I so appreciate your time and will look at it! Take care! - Jennifer

Best? Hmmn. Very subjective. Hardwood preference? Any distressing?

First image looks like 7" width. Second 5" or so

Budget?

Overpriced could be over $ 15.00 square foot to some, but not all.

jenniferorndorff , here is a helpful article on How To Pick An Engineered Floor. In many cases a high quality Engineered floor will cost more than a Solid. Are you installing over concrete?

Thank you Uptownfloors, I should not have used the word BEST. Please know I was saying the BEST I could find because the OP used that word. I know there are others better options but in my location this was one of the better floors I could find and it was out of my price range $20 sq foot for the Versini. In person it has a lovely look and was something I liked. I am sure there are others much better.

I like the floors we went with they were in our price range and are NOT best at all, but good enough for us. Naturally Aged Hardwood. We like the look and hope they last at least 15 years.

Twenty bucks? I thought Versini was a Chinese import. Vosges must be something special?

I was referring to the original poster

Thanks for all the responses! I should NOT have used the phrase “overly priced.” A do like the wider plank as shown in the picture. In fact, our build will be quite similar to the 1st photo. I have researched real hardwood vs. engineered and factored in costs/labor - and am sure the costs are probably similar. What I like about the engineered are the special “effects” - distressing, etc. - which are readily available with engineered. Also thinking wider plank, real hardwood would be pricier just because of what it is. SO - when asking about different brands/lines of hardwood - I would love any PERSONAL EXPERIENCE of having owned an engineered hardwood and lived with it! So many online are just beautiful but also want it to look almost unrecognizable as an engineered hardwood, and to just aesthetically look “natural,” if that’s the right word! Thanks again! - Jennifer

I hope that you understand that any floor with a faux finish (distressed, aged, hand-scraped, etc.) cannot be refinished with that look. You'll have to take it down to bare wood and live with what that bare wood is. I would not expect a Chinese import like Versini to be particularly good quality wood. Their website certainly takes great liberties with terms like "old growth".

And 'hand scraped' like in those pictured are definitely not hand scraped. It's a machine and it doesn't fool anybody.

If you install pre-finished wood, it will always look manufactured because of the beveled edges. I really dislike that look. OTOH, a good factory finish, like on a name-brand floor with just a clear coat, wears very well. Mine look new after almost 20 years and no special care.

I love the Anderson Castle combe line

Thank you!

@jenniferorndorfff, I apologize, I know you wanted to see the floors but I deleted my floor photos. I forget how mean people can be.

I thought your floors looked lovely, boxerpal!

Thank you Jellytoast. We LOVE our floors.

We have had "real" (finished in place) hardwood throughout both of our homes, but used engineered in the current home's bonus room (room over garage) which was finished later. The engineered was rated just below the middle on the Janka Hardness Scale. I am not very impressed with them. There are grooves in some areas for which we cannot determine the cause - this is not a heavily used room and there are no children or large dogs in the house. They also have a wavy appearance to them. While we have not had to spot refinish, I have seen others who have and they do not blend well. In my experience, if you can afford it "real" hardwood is a better choice. That said, ours was installed 10 years ago and likely there are improved products available now.

Gigi1993.. I agree 100% Real wood is the way to go if you can afford it. And if you live in a climate that doesn't flood or the humidity levels allow for natural real wood. On the island I live on, wood is not the best option for our floors. Our past home had beautiful oak floors that were stunning.

Can anyone tell me what kind of floor this is name and manufacturer? I see no one has responded to the questions on Houzz. Here's the link. https://www.houzz.com/photos/brentwood-transitional-transitional-kitchen-los-angeles-phvw-vp~119031745 

rablab , I'm wondering if that flooring in the photo might be vinyl plank. The patterning in the planks looks too regular to be "natural" in my opinion. But I'm not a pro so really, its my best guess.

Kitchen was designed by a high end design company. You really think they would put in vinyl plank? I know some of the vinyl looks fantastic though!

In Brentwood too!

That was my thought too....the surroundings look really high end but I can't get past the floor looking like vinyl plank. If I had a house that looked like that, my first choice would not be vinyl plank flooring, but everyone has different tastes and needs/wants, so anything is possible.

Oak & Broad Could you recommend a engineered wood that resembles this?

For a floor similar to the one in the link from rablab you would need an Engineered White Oak in Character Grade. 7" or 8" wide. Ebony wood filler used prior to prefinishing.

Looks like a 'live sawn White Oak'. The stuff that typically arrives by boats. Lot's of that out there.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=live%20sawn%20white%20oak&cbir=sbi&imageBin=&qs=HS&form=QBIR&sp=1&pq=live%20sawn%20white%20oak&sc=4-19&cvid=6D46580FC33441FEB9B4A37DFDDEE05C

We do a pretty nice domestic Live Sawn too! Up to 7" wide.

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@boxerpal- are you happy with your floors? I have few samples from them.

@Boxerpal I would also love to know if you still like your NAF floors and maybe share what color you went with. thanks!

We love our NAF floors. No issues. We went with Hickory and a dark color. We prefer dark floors with our decor.

you can see the colors change with the right lighting. We love the look of dark chocolate with a hint of warm gold steaks but subtle.

Hope this helps

BEAUTIFUL!! thank you so much for sharing!