Really, I think all the floors you are considering are beautiful . I personally seem to gravitate towards the reddish /orange undertones and have a similar concern that those tones presently seem less desired.

The only other thing I have noticed is that the trends do evolve, though they do take a long time so who knows in 15 years if the more uniform and lighter colors will be out of favor. For quite a while, until the past few years, it seemed the darker floors were more in favor. Now, I don't see too many people selecting them.

They are still gorgeous though.

(so I guess if you are concerned with resale sooner than later, your selection would be the much lighter colors).

I do agree that brown is more neutral, but most of the brown I have seen in my home just looks dead.

Salonva any updates on the person you know who has Mohawk Revwood Select or Plus Laminant flooring? Thanks so much !

Thx

The overall look of wood floors is starting to 'warm up' a bit. The coldest tones (white, gray) have just finished their run as 'hyper trendy' on the two coasts (East Coast/NY and West Coast LA). They will continue for a while longer in the middle of the continent for another 2-5 years...but then they will be done. As in, no longer available to purchase.

I will tell you this: it is YOUR home. Do what YOU love. If you are in the house for 5+ years (you have mid-to-long term plans with this home) it WON'T MATTER. If you like a bit of red, then go for it.

The warmth of the colouring is starting in the 'raw' look of wood. Raw white or red oak (no stains; just water based finish = no added colouring) are what many people are looking at. Over time, we believe, the look will continue turning warmer and warmer.

The trick is to stick with CALM flooring. The RADICAL colours (Brazilian Cherry/Jatoba) are the one's that get the NEGATIVE reactions (personally I love Jatoba...but I like bold things so I'm a bit more European in my tastes).

Get what you LOVE and stick it out. It is YOUR home. You need to enjoy it while you are there. Let the next person figure out if they want to purchase a new floor ($10 - $18/sf added cost to their mortgage) or not.

They are all really nice looking, but except for the first two, I see no red in any of them. Even the first two aren't really red, just warm wood. I'd choose the lighter ones if you are in a beachy/coastal area, otherwise, the darker ones. But really, a medium neutral brown oak is classic, and not trendy so I wouldn't worry about being "outdated". (Hate that word) Just stay away from gray--now THAT's a dead looking wood!

The person I know with the Revwood is pleased. (she is west coast and I am east coast so I haven't seen it in person). She is very pleased. I know she has a pool so the water was a concern/

Thanks everyone for your responses! I think we will be in the new home for at least 5 years (fingers crossed on no job movements). Medium brown does look classic but I think it's also somewhat traditional looking to us, too, which isn't quite our style. :)

Hubby likes the below flooring so we are adding it to our list of flooring options to consider. It seems like a balance of blonde and light brown with rosy hints but I worry that there is too much variation in colour and that the knotting might be too busy. Can you let me know what your thoughts are on this flooring? Between, our cabinets will be dual coloured. Our uppers will be shaker maple white and our lowers and the island cabinets will be shaker maple stained (dune colour).

(sharing 2 image links cause it's hard to tell what the hardwood looks like in some images as the flooring is photoshopped into stock photos)

pics 1

https://shawbuilderflooringsf.com/flooring/hardwood/details/apex-oak-hw676/travertine 

pics 2

https://leaffloorcovering.com/flooring/hardwood/products/shaw-floors-home-fn-gold-hardwood-apex-oak-travertine-01083_hw676/

Wood floors that are going to last for years. They are not some thing that gets changed very frequently. Styles come in and out so you really have to just use what you love

Jan Moyer do you know what the floor is in the second picture in your post. I LOVE it! Thanks!

Darker is better IMO.