Help me pick out new flooring!

Patsam
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:41:29 +0000

We had the dishwasher problem too due to our tile. I had to return the Bosch and get a KitchenAid. The Kitchen Aid is medium range. It is very quiet with many cycles, and was under $1000. Some brands have height adjustments and others don’t.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my tile. I have a medium grey with some rust tones in it. It reminds me of slate as far as the colors in it. We have a medium/dark grey grout and this tile and grout NEVER look dirty. I can go too long without washing it! If you think your colors are boring, then get your tile on a diagonal. It costs more but looks really nice and will add visual interest.

I have dark wood floors in my foyer and they show every white piece of dirt and dust. I hate that. I was at a friend’s and noticed her dust on her dark floors. We are about to replace that wood due to it’s needing to be re-coated at a minimum and re-stained at the worst. It is way darker in the areas where rugs have been. It is an area that gets a lot of sun. To avoid the hassle we are just getting new wood put in that is a medium maple color. It shows dust much less (have it in mbr and upper hall). We are going to extend it into a small area adjacent to the foyer.

summary, tile YES if you get the right color. It is awesome and I’m so glad I did not put wood in the kitchen. Carpet in family room is fine. Wood is cold and hard if you ever do anything on the floor like play with kids or dogs, so you need an area rug anyway. I find all hard floors to make a house seem like it echos. If you get a wood floor, go darker than your oak, but not too much. They still make a lot of oak floors, so the grains will match. Keep the same tone (gold, tan, brown etc) but a shade or two darker (or lighter if your oak is dark) If you have kids or pets and you don’t like scratches, then plan to refinish it in the future.