Spring is here in Boise, Idaho and it’s a great time to do all kinds of home improvement projects, including installing or refinishing hardwood floors. When you have hardwood floors, you have choices to make that will affect the outcome and the look of your home. We live in the modern age where color trends come and go every year. So what colors speak to you? What colors are popular for hardwood flooring?
First of all, when you’re working with hardwood, you’re working with the elements of nature. A hardware floor conveys strength, warmth, and unique patterns. Aside from the traditional organic look, there are lots of choices with colors of stains and finishes. Browns are always a good starting point. You’ve got dark browns, such as espresso and reddish brown such as the Brazilian cherry. Then there are also medium browns such as Hazelnut Acacia and classic gunstock Oak. A brown finish on the hardwood floor gives a touch of warmth and color while still maintaining a natural look.
Then we have the blonde colors. A solid Hickory is a nice blonde finish. Then we’ve got Blue Ridge and Whispering Wheat Oak. If you want to go a little darker blonde and then you can do a warm spice Oak color or amber Brazilian Oak. Great Plains Oak is very light and very beautiful. Blonde colors May reveal a little more dust and dirt than a darker brown, but luckily, hardwood floors are fairly easy to clean so any color you choose is going to be pretty simple to maintain.
Red is always a gorgeous choice and can make for a very unique floor. There are darker reds such as Brazilian and Moroccan cherry, or you can choose wide plank bamboo for a reddish color. Gray is an interesting choice that ranges from pale to dark. Monterey Bay Hickory is quite light and so is Wind River Oak. Slate Oak is in the medium range along with Hill Maple. For a darker hue, try Bristol Tavern Hickory.
A white floor can look exotic, almost as if you are being swept away from Boise, Idaho, especially when you’re looking at Florence or Barcelona White Oak. There are many different types of white, and some of them even come in a matte. Carriage House White Ash is particularly breathtaking. Whites even come in bamboo. A pale floor, especially when it’s hardwood, is unique and dazzling.
With hardwood floors you can’t go wrong. They’re simple to maintain, durable, and bring your home to life, enriched by the elements of nature. They are customizable and can act as a showpiece for your entire home. Whether you accent them with colorful rugs or leave them plain, you can make any hardwood floor into your very own. You have a wide variety of species and colors to use on your palette. Some are more popular than others, and sometimes it’s the colors less often used that make your vision a reality.
Warm natural browns, vibrant reds, unique whites, beautiful blondes, and mysterious grays are the colors that are popular to use when hardwood flooring is involved. Of course there are some outlying colors that just aren’t used very often, and there’s also the natural look which is stunning and traditional. If you want flooring that reflects your personality and your welcome to the world, be sure to shop around and look at all your choices. The color for you is out there. After all, it’s spring! And new discoveries are everywhere to be found. Enjoy your flooring!