We have floors! And they are more beautiful than anything, and just as perfect as I had imagined. Our installers completed it in about 3 days, so we had quick results of seeing this finish pull together! And the house just looks so much like a house with the floors in. So let’s talk about it!!
I knew I wanted very wide plank flooring. I was really hoping for at least 6″ even though when I saw the 9-10″ boards I was in literal Heaven. Given this specification alone, I knew we’d be looking at an engineered product. I have nothing against engineered floors, in fact, I specify them all the time because if you know what to look for, they are REALLY good! But I had a few other non-negotiables when it came to finding the right product…
non-negotiable #1: quality wear layer
There are many engineered products out there that are affordable, but the wear layer is paper thin. I wanted a flooring that could live through a few sanding/refinishing over it’s lifetime. Raising our budget to help with the cost of sourcing a quality product with this extra thick wear layer was a must. I didn’t want to be tearing apart our house down in the road to replace garbage floors.
non-negotiable #2: color & tone
The second non-negotiable for me was color, of course. When sourcing engineered products, most come prefinished. Finding the right tone can really limit your options if you have a particular look in your head, which of course, I did. I wanted a natural/light oak color. I did NOT want something that looked like it had a whitewash (even a light one) over it. Not too orange, either. I finally found a product with the perfect muted brown hue. Once I found that, it was hard to find anything that came close to making my heart flutter.
flooring specifications
I looked at probably 30+ floor samples. But I came back to my first choice. Why do I always torture myself like this?! I have looked at this flooring for well over a year — every time I went to one of the local showrooms to source for clients, I would pass by it and stare with envy. But I wanted to be sure I had explored all my options and price points.
So what did we ultimately choose? Duchateau Grande Savoy in Vicomte was the winner! With occasional knots and the perfect brownish-grey tone, it was love. And seeing it in our home, I know it is the perfect backdrop for everything else!
I was able to capture a few videos of the installation (as the guys were almost done and just had the hallway left!). I always love watching subcontractors work and do their craft! Check out the video below:
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I could have been writing this article regarding the wood floor search. I have seen this sample as well. What paint color and cabinet color did you pair with this floor?
The paint color is from Miller Paint and called Sugar Dust – you can readd about that selection more here. The cabinet color is a custom stain!
We are looking at this flooring for our whole house, except bedrooms and baths.
We like it too but wondering if you see too much grey in non lit areas?
We love this flooring and also have looked at plus 30 shades and keep coming back to this one.
Hi! I have never seen it look grey in our home, but it will likely depend on what your other finishes are. If you have grey around the house (walls, cabinets, or something else adjacent) it could pull from those tones. We have a few areas where the door threshold is the wood floor to a grey tile, and it still looks very warm and brown. I was in the same boat as you – I looked at so many other options for floors and tried to find a matching or similar color to this one and had no luck. I’m still absolutely in love with the color of this one.