no gray. and please, no gray laminate.

Girl is right. no wood-look laminate next to real wood. Here's a dark, gray base laminate flooring from Coretec. This would look horrid next to your wood

what if you did a slate tile? (this is actually basalt, but it's a similar look)

or, what about a cool porcelain terrazzo tile? I just saw these at my tile place

you can find similar wood floors that match what you have. If not, then you may have to rip that out and redo everything the same. Ultimately that's what I did when I redid my floors.

maybe check out some of the engineered, wide plank wood floors?

you could also try something like this next to your wood

and feather it in like shown

Or, try a wood-look tile everywhere. this is from Tilebar

these are also tiles. (I think). I love these. love this look

Thank you for the suggestions. I get it. No laminate :). I'm trying to avoid tile because I don't ever want to have to deal with grout again.

My question now really is this - is it okay to have wood of a different color, maybe something with variation in it next to the brazilian cherry or does it have to be a uniform look throughout? I do like a few water-resistant wood samples I had seen but they are of a different color. Would that be okay?

For instance, I love this one you posted. Could I just use this for the rest of the house next to the cherry instead of redoing it all?

you prob could if the transition isn't that noticeable or if it's off the main drag.

These two types of wood don't go together at all. So if you must have it, then try to camouflage the actual transition (or most of it) With a runner, or rug, or even doing a neutral tile between the two. (or just bite the bullet and do the other two rooms w/the same material!)

BTW, that one you picked is from Calif Classics. I did the same flooring in my house but a different color under that series. The floor is worth every penny too.

That's a very specific and rustic looking floor that will NOT go with your current cherry. The whole house would have to be ripped out. If you did so, you'd have to have a specific type of furniture/style that would be cohesive with this type of flooring.

I'll also add that the flooring is 5/8". your other one is prob 1/2"

Thank you Beth and Design Girl. I hear you both. I was just using that look as an example for doing completely different colors. I guess I'll keep up the search and figure out if I can get matching wood to the current cherry.

subager,, get estimates on doing the other two rooms too. If you're going to have to settle for something you really don't want, just to match the other wood, will that make you happy? because even doing that is going to cost you 5-10K ? (don't know how large an area you have) . So if spending 10K to do something your REALLY don't want, then wouldn't it make sense just to spend another 2-3 K and get the look you do want? Flooring is an investment because it's not something that's changed every few years. 10-20 years from now, what ever you pick now, will you still like it? And if you plan on selling, wood will bring you a higher return than a laminate. (and wood will last 75 years. laminate will not)

You have a STUNNING flaming red/orange/brown floor! The 'nightmare' is the high-gloss finish. It will show every sin. The COLOUR is fantastic.

A stunning product up against floors like these would be slate. Yes it will be dark but the blue/gray/green tones in slate (depending on which product you work with) will SET OFF the wood. And the wood will make the slate look FANTASTIC.

You can find LVP/LVT in slate/stone/tile look. You do NOT have to fix yourself into a fake wood floor. You can work with STUNNING products without 'looking like wood'.

And please do NOT use gray against flame orange. It looks HORRENDOUSLY BAD. It says, "I'm following trends and don't know what I'm doing!"

You chose the wood for a REASON. You LOVE something about it. So best show it off. Use a product that is both stunning AND practical. And something that shows off that magnificent wood.

You will hate yourself if you follow the grusome-gray trend. It is over (thankfully...it only took a decade!). The warm tones are coming back in. Which means your idea of a new gray floor will be dated before it is installed. Gray flooring won't work with the wood and then you will be pulling your hair out trying to fix something. And then you have to rip out ONE of the two floors. And that's when the real problem begins.

Which floor and where to get the money? Please shelve the gray-wood look floor for another project in 25 years. Work with the products you have and work with them in such a way that you won't be wasting time, money and energy on a bad choice.