I’m not sure of either. For me personally, I’m not fan of knots. Your first choice has them.

In your second choice it looks like there will be varied colors which is okay, but in this case I feel the lighter color is too light and I’m not sure how you would place these lighter boards when installing.

I have to agree, a more even distribution of grain and wood color is desirable. Otherwise when you see the end result you may be dissapointed if it looked streaky...what quality/colors are these? What attracted you to them, the medium to light colors?

Ty for comments. We are trying to lighten up a pretty darkand smallish house. And my thoughts were that the dark knots would work w some of my darker antique pieces. This is a southwest house. The medium color has a little grey in it and potentially work w the griege walls.

They are engineered wood $6.00 a square foot priced.

IF you want light then go with the Left. If you want NO KNOTS then go with the Right.

The house is smallish and you have antiques. That brings me to the question: WHAT STYLE of antiques? Are we talking about Art Deco style stuff that is sleek and beautiful with high gloss with heavily stylized + strong lines (ie. formal looking)??

Or are we talking old Singer Sewing Machines from turn of the 20th century? Or 100 year old milk pails? Old wagon wheels as your chandelier?

Maybe English Colonial out of the Caribbean? Spanish Colonial?

What STYLE of antiques are we working with?

Antique are not sleek, not ornate, simple style wash stands crocks, fiesta and jadeite dishes, desks in craftsmanship style? Good Junk LOL!

Ty for help and comments

Can we chalk it up to eclectic and regular people stuff that is now antique?

Go with the lighter 'rustic' floor. It will work with your 'every day person' type of stuff that you are collecting.

K ty