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We currently have ceramic tile in our entryway and throughout the kitchen. We have carpet in the living room. We are thinking of either putting tile in the living room or possibly putting wood flooring in the living room. We are just not sure if it would all go together.
Any suggestions?
Karen Rinsem at February 1, 2008 12:19 PM
Posted by: Karen Rinsem at February 1, 2008 12:19 PMI've seen wood and ceramic tile go well together -- beautifully in fact. Carpet is comfortable, but it's not easy to keep clean -- I mean really clean. The advantage of hard-surface floors is they clean up well and don't harbor allergens.
Bring several wood flooring samples home to put with your tiles and see how they each look in different light during the day. That will help you choose the wood that goes best with your tiles and home.
The Flooring Lady at February 1, 2008 03:58 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at February 1, 2008 03:58 PMHelp we have just had the builders in to knock down our kitchen wall and open up into a dining room. Now my problem is what kind of flooring should I get. I want something hard wearing because I have a dog but something that offers the wow factor as its a huge room. Should I go for a real wood floor and would a light wood go with dark kitchen units or should I go for a light flooring the stuff that looks like vinly but isnt looks like a tile but isnt as cold as a tile. Any suggestions please would be appreciated.
lesley Cole at April 1, 2008 11:14 AM
Posted by: lesley Cole at April 1, 2008 11:14 AMAh, the fun begins! I love demolition projects, and the work that follows is fun too. I think you are on the right path with your wow-factor flooring desire. Having a flooring that will hold up to the dog and to traffic in general is smart. But be aware that you want a flooring that won't be slippery.
The best way to decide what flooring options will go with the cabinets and decor you already have is to bring samples into the house. You can see how they work with the different lighting as morning turns to afternoon and evening, and then how lights interact with it all. Dark and light can go well together, but there is more to the blending than that -- colors and tones matter too.
You can go with wood, laminate flooring, stone or ceramic tile to get the wow factor that will hold up to the dog and traffic. Bamboo and cork flooring can fit the bill too, especially if you can finish them with a hard finish once you get the floor installed.
When you take this information and narrow it, come back so we can talk about your choices.
The Flooring Lady at April 1, 2008 11:21 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 1, 2008 11:21 AMWe are just starting our remodeling project, we will have beautiful natural cherry cabinets and the beautiful granite counters THEN the floor...we have a dog, a daycare, and two youngs kids, we were going to do heated tile, but we worry about chipping it, I have ALWAYS wanted wood, but, it scratches and shows hair, now we are looking at linolium, can it be beautiful like tile? I don't want ot make a mistake!! Thank you
Janet at April 15, 2009 06:39 AM
Posted by: Janet at April 15, 2009 06:39 AMHi Janet, Yes, lino can look beautiful like tile. Tile is very durable, it would take an awful lot to chip it. Whichever you go with, just be sure to seal very well too - with a product designed for the type of flooring you install. Good luck!
The Flooring Lady at April 20, 2009 11:11 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 20, 2009 11:11 AMWe are installing cream cabinets against the wall and have a chocolate center island. Granite counters are "star beach" which has creams, browns, a little black and a few silver specs. Trying to decide a floor and backsplash color. We have stainless applicances. We like tile (either porcelain or ceramic). Any suggestions on what type flooring and color? Thanks.ei
pat at April 20, 2009 02:25 PM
Posted by: pat at April 20, 2009 02:25 PMHi Pat,
I think it would depend on what other feature(s) you want to coordinate with. I would usually suggest trying to compliment with the counter tops rather than the cabinets as it can make for a lot of the same color tone towards the bottom of the room. Sometimes though, the counter tops are dark and some people don't want a dark floor. This would be where I would suggest getting some sample tiles to give you a better visual idea of what you think would look best. You and I may have different tastes after all! ;~)
The Flooring Lady at April 20, 2009 06:03 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 20, 2009 06:03 PMWe are planning on taking up a section of carpet that is in front of a door and put in porcelain floor tiles surrounded on all sides by prefinished plank flooring, we have a slab house so its definitely concrete underneath, how do we go about sticking all this stuff down, the tile boxes say not to use a cement based mortar and how do I stick down the wood, its really pretty when its done, I have seen it in several homes and would like to do it in our home. I was told to use a mortar with a latex additive for the tile and a double sticky tape for the wood part, that would make them two different depths, I am getting frustrated because I get different stories from all the tile stores in our area, help, before I do just lay down just tile and no wood...
at June 3, 2009 07:32 AM
Posted by: Anonymous at June 3, 2009 07:32 AM
Hi there! Yes, you can do it this way or use a spreadable adhesive for the wood part. It sounds like the flooring that you want are two different heights to begin with, right? The only way to get the flooring to be the same height is to build up the part that is going to wind up being lower if you didn't. OK, that doesn't quite sound right, but I think you know what I'm getting at. How much of a difference in height do you think there would be without doing anything to adjust?? Tiles come in all sorts of thicknesses, you might just need to choose another tile.
The Flooring Lady at June 6, 2009 12:47 PM
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