Hi all I was wondering if someone could help me please? I am doing up my flat. Debating on which engineered wood flooring colour to go with from the images enclosed, that will match my grey sofa, walnut coffee and dinning table? Left one is ceruse oak, rustic natural oak (more stains), smoked oak, and lighter natural oak. Very confused as I want to make it soothing for the eyes. I have attached a phone of my inspiration. Attached another photo of grey balcony borders and oak wardrobe/doors (this was taken in the show apartment). Please ignore the furniture! Thanks a lot!

Hi Barney, That sounds fab and I'm sure it will look beautiful. Just a quick comment on parquet / herringbone tiles after some recent experience on our renovation project, you probably know this already but I didn't and it ended up as quite an expensive learning for us; cutting tiles to a herringbone pattern is super time consuming! No problem if you get a fixed price upfront or are doing it yourself but having just had our new walk in shower tiled (2m x 1m) in a herringbone pattern I was astounded by how long it took and the complexity of all the 45 degree cuts! It looks stunning but I selected the tiles and pattern with aesthetics in mind and definitely with no comprehension of the cost implications :) Best wishes, Claire

It would be a shame to replace the floor as it looks great from your photos. My initial question is, was it oiled or lacquered? If it was the former, you could do some local repair and re-oil. A lacquered floor would still not be a problem to sand back and refinish but it may require a little more work, depending on whether you want to refinish the whole area or try and localise the area. I’m sure plenty of professional advice here. Personally, I don’t think it looks that bad but obviously it’s not acceptable for you. Wood floors age well.

We're an Amtico house (Amtico Spacia Xtra ). I love it. Looks great, cleans easily, and our is slightly textured so feels nice underfoot. Our 'planks' have very slightly bevelled edges so that also gives the impression of real wood. I agree that it does 'ding' relatively easily, but we've only had one. It's been down coming on 3 years now (3 kids, 1 dog, 1 puppy, and lots of parties) and still looks as good as new. The fitters had to put some self levelling down throughout the downstairs, but the final finish is fantastic. Expensive, but IMO well worth the money. There are a few pictures of the process towards the end of one of my threads if you're interested: [Link to discussion[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/its-go-go-go-kitchen-diner-project-dsvw-vd~3911398)