So one of the things that we need to pick out to get prices on (other than the kitchen which we pretty much have all ready to go for quotes) is flooring. So we started looking at hardwoods and tiles... we'll have carpets in the bedrooms (I hate waking up and putting my feet on a very cold floor in the morning!). We found two beautiful hardwoods that we really like.
Mike really took to the Brazilian Koa (below) and I love it too! It's beautiful!
But it's expensive... $6.29/ft. Ok it's not SUPER expensive but for the area we are looking to put it in, we'd be spending quite a bit (it's a rather large area).
We also really liked the Spiced Hickory. We thought we would put this downstairs- but the more we talked about it the more I realized that really, we don't need to spend a ton of money on really nice flooring for the finished walk out basement... because in reality most of the time, it will just be us seeing it..
So I started looking for other options and stumbled across two beautiful BAMBOO flooring options... and Mike liked them too! They were almost 50% the cost of the hardwood flooring and they are about 2-3 times harder! check these out and tell me what you think!
The first one reminded us of the Brazilian Koa- so we may just do that for the upstairs dining/entry area.
The second one we found would be perfect for downstairs... more durable and looks a little like the spiced hickory...
So I think we are settled on that but it sounds like we may go explore Lumber Liquidators this weekend so we can actually see and feel the products... then we will go to HD and check out tile... you just can't really make a decision without seeing it first! Though, I found a beautiful Gray Slate tile that I think would be perfect for the Mudroom area! :)
More to come! For now- this is all the time I have to post! :)
