Help with chopped up flooring!!

3 years ago

I need help deciding what to update..It is overwhelming where to start and where to stop since everyhting seems to run into eachother.

We custom built our home in 2008 and have completed some updating- kitchen cabinets, countertops, backsplash, lighter paint throughout. My flooring is still so chopped up! I have slate in the entry going into a "tuscan" backhall tile/ Carlisle wideplank hickory hardwood floors w a dark stain. I love the new homes that have one lighter flooring on the main floor.

What should I do? I am thinking of replacing everything with a cheaper engineered hardwood or luxury vinyl.

Paint dark built-ins around fireplace???

Walls look yellow but they are painted Accessible Beige.

Trim is an orignal "creamy white " ugh but it goes throughout the entire house.

Home details

6800 sq feet

5 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 1/2 baths

Last pic is the small house we built in FL. I love the color of the flooring= much cheaper engineered hardwoods.

Thank you for any advice!!

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Yonder Way Designs

3 years ago

I see why you feel overwhelmed, but, honestly, your home is beautiful and I wouldn't change much. While I agree a single flooring choice is best, your tile and wood are beautiful. The only one that gets me is the travertine -- I'm not sure why that was mixed in, maybe just to lighten that hallway? I would consider changing that out (probably to slate). I would not paint the built-ins. Sorry I don't have much to offer.

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gigirig
Original Author
3 years ago
That is great advice! thank uou
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ShadyWillowFarm
3 years ago
I would continue the slate too. The white rug looks a bit strange there at the steps.
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JAN MOYER
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
" 6800 sq feet and a place in Florida"

Don't hang around waiting on a pity party lol

If you hate it ? rip it ! Or ask yourself if you still need 6800 sq feet? wherever it is .

Honestly, despite a bunch of floors? I prefer it to the generic Florida residence. More soul. : ) by a factor of 1000.

I understand how an urge comes on : "I have this and everyone else is doing.............this...HERE WE GO....

That's the problem /issue and it isn't the floor unity, which yes, is great 99.9 % of the time. The slate and the wood up north - you could have stopped right there. Add a more interesting rug in the foyer. Because you CAN.
cat_ky
3 years ago
I like what you have, but, like the others, I would like that travertine changed to match the entry way slate. The house is beautiful, just like it is. Your house is unique, I wouldnt even try to match the other homes with the LVP or the laminate.
latifolia
3 years ago
Love your home, just as it is! Ripping out beautiful slate and hardwood to put in plastic (lvp) sounds like a significant downgrade.

Maybe hire a color consultant to help you decide your ideal wall and trim colors.