Flooring ideas - same flooring throughout?

5 years ago

We're looking at replacing our flooring with engineered wood or solid wood, and LVT in the kitchen.

Our house is a typical victorian layout (hallway, living room off to the right, then a study, and then the dining room/kitchen.

If we go for wood all the way through, with some dark tiles, would that be 'too much'? Aesthetically, I mean. When our kitchen is renovated, it will be down the left hand side of the room only, so we'll have wood from the moment you step through the vestibule all the way to the back of the house.

The original boards are mostly still in place (underneath lino and laminate at the moment) so originally it would have been this way, but I worry that it won't be broken up enough and might be overbearing; although we'll have some rugs.

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GardenFairyGodmother GFG

5 years ago

I was planning to do something similar for mine(1920's semi) But the cost put me off and as our extension budget was spiralling out of control, we went for sheet vinyl for the kitchen/diner extension and hallway. With carpet for the knocked through double reception rooms. The threshold between the carpet and vinyl will forever annoy me. But I would like to replace in the future with wooden large wide herringbone planks throughout downstairs. I hope you will do this and post pictures so I can show the DH.

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Fox Paul
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5 years ago
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Thanks for the input...similar conundrum here too, trying to distribute the costs between refurb and not-totally-necessary-flooring! I think we'll go with wood throughout and 50/50 in the kitchen & dining room.

now to find something like this https://www.johnlewis.com/ted-todd-cleeve-hill-engineered-wood-flooring-alderton/p3553146 at half the price :D
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Carolina
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I like a floor that goes all the way through, so I don’t think it’ll look ‘too much’ at all.
I also think that a floor is an important part of your interior/home. So, worth investing in the best floor you can afford. I’d rather save money somewhere else. Easier said than done, I know ;-)
Carolina
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Having said that, I don’t mean that you have to spend an awful lot of money on the floor, just because... I’m sure you can find a cheaper option engineered wooden floor that is just as nice.
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GardenFairyGodmother GFG
5 years ago
It is definitely a case of form over function. In the end we made a lot of compromises such as the new kitchen is my third choice, due to budget. All the walls are tradesman white. I do like my carpet and the vinyl is practical with kids and pets. But if we could have wooden floors throughout we would have done it. It is something we could do in the future. I also think a new floor doesn't add as much value as an extension would.
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Sarah
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I love the look of continuous flooring throughout, I think it gives a feeling of space and flow, tying everything together. We currently have two different types of flooring (LVT and carpet) in our kitchen/diner because they used to be two separate rooms. It really bugs me. Our next project (hopefully next year) is to replace the flooring to have the same throughout the whole ground floor.
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The Prestige Flooring Co.
5 years ago
LVT in a kitchen is a really practical choice, and with the huge choice of designs available now, it can look great as well. Having said that, many of our customers opt for wood throughout the ground floor to give a feeling of flow and continuity, and as long as you're quick to wipe up any spills wood can also work brilliantly in the kitchen. Rugs are a great way to 'zone' off certain area's if you wish to break it up a bit. We have lots of engineered wood floors similar to the one in your link, and depending on where you live, may be able to help out (we cover much of Surrey, Hampshire and SW London).
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kikiamack
5 years ago
We put the same LVT throughout our ground floor three years ago and I’m still really pleased we did. It just makes everything seem more spacious with no threshold strips between the rooms.
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