Pictures as well as a floor plan showing the relationship of the rooms?

@millworkman

Here are a couple pictures of the current mismatch floors.

And the proposed new floor plan (the wall between the living and kitchen is going to be removed):

@latifolia -- that's the direction I'm leaning too, but I am worried about the floors not matching (even if we are able to find 2 1/4" heart pine). Carpet is a no go for us, but we could go with a different wood in the bedroom -- maybe pine. Would you stain it to match the other floors (as best as possible)?

You probably have already noticed that when you put manmade wood next to the real thing it makes the manmade look worse. At least get a quote for more pine - it would look great next to the refinished original.

Get the reclaimed heart pine everywhere and work with your professional on a stain to neutralize some of the red- heart pine will always be warm toned of course but can be minimized.

@kandrewspa -- YES! The current mismatch drives me crazy (definitely want to avoid in the future). When we bought the house it had sat empty and the previous owner had torn out the floors -- in order to close on the house, the bank insisted we add floors (we were buying as-is, so we took a gamble and added the floors ourselves on a budget in case anything fell through). Initially (and naively) I was thinking we would be dealing with the pine floors really soon after we closed (due to budget and not knowing, the original plan was to replace all floors with the medium brown Cortec), but here we are 7 years later and they are still horribly mismatched. Hoping to have a cohesive look after the big remodel.

If we were to go with refinishing and adding LVP, I was thinking we would go with a more tile looking floor rather than wood-look to avoid the fake wood next to real wood problem.

Don't do fake wood next to the pine (and keep the pine!). If you can't match it, tile, tile look, or something like Marmoleum or cork in a coordinating color would be acceptable. Wood of a different type stained to match could be okay with a clever pattern change. Look at really old floor styles for inspiration, where you might have inset borders around and between rooms. It can look good.

I don't know where you are but here in coastal GA reclaimed heart pine is readily available due to its popularity. Happy to share some sources if you can't locate

I was going to say essentially the same as Hallett & Co., you already know how bad Wood Look LVP looks next too real wood, Even a close match in Heart Pine would look better than Real next to Fake.

Don't use gray wall paint and your pine won't look so orange!

Yes, Hallett & Co. -- we are in KY, but if you had any sources (that might ship, is that a thing?) I would appreciate it. I'm not totally sure how to find heart pine (aside from looking on Facebook Marketplace and Craig's List). Any idea on the cost per sq ft?

Frankly I would start there when interviewing Hardwood installation professionals- in this region any good installer will have their resource. That said The Southern Pine Company here in Savannah can absolutely help you out but I would try local first. Someone is resawing old wood into flooring in your area.

@chrispa -- I didn't think it was in our price range prior to this week to use and match the old floors, so this as the first I'm really thinking about colors. I was thinking of going with a color scheme reminiscent of farm fresh eggs -- what colors would complement pine floors, would you say?

Easy answer, #2 keep the pine

Refinishing Pine Floors For A Light Look | Young House Love Hope this helps.

@dan1888, thanks for the article!