Off topic:>What to choose - New wooded floor, light or dark?

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Hi Guys

We are so lucky that the insurance will pay for a new floor in our great big room, because of the rebuild of the unstable structure.

The work is almost done here in January and mid February, and we are getting close to buying the new floor. But I was thinking about going for the dark wooded floor like Merbau, Smoked Oak, Wenge etc. instead of the typical choice here in DK like the light Oak, Ash etc.

I know that the light wooded floor will make the room look bigger and the dark make the room smaller, but I have an idea about that the dark floor sometimes can look more exclusive if you know what I mean. Of course I know that this is a personal choice in the end, but sometimes I get stuck and it helps with others opinion.

Today it's a light floor, not as light as the Ash and Oak white floor but the pictures might give you an idea. (Sorry the colors look odd on some of the pictures) but the floor is much lighter than it shows on the pictures

We are still missing a lot of furniture’s like coffee table, bookshelves, carpet under the sofa and some paintings :) but decided to wait to after the rebuild.

Come on guys give me your thoughts regardless it's good or bad :) it will be highly appreciated

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i think it will help anchor the room -a beautiful room, BTW!

your bl8000 / bl5 will appear to emerge from the floor and the cables will not be as obvious.

i wouldn't worry about it making the room look small -the arched windows seem to counter this!

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burantek wrote:

dark...

i think it will help anchor the room -a beautiful room, BTW!

you bl8000 / bl5 will appear to emerge from the floor and the cables will not be as obvious.

i wouldn't worry about it making the room look small -the arched windows seem to counter this!

Thanks, thats was fast reply :o)

The plan was to hide the cables in the floor/walls so that should fix that problem

I have said it before , but that is a stunning room. I agree with the dark floor - the walls are so light that a bit of contrast would be good and it is not as though you need to lighten the room. Maybe a bigger screen though!

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Thanks

I'm close to buy a BV5 so a little bigger screen is maybe soon next to the BL5

 

This could be the color and the size of the plank

or this

 

These colors might be to dark:

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That is the one I like - looks like rosewood!

 

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Peter wrote:

ThePriest wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is the one I like - looks like rosewood!

 

That's exactly the kind of floor I have in my place.
Just like yours it's an open lofty space with white walls. (though smaller and with less B&O 🙁 .)

I can fully recommend it because it give a nice warm glow. Mine is oiled instead of lacquered, making it somewhat darker and less glossy.

One point to keep in mind is that because of the deep colour of the floor the whole place will have an ever so slight redish tone to it.

Regards,

O.

 

 

 

i like #4 (w/ the 2 potted plants) darkest one, but i think it would be a real knock out in that room!

maybe do a little photoshopping!

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