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Updated almost 7 years ago on . Most recent reply

Does this Grey color LVP look bad next to hardwood floors? pic
Hi guys,
Need to choose a color for the LVP.
There is this grey color by mohawk that I like, but I have hardwood floors in the kitchen and I am not a designer nor do I have any sense of what may be trendy or considered tacky these days lol. So I am asking for your opinion.
This home may be sold, rented or I may live in it as a primary residence. Still undecided on that.
The vinyl will go in the living room, hallways and bedrooms.
Color paint for the walls would be the popular agreeable gray from sherwin williams (light gray).
Does this grey LVP look terrible, ok, good, great next to the Kitchen hardwood? :)
Thanks
P.S: By the way, the kitchen and living room are separated by a wall, so the LVP and hardwoords are only side by side on a 40 inch wide "door size" short corridor.
Link to floor: https://www.mohawkflooring.com/luxury-vinyl-tile/detail/514-3000/Prospects-Ashlyn
Most Popular Reply

I sold floors for 3 years and saw stuff like this very rarely. The house looks at lot better when all the floors are the same. I think putting real wood against anything wood-look looks bad, and this 2.25" medium oak vs full plank gray is about the clashiest it can get.
Another thing is that while the all-gray color motif looks cool and is popular right now it's definitely trendy. In 10 years you'll be able to pick out houses that haven't been updated in the past 10 years by how gray everything is.
You should probably figure out what you're going to do with the house before moving forward with a big renovation. Different way of looking at things if you're going to keep it (how do you want the house to look?) if you're renting it (How do renters in the market want the house to look?) or selling it (How do buyers in the market want the house to look?) Basically if you do everything how you like it, it may not work out so well when you try to sell or rent it. If you're selling, put in nice stuff to attract buyers. If you're renting, put in durable stuff to guard against tenants. If you're living there do whatever you want.
But it's just a doorway. If you don't mind tenants probably won't mind, but this will push buyers away.