Different wood, ran same direction in kitchen??

13 years ago

I posted a similar topic a few days ago, but wanted to provide a couple of pics to give a better idea.

The sub-floor is run diagonally over the joists, so I'm pretty sure I can run the wood flooring either the same direction as the rest of the first floor and run it perpendicular.

I'd like to run a wide plank in the kitchen and have it darker than the rest of the first floor which is all the same color (medium brown). Given this, does anyone have experience with running wider plank of a different color in 1 room? Same direction as the rest of the house? Run it perpendicular?

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lwerner

13 years ago

If it's a different color, width, or wood grain, I think running it perpendicular may look better. More contrast-ey, and more, "I meant to do that" rather than "Oops, it doesn't quite match." :-)

Laura

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7jx7
Original Author
13 years ago
From kitchen (to be remodeled) looking into living room
7jx7
Original Author
13 years ago
Doorway to LR on left, doorway to DR on right
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localeater
13 years ago
Run it the other direction.
User
13 years ago
Do the same color and the same width. Do NOT do a different color and width. And run it the same direction as the rest of the wood. Or else you'll end up with the same choppy effect as you already have. Doing the same will make it flow much better.
CEFreeman
13 years ago
I'm going to run old fence boards perpendicular to the oak, dark brown hardwood that is in the rest of the house. It's dramatically different, so it doesn't look like I'm trying to (badly) match something.

I have cork flooring, but haven't decided to put it down.
catbuilder
13 years ago
Match what you have and run it the same way.
mothandbee
13 years ago
what about doing slate, to pick up on the stone hearth in the fireplace?
7jx7
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for all of the feedback so far.

1. I agree that if I could match the existing floor, it would flow well. However, the wood floor in the pics was prefinished flooring from who knows how long ago. It was under the carpet when I bought the house. I asked the floor contractor and he said "yeah we can come damn close, but probably not a match". I don't know how close "close" is. What I don't want is "close but not a match".

2. I also agree that IF I go with different width and color, it's best to run it perpendicular. Another thing is that the kitchen sort of flows perpendicular to the direction of flooring in the rest of the house. I mean that the longer counter, island and direction that you walk into the kitchen from the back door (if that makes any sense).

This was supposed to be an easy decision for me. Definitely not.
7jx7
Original Author
13 years ago
@ mothandbee: I like that idea. Only thing is that I had tile in my other kitchen and it just gets hard to stand on...plus my feet freeze on it. I'm installing antique white cabinets, so I think the slate would be too much blue for them.