So we are in the middle of buying our forever home; it’s a newbuild, but unfortunately we are out of the country at the moment and I am doing all the spec from thousands of miles away.
I need to choose the flooring by the end of the day. I’ve settled on a light beige carpet for the upstairs and the lounge. But the downstairs is going to be done in wood-effect LVT.
There is a massive entrance hallway (south facing) which then leads on to a kitchen/family room and dining room across the back (north facing).
We are having cream shaker-style units in the kitchen with a wood laminate worktop (they’re not the nicest worktops but it’s all we can afford - they’re quite stripey and a sort of oak effect).
I want a contrast with the worktops, otherwise I think it will look odd. I was originally going to find a pale, but warm oak effect floor; but now I’ve really fallen in love with a much darker floor, which I adore but my Mum says will make the house look too dark. However, I think it will look nice against our mostly white furniture and the cream kitchen, and I think the house, rooms and hallway are all big enough to take dark colour.
Please help me decide! I’ll try and post some photos, although I’ve never done this before, so please bare with me.
The photos I’ve attached to this post are the showhome (identical to ours), showing the hallway (south facing) and the kitchen diner (north facing).