You already have wide planks as flooring. Why the change?

The width of the flooring has little to do with how large the room feels. Get that TV down at the proper viewing height I don’t understand why you are changing flooring so maybe provide that info.

Thanks for the quick responses! We don't already have wide plank flooring. The yellowish flooring that is down is pre existing laminate that we will be replacing since we can't match it. It's discontinued. Where the remnant carpet is, is where the kitchen tile was.

So long story short, we are replacing that yellow laminate with solid or engineered wood. i

Question is what shade and plank width(5 or 7inch) will look best?!

I personally like 5” flooring. The designers can chime in on this topic.

Wider planks can make a room look smaller if not a good scale/proportion.

The 6" or 7" would look just fine!

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If you do not have it, you will want to spend money getting it. At that point, you budget may or may not support the cost of the expensive wide plank products (5" is already a wide plank product which means you need glue assist anyways = very expensive install).

I’d say the solid hardwood as it gives you the option in future years to refinish.

The existing flooring you have will give you a visual of what a wider floor wood look like. Compare it to the narrower width and make a decision based on your own descretion.

Good engineered flooring will also give you the option in future years to refinish. And you can refinish multiple times; it all depends on the surface layer thickness.

If you're doing wide planks, engineered is the way to go.

There's not enough visual information or other details here to offer the best solutions. We know you're in the middle of the kitchen mess, but everyone needs to see the new open space, doorways, etc. from all four sides. For example, I'm seeing, I think, a console on the right side of the photo. Maybe it could go under the TV. Yes, we know you didn't ask about that, but good design takes in all elements--layouts, furnishings, windows, doorways, natural and artificial light, adjacent spaces. A flooring choice should be made keeping in mind your now-visible kitchen cabinets. What color are those? Are they staying? If they're wood, and they're staying, then the flooring should harmonize with the cabinets. If the enormous, dark sofa is staying for a long time, then get lighter flooring, as you now have. The sofa and console take up almost as much visual space as the flooring around them. So more photos as well as details about what stays and what might be replaced soon.

View from entry way

Showing entry way from front corner of room

View of room from far wall. room size 22x22ft. The board of 7 inch wide plank with the little tag on it is engineered is what we are leaning towards. It's laying down on top of 5inch board trials. This entire room will have the subfloor built up to one level floor for the space.

The cabinets will be "bandaided" painted a color for time being after floor and then we will redo the kitchen in about or a little less. So, those will be changed, including appliances.

Ignore the red blinds. Those will be white faux wood blinds soon.

Lastly, we live in Nebraska.

While you are looking at board widths also ask about board lengths. When buying “random-length“ boards there are many short stubby pieces that make a floor look cut up. You can order only long boards or weed out the short pieces for use in areas where they aren’t as visible.

Thank you that's a great tip!

Thanks for the additional photos. I think the stain on the current floor, or slightly lighter than the one with the tag are good choices. (Make sure they're installed the long direction as with the current floor to add length to the room.)

If you're finding the room is too dark, then repaint the walls a much, much lighter, shade that works well with the current wood cabinets. The dark gray walls, plus all the dark furniture, is weighing down the room. Your cabinets look fine. Look how light and bright this kitchen looks with light gold flooring and pale gray walls.

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Here's another amazingkitchen with light wood cabinets, very pale gray walls, light gray countertops, and golden floors.

I'm trying to think of ways you could lighten the room, in addition to repainting the walls pale gray, and choosing light gold flooring. Take your mustard gold throw, fold it, and hang it off the back of the sofa that faces the entryway. This would lighten things. Look for sofa pillows, a patterned rug, and a light wood coffee table, that would work with your dark furnishings.

I think your 5" width planks would work just fine. Nice space!

I think we will replace the cabinets for sure though, because you can't see the age of them in the photos. We will most likely go with a white cabinets.

Ok. Even so, unless you're planning to change out all your dark furniture, which occupies so much visual space, lighter floors are still a good choice and give you contrast as well.

Yes thank you! We plan to use light flooring for sure, just can't decide between 5inch solid or engineered orrr 7inch engineered for our space.....

The color you have now provides a nice contrast and warmth against the gray walls and dark upholstered furnishings. In wood, not laminate, it'll look wonderful.

Thanks for all the comments. We were told too stay away from reds or too yellows from some flooring people.... So going to go with something light brown/slightly golden. Still deciding on whether 5inch wood/ or engineered plank or 7inch engineered plank is better