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Help picking out floor color/type

My wife and I had to move into our current home that we were building since we had sold our old one and had no where to stay. We threw in hard maple floors thinking we could stain the later to our liking. After some research I think we made a big mistake going with maple. Now we are either willing to pay someone to refinish or put a floating floor over the existing (currently nailed down).

Main problem we have now is we have no idea what color to use. We went with darker red cabinets and new venetian gold counters. Everything we pick doesn't seem to work. All our molding is white and we have a white tv stand. Is there a color that could bring in some darker warmth without the room feeling super dark? Was the true mess up not going with white kitchen cabinets?

http://imgur.com/ikJX7K8

Posted Feb 9, 2016, 8:03 PM UTC

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alickstee•

Well, I would certainly refinish what you have rather than put something that will likely be of lesser quality over top.

Do you really not like it the way it is? I honestly think it looks fine. However, I'm not the one looking at it every day.

Find a reputable flooring refinisher in your area (someone with references that can vouch for him/her) and pick a stain that has a red/cherry undertone.

I know you said you wanted something darker, but what about whitewashing the floor?

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kylethecanadian•

You should look at re-staining the floors to a grey or giving it a lime wash. I think the problem is the yellow in the maple rather than the paleness of the floor. The only issue you will have is the lighter colour of the maple coming through if you scratch the floor.

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themooniverse•

Oh man that floor is beautiful, it's the accented cabinets which throw it off completely.

Have you looked at any IKEA models to see which cabinets would work with the floor?

It would be such a shame to cover that maple flooring!

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serrakat•

Dark floors with those cabinets would be horrid imo. They are the right tone I think. Maple isn't the best hardwood wood - as far as what looks expensive, because it will always have a slightly "laminate" look to it since it's so flat, but with that said it's really nice how light it can be. I say either leave it or paint your cupboards. All dark wood everything usually looks a bit dated.

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