My home renovation - hardwood flooring ideas

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my huge home renovation and addition project and my need for finishes for the bathrooms (and the almost non-existent budget we will have). Well, I am in the same boat with flooring. I would like hardwood flooring (could be engineered wood) throughout the house with the exception of the front entrance and bathrooms which will be tile. The flooring is another aspect of this renovation where we may be stuck with subfloor for a while if there are no funds for flooring materials - which is why I am hopeful that someone out there can help us out with a great deal on flooring with blog mentions etc. in return. I am thinking I would like to do something fairly light. I am a huge fan of Scandinavian/mid century/industrial styles and hope to mix these in my new home with lots of greys, black and white. I also have SEVEN cats and refuse to do white floors (been there, done that, didn't work out so well) or really dark floors. Both of these would be a complete nightmare to keep clean. We can always go back to the flooring we recently put down upstairs that you can see in this post.

I found some inspiration in my stash of photos, and my favourites are below. I did include one sort of dark floor (Luce Rosso) which I would reeeeeeeally love but if it were lighter. I love the idea of a light grey stain to show off the wood grain. And it's a bit unusual instead of typical clear sealed natural hardwood. If anyone has any suggestions for sources of flooring, or types of flooring you think would work, I'd love to hear about it in the comments or via email (desiretoinspirekim@hotmail.com). Thanks!

Bo Bedre	Sköna hem
Bolig Magasinet	Luce Rosso
Maison	Deko
Sköna hem	Katarina Malmström Brown
Vårt Nya Hem	Guts to communicate

Elle Interiör
Hus & Hem
Per Magnus Persson
Magnus Marding
Hus & Hem
Indenfor & Udenfor
Sköna hem
Allt i Hemmet
Oak Management
Sköna hem

Comments

[John]

Nice thoughts! thanks for the sharing !

[Patrick Cutlack]

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cheers!!

[Angel Mae Curtis]

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[Khloe Cox]

Wow! Thanks for providing this useful information on hardwood flooring renovation ideas.

[Luna Foster]

Great ideas. Thank you for posting.

[Alina Barnes]

Nice blog! It's nice to read your renovation hardwood flooring blog. Wood floors that show off the grain and beauty of the wood are an instant eye-catcher in a home.

[Brooklyn Carter]

Hardwoods look very nice and have a great resale value. They are easy to clean and maintain and usually only require vacuuming.