At one point, I was considering CoreTec, as well.

I had a local mom-and-pop flooring shop come out to my house, measure every room, and discuss what I wanted out of my floors.

The sales rep (the son of the owners) flat out told me that, given my situation, he would NOT recommend LVP. He said that dark LVP (I gotta have dark floors, lol; I just love them) + lots of sunshine (my main living areas all face south, with considerable eastern light as well) + tons of kids + 160 pound dog = very unhappy Me. He assured me that I would see every single scratch, every single day, and that it would bug me to high Heaven. He's right.

He recommended wood look tile for my slab-on-grade house. I expressed skepticism, remarking that, "I'm not sure you'll be able to get the grout lines small enough for me, without voiding the warranty on the tile...." And he proceeded to show me photos on his phone of itty bitty grout lines on a wood look tile.

Not that I'm necessarily saying you should go with tile, but know the non-cleaning downsides to dark LVP. :-)

Are you bringing the large sample boards to your home? I have found that samples boards that looked a bit light in the flooring store with fluorescent lights, looked darker when brought to the house with "normal" lighting. Once you narrow down your choices to one or two colors, you might want to order a box before you place your complete order. Worst case, you are out the cost of a box, but much better than having a house full of product that you don't really love.

My sister in law has wood floors stained a similar color to the Williamson Oak and they do show a lot of dust, especially footprints.

My basement floor has a lot of variation. It is Coretec Alabaster Oak. This may be too much variance for you (there is quite a bit of grey) but I rarely see any dust/dirt, and this is a highly used space by my high school aged kids. My basement has very little natural light and this picture was taken at night. I agree with trying to bring samples into your space.

Thank you to everyone making suggestions! Much appreciated!

One Devoted Dame - I hesitate with tile floors simply because of how "hard" they are. I've got three children under the age of 5 and I worry about the crashes they might take on tile floor. - otherwise good suggestion.

Chispa- Yes, bringing the large samples into the home is what alerted me to the potential problem of the dark floors. You are exactly right in that they look very different and much lighter both in the store and in my current home! What a difference brining the flooring into its true space!

Sammy - Venado Oak is one of my top contenders!! Thanks for the suggestion! Do you have any experience with this floor or any photos?

ChocolateBunny123- Thank you for your input!! It says a lot for flooring to not show every spec of dust in a highly trafficked area! I'll have to look into Alabaster Oak - although it might have a bit more variation in color than I'm looking for. Great photo though, thank you!

I do not have any experience with this floor, sorry! I tried to post a photo of it (from their website) earlier, but photos weren’t uploading, for some reason. I’ll try it again:

Out of curiosity, have you looked at the CoreTec Wood line?

I have not look in the their wood line. My initial reason would be to say: due to cost - but I honestly haven’t even looked into it to know how it would compare.
Thank you for uploading the photos.

One Devoted Dame - I hesitate with tile floors simply because of how "hard" they are. I've got three children under the age of 5 and I worry about the crashes they might take on tile floor. - otherwise good suggestion.

I totally get this; I have been where you are. <3

I've always had tile in every house I've owned/rented, and with (currently) 7 kids who range in age from 6 weeks to 14 years, trust me, I totally understand! <3 I still vividly remember the first time my oldest fell face-first on the tile in our first home, as she was learning to walk -- she had a grout intersection imprint on her little forehead. :-(

Did you end up going with Williamson Oak or something else? I’m considering Williamson Oak or Biscayne Oak and would love to hear anyone’s experience with either!