do wood floors have to match room to room is entirely one of personal choice.
The key is to match the color of the floor with the entryway as one flows into the.
Especially if you had bad 80s carpet beforehand.
But if you are still in the selection phase i would suggest that you enhance the flow of the home.
Heavy foot traffic will beat up pretty plush carpeting.
Keeping the hardwood all the same will make it look larger.
Maintaining a sense of cohesion throughout the house should be the main goal here.
You can choose to have different flooring in each room if that works for you but synergy and flow from selecting one central flooring material can look wonderful too.
While some people think that they should match the floors throughout their homes for a sense of uniformity and space it is unnecessary to do this.
Bare wood floors establish the dominant wood tone in the space whether they are.
For instance hardwood can warp.
Sometimes though there may be no choice but to tear out the old flooring and start again from scratch.
Off the foyer the living room flooring can be sculpted carpet wood cork bamboo laminate tile or stone.
It will be fine to mix hardwood flooring in the situation you describe.
You might recoup your costs yes.