It’s hard to look away from choosing hardwood floors for your home. Besides, these are the floors you’ll be walking on while adding an aesthetic appeal to your home—especially if you’re looking at engineered hardwood floors.
Many homeowners dream of natural hardwood floors flowing throughout their homes; however, these dreams are often crushed. They learn that natural wood is not recommended in humid temperatures because it can swell and crack due to moisture. Or, they discover they can’t glue it onto a concrete subfloor and need resources for installation plus extra love and care for maintenance.
A great loophole for having that beautiful flow of hardwood flooring is to opt for engineered hardwood floors.
Simply put, the engineered hardwood floor has two components, versus natural wood, which only has one.
On top of the slab (called the Veneer), they display the wood of your choice: Oak, Hickory, Maple, and—while not technically wood—you can even have Bamboo on the top layer of the floor plank. Then underneath, you have a thicker support made of plywood that gives your hardwood floor more stability and feasibility when it comes to installation.
Now that you realize you can have hardwood flooring without natural wood, here are three popular choices for your living room.
Whitewashed engineered wood floors.
Whitewashed engineered hardwood floors have countless abilities to them. Primarily, they’re used in a farmhouse-styled home or in the continuously trending modern and nordic designs.
But what really compliments these designs is the whitewashed wood’s capability of making the space look larger without the dirt. These slabs typically come in a broader size which helps give the illusion that the room is bigger than it is. And because it’s on the lighter color side, dirt and dust aren’t so easily visible.
Because these slabs are on the lighter side, you’ll want to opt for either oak, maple, or birch. These types of wood often have a lighter option, which is crucial when whitewashing the wood.
So thanks to these features, whitewashed engineered hardwood floors are an excellent choice for giving your living room an open space feel.
Gray wood engineered hardwood floors.
The critical component here is the gray wood’s ability to enhance your home’s look.
Used more as a complementary color to your home’s design, gray wood engineered hardwood floors with oak veneers are used best with rustic, industrial, and even shabby chic looks. The gray wood’s balancing appeal highlights your home’s texture, letting you get creative with your decor. So whether you’re aiming for a darker industrial look or bright rustic touch, gray wood engineered hardwood floors give your home its own personality—while keeping up with the trends.
And like the whitewashed wood floors, gray wood also creates a sense of a vast, more open space while showing less dust. Be sure to have your robot vacuum on a cleaning schedule, so the dirt and dust don’t accumulate.
Greige engineered hardwood floors.
So what do you do when you like the colors of the whitewashed wood floors but also love the appeal of the gray wood floors? You take a look at greige engineered hardwood floors!
As it sounds, greige combines gray and beige (or light brown) colors. Because of this blend, a greige wood floor compliments warm colors that pair with brown or lighter shades of neutral white, gray, and black colors. This means you have plenty of options on the type of designs you’d like to style your living room.
Trends come and go. So opt for hardwood floors that can keep your living room in style.
In one year, modern minimalistic looks can dominate the interior design styles. The following year, rustic or industrial types can gain moment.
Ultimately, choosing the right flooring for your living room will highly depend on what style you’re looking for, your budget, and the floor’s maintenance requirements. But one thing you can be at ease about is that engineered hardwood floors will provide stability and a sleek finish to your living room floor.
If engineered wood floors aren’t for you, there is a whole world of natural hardwood flooring waiting to adorn your Michigan home. Cameron the Sandman is a wood flooring company that provides wood flooring services including floor installation, wood floor restoration, refinishing services and more. Our installation team has the experience and skill to take on any wood floor project from start to finish. Need help deciding on a wood floor? Call and speak to a flooring professional today!