Living Room/Kitchen/Color Scheme / Picking Flooring

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TLDR; 1 change everything from gray living space to warm neutral white

TLDR;2 Want to start with flooring first; help me with good warm neutral color quality flooring

Hey guys - I am in a design dilemma and need your help. You guys helped me transform the front of my house from being a boring house to the most beautiful house in my neighborhood and now I need to pick your brains on transforming my living room/kitchen.

I am going after the warm neutral look - white walls!!!!! I have lots of open windows, the windows behind the gray couch will be remodeled to a large bi-fold 12 x 12 patio door leading to my paved outdoor with pergola. A friend is doing that for me at wholesale price, so that is happening this month. I get a lot of sunlight and I am a minimalist with very minimal furniture, barely any art or wall pieces. I enjoy open space, white clean feel. Less is more for me! There is a lot of potential to make-over this boring space!!!

I want the gray completely gone!!!!! the couch, floors, color of the cabinet and I still dont know what to do with that gray pattern brick wall where the TV is!!! Is there a way I can change it without having to do demolition? I big time need help with the color of the floors. I hate my existing floors( contractor put it in some cheapie stuff and I wasn't experienced back then when he did it - he went cheapie and also shoddy work) . I will be changing the color of my cabinets as well to all white and get some dark fixtures. Anything gray is to be gone! I cant stand gray. I dont ever want to see gray again !!

I am attaching my current pics. Cant wait to see how this evolves into my dream space. Please share your ideas with me!!! Bonus points if you throw in some inspo pics for me. Thank you all in co-creating with me !!!!

BTW the swing is usually outdoors. I got it in temporarily. It will go back outside.

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JAN MOYER

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Go to the STORE!! : ) That is the recommend

After that? Show and tell here. Trust me, you will get opinion.

There are 80 ,000 varieties of engineered flooring. Same in any luxury vinyl plank.

A local is best, and you order from them.....not online. This isn't a lamp or a t shirt.........

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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
I think you'll need a fairly large budget for this project. Replacing the flooring is going to be messy and disruptive, and could be expensive if you go with hardwoods. Whatever you choose--solid hardwood, engineered wood, laminate, LVP, make sure it's a nice warm wood color, a medium neutral brown.

As far as the tile on the fireplace area, you can cover that with wood or another tile without demolishing it. You might even be able to paint it.
Absolute Zen
Original Author
last year
Agreed!! thats why i will do it small increments! I !

Picking the floor is where I need the most help as obviously I dont want to get somethjbg that will fall apart and i want something that is timeless and not trendy. a safe color for my warm neutrals!!!
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
You need to go to a good flooring retailer, not a big box store, and view their offerings. You could go with a good engineered wood, and take home a few samples to see how they look in your house. Then before you buy the whole lot, buy one box to make sure that the sample is indicative of the current stock. There have been so many design dilemmas here on Houzz where the sample doesn't match the actual inventory.

Or if you have the time and budget, have raw solid wood planks installed, and then stain them however you want. There's no shortcut, no one online can tell you which is best, because you need to trust your own eyes.
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JAN MOYER
last year
You go to a dedicated flooring store, not a big box.

You think about the feel you want in your home. More defined, than NOT GRAY!!

Then...you narrow down to some engineered you like in the store. Borrow the boards - narrow that down to No more than three......

Order a single box, each, and lay them out on your floor at home.

Will you have spent a little money . Yup. But there won't be a surprise : )

The answer to the fire wall? Fur it out a couple inches and DRYWALL. As much as you can. A large format tile for what is needed for code around the fire.
Absolute Zen thanked JAN MOYER
kandrewspa
last year
I will just add that with warm flooring your kitchen will look a lot different and maybe you won't have to do anything to it other than change the backsplash. When looking at flooring I would see if you can find something that does look good with the cabinets as is. It will save you a lot of money if you only change the backsplash. Painted finishes on cabinets usually aren't as good as factory finishes.
Absolute Zen thanked kandrewspa
Absolute Zen
Original Author
last year
Yes, you are absolutely right!!! The flooring will make the biggest difference. I have to find a nice neutral warm shade and quality material. Any recommendations?