Replacing bedroom carpets with....what?

6 years ago

I realize this is hard to answer without all the details but I'm just looking for a general opinion at the moment.

Our place has engineered hardwood throughout the living area, which is in pretty decent condition. It's no longer sold, can't be sanded down, and would be extremely difficult to match due to the color variations https://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/Warm-Cognac-Curupay-Engineered-Sch%F6n-DURENWC6/10006762.

This floor butts up to the bedrooms, which are carpet that needs to be replaced. Options are:

1) replace with new carpet, in which case we need something that's easy to care for and clean (pets...) but not full of off-gassing chemicals (not easy to find)

2) replace the whole floor, in which case due to cost we probably couldn't stretch to hardwood, so it would have to be some kind of LVP product throughout. This would be easy to care for but increases the off-gassing aspect (not to mention being pricey and a big job to live around)- and maybe be a downside for future resale

3) replace just the bedroom carpet with a completely different wood product (it would need to be a completely contrasting color since we can't get a match)

4) as 3) but replacing with some kind of LVP product (which I assume to be less pricey than wood)

Options 2) and 3) are probably out right now since we may not be in this place long enough to justify the cost. So- new carpet or new LVP?

I think I'd prefer LVP and some floor rugs, but would like to get opinions as to whether it would be perceived as odd to have 'real' wood living areas butting up against bedroom LVP in a different color.

- How would you make this look 'intentional'?

- Would it be easier if both flooring materials were 'real' wood, rather than one being LVP?

This is a fairly entry-level, single level home in a cookie-cutter neighborhood. Again, just looking for initial reactions at this point. Thanks

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waltonglade
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6 years ago

Yes they do. Two of them come off a very narrow hallway, and the third (master) opens up around a corner, so with a threshold between them I'm thinking it won't be obvious that they are different widths, esp if I lay them in the opposite orientation- but I could be wrong. I like your suggestion about the art. Thank you

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
I do not like LVP next to real wood and IMO if you got unfinished engineered wood and have it color matched to the rest of the flooring , that would be the best choice and yes it will be more than carpet but my biggest turnoff in a home is wall to wall carpet and if you have pets even more of a turn off. I also think you can go a bit cheaper flooring in a bedroom so maybe even lumber liquidators .
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waltonglade
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks, that would be my overall preference, but how do-able is it to color match something that's so variable without it being enormously expensive? I'm not sure how 'specialist' of a task that would be. It goes from really dark red/brown all the way through to touches of light golden brown and everything in between. Here's a larger view of what it looks like (not my house)
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waltonglade
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Another question- how would we find someone who can do this color match? Does it need to be some sort of specialist? Reading around it sounds like it's very much about trial and error with different stains, which sounds expensive...

Also I should have mentioned that we are on a concrete slab so it would have to be engineered hardwood if we go that route- not sure if that makes a difference here
waltonglade
Original Author
6 years ago
A follow-up question. I just found an existing product that looks very very similar online, and have ordered samples (https://www.garrisoncollection.com/product/patagonia-rosewood); however my existing flooring is 4" and this is 5". Given that the new flooring (in bedrooms) would have a threshold where it would meet the existing (main living area), is it feasible this could work out, without looking too odd? Maybe it could go in running in the other orientation, not sure if that would help
suezbell
6 years ago
Don't try to match the existing wood flooring -- use a totally different color of flooring -- a lighter color: perhaps a light gray hardwood or light colored bamboo and a third flooring as a transition material.

https://nextluxury.com/home-design/tile-to-wood-floor-transition-ideas/
waltonglade
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks, it's a relatively small and open floor plan so I'd like to keep it uniform if possible, but I will look through those ideas
Connie Stackhouse
6 years ago
If you must do LVT, don’t abut real wood with fake. Maybe you could find a stone pattern LVT that would either complement or contrast with your wood.
partim
6 years ago
Do the bedroom doors come off a hallway? If you match to the best of your ability, and cover much of the hallway with a long rug, you will hardly notice the difference. Don't over-improve on the assumption that the next buyer will care that it isn't perfect. Nobody is looking at the floor with a magnifying glass.

I had a tradesman who really wanted to rip out some tile in my front hallway because I was going to add to it, and the grout wouldn't be a 100% match. No, to me that's wasteful. So far (25 years) no-one has ever noticed. I think it helps that I have some attention-grabbing wall art in the area too, which is always an option for you too.
partim
6 years ago
With the bedrooms off a hallway and around a corner, your solution is a very good one if you've found something that's a decent colour match but wider planks.

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.