Getting New Bedroom Flooring....Yes!!

gja1000 · 12-16-2010, 07:39 PM

Marilyn, that floor is gorgeous. I looked for a month before I found my flooring. I would recommend that you look at a whole room of the hand scraped flooring though. That's what I thought I wanted but when I saw it in my friends whole house, I didn't like the waviness, especially in the daylight. It's hard to explain, but all I could see was waves across the floor. Now she loves it, but I did not and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't seen it in her house.

Marilyn · 12-17-2010, 04:47 PM

Gayle, thank you so much for your suggestion. Rex used the hand scraped engineered hardwood in his last parade home. There was over 900 sq ft of it in the kitchen, dining, living alone, and that is where I fell in love with it. I like the wavy look of it. To me, it looks worn and refinished. It's wonderful that we all have different tastes though, or this world would be a very very boring place. I may change my mind when we really get serious about picking the flooring. I do love yours, but with my furniture and walls, a darker color is needed for it to work. In our next home, we may be able to go lighter.

I know we can't do it until after the first of the year, but I'm not waiting long as stated before. Our men have ways of forgetting they said things.

DianaB · 12-18-2010, 09:35 AM

How exciting!!! The flooring is just beautiful!! If I remember right....you had darker trim so the flooring should go beautifully!!! We'll definitely need pictures!!!

gja1000 · 12-18-2010, 04:56 PM

You are so right Marilyn, it is great that we all have different tastes, otherwise everything would be pretty boring. I'm glad you have seen the habdscraped flooring. I loved it in the sample, and i came so close to putting it in my house, but it was too wavy for me once i saw it in a whole house. I really do love the way it looks so rustic and old. I really like the dark color too. We were limited in color by the library paneling in the living room. But I favor the darker woods n

Marilyn · 12-19-2010, 02:05 PM

Just had to share this with y'all. We were driving to one of Rex's jobs yesterday and the new floor came up in the discussion. He told me he thought it will look really really nice and wished he'd thought of this a couple of years ago. He's so ready to get rid of the carpet. I didn't say a thing.

If you will recall, and I'm sure I have posts to this effect, I wanted to put wood in the bedroom a couple of years ago, but he didn't like the idea then.

Men are such amazing creatures!!!!

gja1000 · 12-19-2010, 04:19 PM

LOL! Marilyn, isn't that JUST like a man. You are so smart to not remind him of his opposition! I'm so glad that you are getting the new floor in the bedroom. You will just love it!

judy · 12-23-2010, 04:42 PM

That floor is just gorgeous Marilyn! Is it a bit distressed? I have a dark laminate floor and wish it was distressed. It shows every footprint! As long as it has something to break up the smooth surface, it will be gorgeous!!! (I finally learned to go over my floors every day, and it looks good now, but I don't work!)

I use vinegar and water. What will you use on this floor? Can't wait for pictures!

12-16-2010, 07:39 PM	#1
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	Marilyn, that floor is gorgeous. I looked for a month before I found my flooring. I would recommend that you look at a whole room of the hand scraped flooring though. That's what I thought I wanted but when I saw it in my friends whole house, I didn't like the waviness, especially in the daylight. It's hard to explain, but all I could see was waves across the floor. Now she loves it, but I did not and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't seen it in her house. __________________ Gayle

12-17-2010, 04:47 PM	#2
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Gayle, thank you so much for your suggestion. Rex used the hand scraped engineered hardwood in his last parade home. There was over 900 sq ft of it in the kitchen, dining, living alone, and that is where I fell in love with it. I like the wavy look of it. To me, it looks worn and refinished. It's wonderful that we all have different tastes though, or this world would be a very very boring place. I may change my mind when we really get serious about picking the flooring. I do love yours, but with my furniture and walls, a darker color is needed for it to work. In our next home, we may be able to go lighter. I know we can't do it until after the first of the year, but I'm not waiting long as stated before. Our men have ways of forgetting they said things. __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

12-18-2010, 04:56 PM	#4
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	You are so right Marilyn, it is great that we all have different tastes, otherwise everything would be pretty boring. I'm glad you have seen the habdscraped flooring. I loved it in the sample, and i came so close to putting it in my house, but it was too wavy for me once i saw it in a whole house. I really do love the way it looks so rustic and old. I really like the dark color too. We were limited in color by the library paneling in the living room. But I favor the darker woods n __________________ Gayle

12-19-2010, 02:05 PM	#5
Marilyn Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 4,907	Just had to share this with y'all. We were driving to one of Rex's jobs yesterday and the new floor came up in the discussion. He told me he thought it will look really really nice and wished he'd thought of this a couple of years ago. He's so ready to get rid of the carpet. I didn't say a thing. If you will recall, and I'm sure I have posts to this effect, I wanted to put wood in the bedroom a couple of years ago, but he didn't like the idea then. Men are such amazing creatures!!!! __________________ Marilyn If anyone would like a free Bible Study CD or book entitled "Searching for Truth", PM me with your mailing address and I'll send you one. "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." John 8:32

12-19-2010, 04:19 PM	#6
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	LOL! Marilyn, isn't that JUST like a man. You are so smart to not remind him of his opposition! I'm so glad that you are getting the new floor in the bedroom. You will just love it! __________________ Gayle

12-18-2010, 09:35 AM	#3
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	How exciting!!! The flooring is just beautiful!! If I remember right....you had darker trim so the flooring should go beautifully!!! We'll definitely need pictures!!!

12-23-2010, 04:42 PM	#7
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	That floor is just gorgeous Marilyn! Is it a bit distressed? I have a dark laminate floor and wish it was distressed. It shows every footprint! As long as it has something to break up the smooth surface, it will be gorgeous!!! (I finally learned to go over my floors every day, and it looks good now, but I don't work!) I use vinegar and water. What will you use on this floor? Can't wait for pictures! __________________ *Judy*

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