Suggestions for high ranch

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Hello everyone

I have a high ranch home.. cramped, awkward entryway as soon as you walk in with a flight of stairs on the right up to the kitchen, living room, dining, etc, and the flight down to den area on the left.

We will be extending the entry way hopefully sometime next year but we are redoing the complete upper level right now. We are putting in Mediterranea's tile, Atlantic City from the Boardwalk Collection throughout the upper level which I will attach an image of. It is a bit distressed, lots of grays, taupes and a little beige. In real life, it is more gray than anything else. You can see in the images I have but we are mid project and not grouted yet.

My living/dining area is somewhat open concept there is a small wall separating kitchen and living room where the peninsula will come out of. Long wall in living/dining is dark gray, the rest are light. I will also add images. The bump out that is not finished yet will be white stacked stone with a linear electric fireplace. (did not touch any of the interior doors yet).

So here is where I am stuck and looking for some suggestions:

1. Stairs - What to do.. The downstairs will be a different theme than upstairs so did not want to do the busy gray tile on the stairs. Sand and paint original stairs? Or pick another tile that would compliment both color schemes on each level? I do not want any hardwood or carpet. Also, nothing too slippery obviously.

2. Window trims/doors - Everything is very gray besides the white stacked stone around future fireplace. What color would you do molding around windows and door/molding colors? (understand this is a flooring forum, will put this in appropriate area as well)

I appreciate any suggestions and apologize for my rambling!

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pictures:

entryway goes up to kitchen, where tv/computer is in wall where peninsula in kitchen will be, room standing in is dining room, and of course looking forward is living room. White stacked stone will be on that bump out w/ fireplace.

(different room but flooring in real life, ungrouted) below

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Cancork Floor Inc.
9 years ago
I guess it depends on which part of the house you feel the entrance/stairs belong to: If it is a 'public space' where you want to show off your decor skills then you continue the tile.

If you feel the entrance and stairs are PRIVATE or even part of the basement area (never to be seen by anyone other than yourself) then you decorate the stairs using the DOWN stairs material.

Personally, I've never seen a main entrance that was considered "private" (a master bedroom would be considered private or not for public viewing). Because of that, I would treat the stairs and the landing as part of the upper level. That means getting the tiles (or something like it) onto the treads and onto the landing.

I would match both the "down going" treads and the "up going" treads as part of the gray tile concept. When people walk through the front door, you want a cohesive look. Once they get into the "down stairs" area, you can change out the flooring (like at the bottom of the stairs). That is normal and completely acceptable.

You will want to find out if these tiles have bullnose options for stairs. The treads might need to be reinforced for the tiles (shouldn't be too hard). If you feel the need, you can paint the risers.

The tiles you have chosen should be heavily embossed (plenty of grippy texture) which should make stair use a non-issue.

Anything else that is "not slippery" is going to be in materials you don't want to use ("I do not want any hardwoods or carpet"). Painted treads can be VERY slick. There are ways to get them to be less slippery, but it can be an issue with paint.

Good luck. I would tile the treads and the landing.
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