Mirage Sapele Natural!

Honestly, I'd do a medium brown white oak flooring. Pick one without knots, etc and the medium color will actually hide most of the graining.

Or look at Mirage maple in Sierra or Sonora color. If you want to avoid looking to traditional, look at the Greystone color.

Can you post pictures of the selections to choose from?

Thank you Jfcwood! The Sapele would be too dark for our liking and lighting but i'll checkout the other 2 colors for sure!

cpartist, I haven't been paying much attention to brown tones since we prefer warm red hues in the flooring (although the Auburn seems to have too much red than we want :-)

Snookums2, here you go:

Any other lighter warm red tone suggestions? (American cherry did fit our liking but it seems to be a softer wood for rough use)

Natural Yellow Birch - Select grade

Maple Auburn

i'm having trouble adding pics:

Here are the links

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mirage+yellow+birch+natural&view=detailv2&&id=C4D210044FF6FB40C31D5EF3EC7421A93DFE40C1&selectedIndex=21&ccid=ZHswRAjB&simid=608035681977633877&thid=OIP.M647b304408c1375f16e5b987ccff28f3o0&ajaxhist=0

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mirage+maple+auburn&view=detailv2&&id=7B2F6966D03CB9B278D5C88ED119B2F277A4AA74&selectedIndex=145&ccid=Aelldnj0&simid=608001463979737198&thid=OIP.M01e9657678f43fe77334464871092a86o0&ajaxhist=0

Wow, thanks "Unique Wood floors" - I love it. Now onto searching retailers with samples in my area. :)

Good to know that you like it. I wonder what part of country you are in.

If you like the Amendoim, look at Triangulo. I've had good luck with their 1/2" x 5-1/4' engineered planks.

My Mirage Sapele sample isn't much darker than my Triangulo Amendoim. You might think these are too dark but you should see how they are affected when illuminated with your ceiling lights. Lighter woods that are stained often don't have the same glow and depth as a natural colored exotic wood. OTOH, a lighter colored wood would allow more leeway in the future if someone wants to change the color drastically.

If you're looking toward the reddish range, the colors I suggested earlier are way off. Quite often, customers here want to avoid reds so I reflexively suggest things that aren't red.

I agree with Jfcwood's comment about Triangulo 5-1/4" Engineered Amendiom. Plus it has longer boards to 7' which should give a good random look.

Thank You everyone!

I'm in Redmond, WA. Triangulo doesn't seem to have any retailers in WA? Any idea where i can go see samples of this flooring and check prices? I'd hate to order online and wait another week :(

jfcwood, i do like light reddish hues. Is red/orange an outdated flooring color? And have you used Mirage maple floors? Do they stand up well? Thank you!

Color's all a matter of preference.

Sorry I can't recommend anyone close to you. I'm about as far from you as one can get, in southeast Florida.

I have sold a fair amount of Mirage and it is well made. My only issue with it (and most every smooth prefinished floor) is that it's very smooth. A very smooth floor will show more dents and dings. Mirage's main finish is semi gloss but they do offer a matte version called Cashmere. The Cashmere changes the look slightly so see a sample before deciding.

I've seen a brand called Indusparquet that offers a 5" wide engineered Amendoim plank but I can't comment on the quality. Perhaps you can find that brand locally.

Thanks, found a retailer for Indusparquet here and called - they don't have the samples though.

Yeah, I'm going for the Cashmere finish with Mirage. The yellow birch natural might hide scratches more than the maple auburn i guess.

Of the two samples you offered, I really like the yellow birch floor. It seems fresh to me because it is so light (I am really tired of dark, dusty floors). That floor reminds me of the MCM that is making its way into home decor.

I also like the Brazilian Oak that was posted. It reminds me of my floors, which are a natural hickory. I like the variant colors in my floor and nearly two years later, I still stare at them a lot and notice new things. Oak has more grain though, doesn't it?