A photo of the entire space (shots of the kitchen; transitions; living space; furniture choices, etc) is needed to do this. What species is the wood? We will help once we get some photos and some idea of what wood you are working with.

I guess it is too late to tell you that it is not a good idea to add faux wood look stuff next to real wood, isn't it?

Yeah might be a little too late ...do you think a grey color stain would match?

That depends...on the species of wood and how much time/money/effort you want to spend on the refinishing.

A "red" based wood (like red oak or mahogany or cherry or Jatoba aka brazillian cherry) is almost IMPOSSIBLE to turn gray. Other woods, like White Oak or European Oak or Ash are a little easier because they have that colour tone in them.

But again, the species of the wood is PARAMOUNT. Let's pretend this is a 'tough ask' of the wood. And let's pretend you are going to do everything in your power (and your bank account) to get your wood as gray as possible.

A regular sand/refinish works out to be $5/sf (includes a traditional stain colour and a high-end finish). Now we add onto the price:

1. Bleaching x 2 ($1-$2/sf for each attempt)

2. Staining (special colour/stain + special finish = $1-$2/sf extra)

3. The Caveat that you will sign stating you have been warned by your flooring professional that this may not work and that s/he is not responsible for you 'reaction' to the final appearance (they are off the hook so long as the final appearance is within acceptable parameters in the flooring industry).

So your $5/sf project just became $7/sf (at the lowest) - $9/sf.

Again, this is highly dependent on the wood species. Room shots might give us some clue as to what species you have. The next thing to do is find your CLOSEST NWFA Certified Wood Flooring Sanding/Refinishing professional to come out and give you an estimate:

www.nwfa.org

Room shots please.

Oh, dear…faux wood next to the real deal….I think you should paint the hardwood in a pattern, something like this idea…you might want to hire pro, if you aren’t a DIYer.

You would reverse the colors shown in pattern… gray strips on dark floor meeting gray floor.