I like the one on the far left and 4&5 from the left. Congrats on your new floors!

I LIKE 4TH FROM LEFT

4th and 5th from the left are my faves

4 & 5 from L

I like 4th from left best

I think the lightest one to the far right is best if you're trying to bring in more light to the room. Will contrast nicely with the fireplace.

We just installed 5th from left in our family room, kitchen/dining room, and living room. Love it more everyday! Your far left was our #2 choice!

I agree with @Cancork Floor Inc. Second from left. It looks like it matches your fireplace mantel, so if you like your mantle, you will like the floor.

It's a light, yet warm color and from the photos, it appears to have a nice caramel color, which will lighten your room.

I agree with @Cancork Floor Inc. kiffkat on number TWO...since it goes with your mantel it will look stunning in there!

Here is the vote tally so far:

1. Four

2. Five

3. None

4. Eight

5. Six

6. None

7. None

8. One

My rational:

• 1 & 6 & 7 -Dark shows every speck of dust.

• Number 8 might look pretty jarring.

• Your room has warm tones, so the boards numbered 2, 3, 4, 5 are probably better for your space.

• 3 is pretty reddish, if you like reds then it would be a nice choice as it plays nicely with the bricks, looks best with the side table.

• 4 a little dark but a good tone and would look nice, might visually contract, but good grounding, does not go well with black couch

• 5 a little gray, but goes with your room well, might visually expand verses ground, but looks okay with black couch

• 2 warm but light and looks great with existing woods and furniture

Narrow the field. Remove 3, 6, 7, and 8 and take another picture.

1st on left, 4th from left.

If you want light, then yes far right is fine.

Many thanks to everyone who commented! I've really enjoyed reading each one! And, a big thanks to Rawketgirl for the tally and input! With the suggestions of a light color I took off to find a few samples of such. Here is a new pix with the three high scoring samples on the left. The other seven are lighter and I'm also seeing some with a red tint now that I have them at home. Would love any input of the new layout. We will definitely pick the winner from this line-up! Thanks, again, for all your great help!

Wow you just made this a lot harder!

4 or 10, matching mantel.

Use the 5th one in from left. It blends the best & is light enough to brighten room. Goes great w/fireplace.

Number 2 on rawketgrl labelled photo.

Don't pick yellow undertones or dark one. Large planks are so much nicer. From your original list I like 5 from the left. We have similar floor and it looks amazing