Help me pick out new flooring!

lookingforward
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:27:09 +0000

Our kitchen problem was the glue that attached the old vinyl. We had the original fir floor under (when it’s finished, it ages to a red tone) and I had stripped the glue and backing pretty well, but that wasn’t good enough. We went with good quality laminate planks in the kitchen, as close in color as we could to the other floors. Has aged wonderfully (15 years, only one ding) and we rarely notice the difference between the DR/pantry and K floors.

Unstained oak can be beautiful, rather neutral against your other woods. You can throw a rug over it, in the family room. If you do this in the kitchen, think about non-yellowing oil and a triple coat- and plan to re-do it periodically (easier than the first time.) I think they call that a “gym finish.”

Agree about going to a good local shop. They can let you bring home samples and, ime, they know it can be a time consuming decision.