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Light floors or dark? please help.

8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago

Our house is a two story with hickory wood and milk chocolate textured carpet on the first floor. I'd like to remove the 18 year old carpet on the second floor, but can't decide what to replace it with.

Our style is modern/mid-century and colorful with lots of art, bright upholstered furniture. Walls are off-white with a trim that's cream leaning toward putty. The hard furniture is all custom from hardwoods (sen, walnut, ash, etc.)

Our bedroom breaks the rule with art deco style and dark wood furniture.

I'm not sure what I can get away with as far as yet another flooring material. I don't want to use the milk chocolate carpet nor could I match our wood flooring (it's pretty unique).

I'd like something that works with our dark brown art deco furniture in the master bedroom and our very light (white and light sen wood) furniture in the office. I like openness, lightness, white space, but I also appreciate contrast. And, our decorating style is "sparse" so there's not a lot of furniture to dominate and absorb light.

I'm torn between three flooring types:

Option 1: a very dark wood look:
Here's a link since I'm only getting a thumbnail-sized image using Houzz: [houzz=[https://www.houzz.com/photos/cape-dutch-house-mediterranean-bedroom-miami-phvw-vp~2372861(https://www.houzz.com/photos/cape-dutch-house-mediterranean-bedroom-miami-phvw-vp~2372861)]


Option 2: light and airy (very light wood with minimal grain):

Tropical Escape · More Info


Option 3: the wild card, a slightly green/gray/gold grouted tile--if I can find such a thing:
Link: [houzz=[https://www.houzz.com/photos/mannington-adura-bathroom-calgary-phvw-vp~43952387(https://www.houzz.com/photos/mannington-adura-bathroom-calgary-phvw-vp~43952387)]


This flooring product may also be used in a hallway, guest room, and two bathrooms (the master and a guest bathroom) to tie the entire second floor together.

Please share thoughts --

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