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Laminate flooring has come a great distance within the final 10 years, and after 5 years of dwelling with previous, dingy flooring and 20-year-old carpet, we lastly put in laminate on our first ground! These images are only a few days after the contractors left so the home remains to be in cleanup mode. However we’re SO in love with our new flooring and wow, what a distinction it made in our home!
The laminate flooring we selected known as Earthen Chestnut, the Uncommon Classic Line by Mohawk. It isn’t bought in huge field shops, so that you’d should go to a neighborhood flooring seller and haggle on worth a bit. We landed on a worth round $2.60/sq. foot for round 1200 sq. toes (excluding labor).
BEFORE PHOTOS
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Lobby, earlier than
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Earlier than, eating room (itemizing picture)
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BEFORE: Kitchen itemizing picture
We love the natural-looking hand-hewn end and the variation of coloration. Consider it or not, this wasn’t our first alternative. We had been on a little bit of a wild goose chase searching for flooring that “wowed” us however was nonetheless in our worth level. Our first alternative was discontinued, so though this flooring was our second alternative, we really feel prefer it was meant to be and are SO pleased with it.
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I captured a number of images throughout our first sunny day which reveals the true colours of the ground.
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Some paint and trim updates are wanted, however love how this all appears.
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Oliver approves. 🙂
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A kitchen redesign is in progress and we could change the colour of the cupboards. The flooring needed to be put in earlier than we constructed our new island. Cove trim was put in across the base cupboards which must be painted sooner or later.
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Love the pure hand hewn texture. The contractor put in 5″ baseboards. We’re deciding if cove trim ought to be put in.
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Darkish flooring can simply be maintained and cleaned with a Roomba, so in case you’re nervous about it displaying filth, that’s our suggestion. Personally I might quite see the filth and maintain a clear home, versus selecting a ground that hides filth.
I’ve been reluctant to share something new on my weblog these previous couple of years as a result of our previous flooring was such an eyesore and impacted all of our design choices. The lesson is – don’t be like us. While you buy a house that’s in dire want of a flooring replace, in case you can, have your new flooring put in instantly after you shut on the home!
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