Help with white paint and LVP floors!

5 years ago

Hello! We’re getting new floors and paint courtesy of insurance due to mold. We also get to redo our bathroom but that’s a separate discussion. I’m pretty spending-averse so even though insurance is covering most, I’m overwhelmed with the high ticket items of flooring and completely downstairs paint job.

This is not our forever home so we’re replacing the 20+ year old ceramic tile with Coreluxe LVP from Lumber Liquidators with our contractor getting a good installer for them. I usually lean towards lighter wood, like birch or white oak, but it seems that they look pretty cheap in the LVP options. I’ve attached what we’re deciding between but completely open to suggestions.

For paint, we have our kitchen:dining entry has super high ceilings and the living room super low ceilings. Is there a white out there we should try that will look good in both or would something darker look good in either of the rooms? I’m not a fan of the current grey accent wall in the living room and plan to cover that and the grey accent wall in the dining area. There’s so many walls and I’m pretty overwhelmed (did I mention I have a newborn!) so any advice is soooooo appreciated. I love color so if you think an accent wall should go somewhere, let me know! 😁

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Jennifer Havin
5 years ago
I like the second one it doesn't seem as red and will be a better neutral. Ok I'm sure someone will chastise me but revere pewter is a great neutral to look at with that second floor
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Lori A. Sawaya
5 years ago
I would not choose anything that looked even remotely orange-ish, reddish pinkish or some people call it "taupe". i.e. Brazilian cherry would be a hard no.

Anything yellowish or greenish is a better choice.

Revere Pewter is a classic option.
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HU-187528210
5 years ago
I agree with the above of the choices you show I’d go with the last one. But I think you can do better. The other options are very orange. I’d do white paint with some blue accents.
Are you doing the steps over?
Stephanie Ward
Original Author
5 years ago
Comment to add we’re redoing the stairs in the same flooring and here’s another floor I’m considering.
SJ McCarthy
5 years ago
Ummmm...the elephant in the room is: Lumber Liquidators. Yikes. Go ahead and google 'class action lawsuits and Lumber Liquidators'. You will find HUNDREDS of hits. Why? Because LL (they had to change their name because of all the losses...due to the lawsuits...hmmmm) is a DISCOUNTER with a history of carrying subpar products.

Not ALL items have these issues....but a large enough majority makes everything on their shelves 'suspect'. If you pay MARKET VALUE (no deals....never their 'so cheap I couldn't believe it!' type stuff! Ever!) for their MORE EXPENSIVE products, then you are going to get what you paid for.

If you get $0.99/sf vinyl, then you will get the nastiest quality vinyl you can imagine.

Buyer beware! Lumber LIQUIDATORS....the warning is in the NAME!