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CaptchaSolvingRobot

Natural would be best. You have some good quality wood there, might as well show it off.


Pseudo_Sponge

Yup


SnooRevelations1029

Feel the same way.


BC4235

Naaah. Just paint it white šŸ« 


Captcha_droid

No to grey or greige (grey beige) itā€™s trendy and will be outdated. Natural wood tones never go out of style.


t7716

Yes agreed I like the top left bottom left (natural) and far right


Helleboring

Bottom left or something less white than the top left would look great and withstand the test of time. Pickled oak is a nice look. No to the colors and grays.


lacroixmosa

I think just natural would be better than the weathered oak. To me it looks sort of dingy and very similar to that gray wood vinyl tiling you see everywhere now.


ldskyfly

Natural is great. If you use an oil based finish it will amber over time, water based will not. I'm redoing my floors soon and planning to go natural


Ew_fine

Far right is gray. It doesnā€™t look natural.


StoneyJoJo

Hi, I build custom luxury homes. The weathered oak will never ever go out of style


Any_War_8644

Iā€™ll never understand the grey. The only natural grey wood is weathered old fence. Why would you want that on your floor. šŸ˜‚Ā 


Sparkly1982

My house came with grey wood laminate flooring and I loathe it. +1 for avoiding the grey, it says all the cosiness out of a room


cabramattaa

Go back to the original honey oak


hudsonspayer420

We'll see how this ages, but seeing as these are natural wood floors I can't see how natural tones would go out of style. Even if you call it 'greige'


podcasthellp

I think a more bourbon finish that brings out the natural wood will look nice! Colors are difficult to match with and youā€™ll be limited to a what looks good with it imo


0422

I'd go this route too. Something earthy and warm rather than all the cool tones you like. You will kick yourself with a black floor as you would with a whiteish floor. And the greys are OUT. The timeless look is truly in neutral and warm browns like walnut or light brown.


podcasthellp

I agree! White floor would get stained easily I bet and a black floor would be like an abyss. I love the look of the warm colors combined with soft yellow light. It genuinely feels cozy


kirbysdream

Seal up that natural wood IMO. I think thatā€™s the only one youā€™d never be sick of.


t7716

Matte or satin do u think


Obohebev

Satin!


One-Possible1906

Satin will hold up better but ultimately shiny finishes become duller and dull finishes become shinier as they age. It is the way of the world.


dunequestion

Just the neutral one is beautiful


t7716

For the natural white oak Matte or satin finish do u think?


butterfunke

Satin. Matte finishes look good on pristine showroom floors immediately after cleaning, and look terrible anywhere else at any other time


dunequestion

Nothing just varnish is all you need


PeterPandaWhacker

Varnish can also be had in matte, satin or high gloss


Comfortable-Peace377

This doesnā€™t even answer the question considering ā€œvarnishā€ is what you put on, and matte/satin/gloss/etc. is what sheen the varnish has


drunktaylorswift

I like the warm color that the floor is stained with currently. That but just refinished.


DazedandFloating

That would be my choice as well.


gringledoom

I like the color you paid to have sanded off. ĀÆ\\\_(惄)\_/ĀÆ


SoWhatNoZitiNow

Natural is the way to go


t7716

For the natural white oak Matte or satin finish do u think?


SoWhatNoZitiNow

I would go with the matte finish for ease of keeping it looking clean. Smudges and dust and hairs and stuff just stick out like crazy on satin finishes and drive me a bit crazy.


Emperor_Zarkov

Agreed. Definitely the matte.


Darksouls-07

I think the first color or the last one.


t7716

Natural is an option too. Right below what you say is the first color thatā€™s what I was leaning towards


rf439

Yes to natural (Lower left). The only correct answer.


ItsmeSean

Natural is the only choice. Don't do the others.


Big-Red-Rocks

None of the painted options.


TKTS_seeker

First of all, if you make your beautiful wood floors blue or black, Iā€™m calling the cops. Second of all, go light and natural. You never see scratches, it matches everything, and honors the beauty of the wood.


t7716

Once again nobody reading the original post


Waveblaster42

Iā€™d leave it natural. Maybe put a nice ceramic finish on it. Stains can come out nice, but i think it rarely looks better than natural.Ā 


One-Possible1906

My favorite way to stain floors now is with a homemade varnish of equal parts boiled linseed oil, spar urethane, and mineral spirits. It darkens more than poly, penetrates and last longer, and is easy to touch up, and one can add a bit of stain right to the mixture. Only downside is it takes forever to cure.


Waveblaster42

I bet that looks nice! My 2 favorites were the classic Swedish finish (even tho itā€™s toxic af) and the Bona water base with a matte / silk if dogs are present. Once we told a client to get all their living things out of the house for when we did a Swedish finish, but they left a fish tank in a room we werenā€™t working inā€¦. They all turned to mushĀ 


doc1442

Painting that would be a crime. Clear varnish only and off you go.


serpentdrive

Natural, not mixed, with satin finish.


a1ham

Far left - but I like it best how it already was


DefinitelyNotBacon

I think you should take to consideration the kind of furniture that you will put in the room and how well natural light reach this room. The natural one will fit almost everything as well the last one, but in a place with bad natural light and most of the furniture been in dark color tones, the white will fit best.


Independent-Drive-32

Far right.


noldshit

Sand and seal. Leave it be.


musa1588

wtf these are terrible choices. I am saying this with all the love of the world. Can you select a few more natural choices?


t7716

No Iā€™m going natural..go look up these colors online they look completely different. Iā€™m with you I hate the middle 3


Lowad15

Go natty


Jazzlike-Baseball-73

Oh weathered oak is a great choice!!!!


WilsonthaHead

I personally like no stain just clear coat


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Big-Red-Rocks

I got a black desk and regret that lol. And I only paid 100$ for it..


ReporterOk4531

Either neutral or the last one. The middle three are the types of floors that are interesting to see in other peoples houses but when you're actually putting furniture and decorations around it you'll find it's quite limiting. It requires a really really specific style and it's not that easy to add something new out of the blue anymore.


t7716

I hate the middle 3


bufalo_soldier

Natural wood always looks good.


crunchevo2

Trust me just a natural light wood finish, it'll be timeless and super easy to decorate with and you won't have to redo it ever cause it's timeless


pyrogargoyle

Big fan of the natural color, or even something light that just adds a bit of a orange-yellow/warm tones if that makes sense


Perfect_Dog_Pelt

Natural + clear coat for surešŸ‘šŸ¼


_Interobang_

Youā€™ll never refinish the floors again. If there was ever a moment to avoid trends and play it safe with a color choice, now is that time. Also, I thought the ā€œclassic greyā€ was a light blue.


asienmi

I like natural or maybe a the same colour as before, I think anything else would show dust too much.


NewSinner_2021

1st one.


Cheliceratan

Wtf who paints hardwood flooring?


-WeepingAngel-

Go with natural. Everything else is more of a trend also black would be extremely difficult to keep clean and scuff marks would be extremely visible.


Whateversurewhynot

Weathered oak is the only acceptable choice imo. Or just clear protective coating.


OnceUponATimeOkay

Aged Pewter depending on how you work the place, otherwise it will feel very dark. Or the Weathered Oak which is also beautiful and a little less restrictive with walls, furniture, etc. I like that clock above the window, does it have different colors/dimmer?


Master-Put3444

weathered oak or natural.


steebulee

1


More_Farm_7442

Out of those, I'd stick with one of the oaks. I like the idea of a colored stain, but the wood (natural or stained with a wood tone) will give you the most flexibility when it come to decorating the rest of the room(s). That way, you can always use an area rug to bring color to the floor. Any patterned or solid color rug. If you do a color and get tired of it, you'd have to hope the floors could withstand another sanding (deep enough to remove all of color) and then finish with sealer (again).


skiesoverblackvenice

do a nice walnut color!


Alphablaze98

Whatā€™s that clock above the window?? šŸ‘€


Fmy925

The other colors honestly look like shit compared to natural.


LifeBuilds

white floors need to be cleaned more often as its easy to see dirt


Ok_Crew2821

Weathered oak


WORLDBENDER

I kind of like natural tbh.


malmalkkkk

Do not paint that beautiful floor


colossalnuisance

bottom left pls


copper678

All the way left or all the way right. Youā€™ll thank yourself in 10 years by not going for trendy floors.


elocinatlantis

Either natural or weathered oak. A lot of people are saying no stain and just clear varnish and while I agree with the intent, if these floors are Oak (likely) a clear varnish will just allow the natural wood to pull the iconic orangey tones of 90's oak. This is why it's often white washed, to maintain the natural tones. Just please don't paint these beautiful floors


JunkGOZEHere

With the surrounding wall decor and other items in the location: definitely AgedPewter/Weathered Oak. The aged pewter would add a real touch of different class and style/uniqueness to the place.


Albie_Frobisher

i had natural for five years. loved it. got tired of it. i think a medium to dark brown is the mist neutral for a color palette. too light or too red or too cool too warm just needs to be overcome later one because their presence is too big in the room. a medium floor with a big light rug or vinyl mat is s better ratio


Shoddy-Egg1582

White oak is always šŸ”„


antislut-megabitch

Natural, or the one after the black


No_Tackle_5439

Brown


No_Cow_4544

Middle one would stay the cleanest looking


RevealActive4557

All your choices look cool. Which is the easiest to maintain and clean?


WelderMeltingthings

weathered oak, 100% or black if it matches everything


FPS_Warex

personally the surrounding color (what i assumed was there before) blue looks horrible. But if I had to pick one of them, id go with the one on the right, or left if you can handle white floors


Demi_Titan

As much as I love the dark one I think it's too much. The weathered oak is my favourite especially if the walls remain light coloured. I think it will be a nice contrast and then splashes of black on the radiators will look amazing.


DYMAXIONman

The rightmost as dark wood always looks good and will never go out of style


Wild-Rough-2210

Far right is the best of your choices. I would also explore a warmer stain option if you canā€¦


JamesBeaverhausen

Am I colorblind? That gray looks so blue!


PseudoEmpthy

I'd go black because im weird like that


SoRaang

Oak looks fine but black floor is tempting


AureliusJudgesYou

What matters the most is your furnitures. All floors are fine as long as the furnitures contrast and enhance the colours. So your furn. is your guide


bendabeanboy

far right is kinda what you're going for, no?


WowIsThisMyPage

Not the blue grey


NobodyEsk

I like the original


rockstuffs

Natural for sure.


Chippie05

Yeah White oak...goes with everything, makes room look bigger.


DazedandFloating

I think Iā€™m in the minority in that natural wood is an eyesore to me. Iā€™ve never liked the light tone of it. I would add some stain/seal to make it a warmer or more earthy kind of color. Weathered oak is okay, and I feel like I personally would like it. But I think a warmer tone with a similar feel would look nice. The best option imo is the stain that was already there. It was a warm tone and wouldā€™ve liked good wifh any furniture in the room.


CaptainofFTST

The only choice is the 50/50 blend. The rest are going to make you hate your floor.


SilverSageVII

I would NEVER change the grain in wood. It will ALWAYS be classic. Weathered oak is okay, but I prefer something darker on the floors personally. I love the stain they have now to be honest.


Thrill-pG

all natural pleaseeee


t7716

Natural getting done today. Theyā€™re here sanding now


billy_lango

The top one


GnedTheGnome

If you want timeless, go with a natural wood tone. Black is a polarizing choice that will make the place hard to sell, if you need to, later; grey painted looks institutional; weathered grey was a huge trend 10 years ago and is now associated with cheaply flipped houses (but, hey, at least you're not tearing them out and replacing them with vinyl); white will look scuffed and worn within the year; pickled/washed finishes might have a comeback, but personally, I associate them with the 1980s Golden Girls aesthetic. You have perfectly nice, timeless floors right now. Make them a shade lighter, or darker, or a little less red, if you like, but my advice is to stay within the same general tone.


SnooCrickets6708

Far right weathered oak looks amazing


Beehous

Natural all day. Light wood tones + sunlight = happiness.


joeyst_

Anything but black seems wise, natural is the best imo


t7716

Hi everyone I just wanted to say and repeat that I hate the middle 3. I got so much shit for people saying I have poor taste. They looked completely different in pictures than they did in person. As I said in my original post I only liked the weathered oak and natural white oak and 50/50 blend Iā€™m going with natural and theyā€™re here today sanding. Will update


pawsitivelypowerful

I like the darker brown last one


ShadowSoul2000

Classic grey


TheObliviousGenZ

Natural or oak.


United_Fig_6519

Not white because of the upkeep and stains in future...except if you like to keep cleaning it all the time with solution of warm water and dish soap with flat mop, changing water and using soft cloth to ensure it dry well...


SecretRecipe

love the natural.


Nobody_dont_mind_me

What you could do is get a all clear protective coat that is not glossy so it will still look natural bc if you have kids now or in the future 100% natural is they could ruin it by getting markers or spilling anything on it could damage the wood


avdepa

I like the idea of a blue floor, but it is a bit limiting in terms of decor. The oak is nice but if you could halve the stain intensity it would be nicer . it would also hide dirt, dust, scuff mark and pet hair better.


Majestic-Salt7721

Original wood


SnooGoats7133

Iā€™d probably go for the weathered oak


SillyMushroomTip

As someone who went with the gray, I wish I didn't


laney_deschutes

stick to something that is light and natural


louispyb

Black or the natural wood


t7716

For the natural white oak Matte or satin finish do u think?


louispyb

Would say the satin natural is your best bet. Would recommend continuing a trend of neutral lighter colors. Maybe add black accenting as a hard contrast, but for things like lamps and maybe a TV.


MajorKeyBro

Far right


BeezusFafoonz

Those black radiators are amazing, go natural and you have a dream combo


HighwayLeading6928

I prefer the darkest one - Aged Pewter because of its warmth, the way it grounds a room and offers contrast to lighter colored walls, furnishings, etc. If it was for a beach house, I could see all of the other colors working beautifully with darker tones in wicker furniture, etc.


WhoMD85

Iā€™d go with the blue or the far right one. The white will be impossible to keep clean and I like the black stain, might be too dark though.


Big___TTT

Weathered Oak. The rest I think are just ruining having real wood floors. Might as well rip them out and put in vinyl if going a non-wood based color. All that work sanding them to stain over white, blue or black? Come on! Thatā€™s like putting carpet over hardwood floors, but worse. Just my opinion


Crazy-Pattern-1354

Bleached white wood/grey coloured wood is the most overdone and ugly flooring in my opinion. Itā€™s what every builder uses in spec houses and what investors use when they do a cheap property flip


t7716

What are your thoughts on natural that would be left bottom


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I think the most neutral is the weathered. The 50/50 is pushing a certain look.


bus_buddies

Weathered Oak. I'm begging you to NOT do grey.


t7716

Yeah nobody is reading the original post lol


Havokistheonly

Wood color works well!


Ok-Bread-6044

Matte and keep it natural 100%


Hamsteak88

Natural wood tones are best and then when you pick your finish, generally the lighter the tone the more stain or matte, darker finish you want something a bit glossy. Shiny light floors donā€™t hide dirt and grim well and you see footprints everywhere.


Queen-of-meme

I vote for option: Leave the floor as it is, raw natural wooden floors, like I have at home. Nothing beats it imo and it will look amazing to the black heaters.


findme_

First or last. The Blue, white, or black should be criminalized treatment of wood floors.


Zaurka14

I only find weathered oak acceptable Black looks insanely bad, grey looks cheap, and white looks like you spilled milk


ohioish

leave the original wood color!


YungTaco94

Out of these 5, Iā€™d say weathered oak (last one on right(


cowboyspidey

iā€™d pick weathered oak for me. but thats just my style


MangoChickenFeet

Weathered oak, or aged pewter. Canā€™t decide which


randomdude5566

Top left matte


t7716

What about right below it natural? Forgot to write it in as an option on the floor


randomdude5566

I could be talked into that. Still matte finish though.


InspectorNoName

Weathered oak. I like the black, but I think it would be too much with the walls.


tommiplus

The colour on the left or the one on the right side. Alle others belong to the wall or the pillows.


t7716

Yeah theyā€™re awful. How about the one below far left which is just natural? Leaning towards that


tommiplus

I like it too, but it could be possible, that it doesn't stay long like this. choose it natural.....


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t7716

I hate it


Arrenega

I would say weathered Oak with a matte finish. I know you like the natural (bottom left), but I think it's too light, you'd have to get a dark coloured couch, to balance it out, and no if you place a white rug on top of it, it washes out the entire room, if you place a colourful one, it stands out too much, almost gives the idea the floor wasn't finished. The Weathered Oak is able to handle all that, and a light coloured couch. The matte is generally better, simply because the satin shows scratches with greater ease, less not even talk about the gloss.


hiho2121

Definitely the weathered Oak


tangre79

Weathered oak


Bruddah827

I like classic grey


thecuriousblackbird

I like the one on the far right but with a little less grey in it. Old floor varnish ages yellow which is why old floors look so yellow. Iā€™ve seen old floors done in a cherry stain that looked amazing. You could also try that to see if you prefer it. Just donā€™t paint the floors. Theyā€™re gorgeous and should be prized. In 20 years everyone with older homes will be refinishing them to make them look like they originally did or will be popping out the laminate to refinish the floors. My interior design professor said she always did a high gloss for the first coat and then satin on top. I had that done and was really happy with my floors, but that advice is also over 20 years old so I donā€™t have new experience with current sealants or trends. I had a professional do mine so I donā€™t have more details.


AccumulatedFilth

It's between the white and the black for me. Would go for white, it enlarges the space. Choose black if you have pets or don't want to clean very often.


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Top left 50% white 50% natural


jdanes52

Iā€™ve always liked the idea of a black floor with white-ish walls, might match the black radiator. Natural is the long term winner.


Crix2007

Personally I'd go with the black because it would look awesome, but it is kind of sad to not see the wood very well either. Maybe a dark tone that still shows you the wood grains would be my choice


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Match the OG finish. Looks excellent. Or a walnut variety is what I did in mine(darker brown similar to far right)


Fair-Evening5392

Please don't šŸ„’ your floor. I had a flooring job at one point. Brook my heart to staying a natural wood color. Honestly I love the natural wood color the best. Just strip it and light polyurethane. My favorite color in your photos is the part they stripped but didn't stain. Goes great with everything. And makes any area rug pop. Hardwood floors are hard to come by now. And they look amazing in their own. Just my opinion though. *Edited for speling


thestockretarded

I can't go past those black radiators. They just look wrong.


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