Hermann house renovation

[iris lilies]

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too light. Entirely my fault. The workmanship is fine. Materials great.

In real life the floors are lighter than what appears in this photograph. Isn’t what I wanted, I wanted a darker floor

[ToomuchStuff]

Is that angled floor section, where a wall was removed?

[iris lilies]

Is that angled floor section, where a wall was removed?

no,the angle piece of wood are ornamental. A pretty floor ruined by iris. Sigh.

[Tybee]

You did not ruin it. In the immortal words of William Maxwell, my favorite Midwestern author, "Time will darken it."

[happystuff]

Sorry you don't like it, IL, but I think it is very pretty!

Edited to add: If it doesn't grow on you, throw down some rugs you like!

[iris lilies]

You did not ruin it. In the immortal words of William Maxwell, my favorite Midwestern author, "Time will darken it."

Yeah, dH said it will start to darken in 3 to 4 years but by the time it gets its 80-year-old patina back I will be long dead.


The only thing that’s positive is that it is quality material that I hope will service this house well for many years, years beyond me.

[catherine]

Well, the patina is going to take 80 years no matter what color it is. I think it's a very rich color. If it were darker, maybe the beautiful grain wouldn't be as apparent. Does it impact your vision for the color palette of the room?

[iris lilies]

Well, the patina is going to take 80 years no matter what color it is. I think it's a very rich color. If it were darker, maybe the beautiful grain wouldn't be as apparent. Does it impact your vision for the color palette of the room?

Yes in a major way. That’s why I’m reeling. I’m now considering buying pine furniture and I have never ever in my life considered pine furniture. I was going to do this house in English country style, and to me that means dark wood floors or at least medium colored floors.


I’m having to rethink everything. I already have two walnut pieces of furniture that I love and I will not give up, so a little bit of dark furniture is going here no matter what.


it took me a week to calm down over these floors ( I know, First World problems!) and then I needed a guiding hand, so I read up a little bit on the Internet and got this wisdom:

Mixing wood tones in your house means that you should choose a dominant wood tone. If you have wood floors your job is already done. It doesn’t mean that everything has to be that same tone, it just means that you have to remember it and let it dominate.

So I will have furniture that is in the light wood colored range, 3/4 of it that way. I may have a medium colored piece or two, and then a couple of dark pieces.

[Teacher Terry]

In my first house that we laid pergo I picked a very light floor and after we installed it thought I made a huge mistake because my bedroom furniture and living room was dark oak and fairly new. It actually looked really good to have the contrast.

[catherine]

Yeah, I agree with Terry. I think different woods can contrast nicely, and from what I understand it depends on the undertones of the wood. So if you have a light color floor and a dark mahogany, they should both have the same undertones (i.e. warm v cool).

Scroll down in this article and they have a little cheat sheet

https://www.chrislovesjulia.com/how-...es-like-a-pro/

I have pine floors and I still have my greataunt's mahogany Governor Winthrop desk and I think it goes fine (although I was a little worried at first).