Light or Dark?

We are having a really hard time choosing the floors we want. We definitely want bamboo but can't decide whether to go very dark or very light. It's such a great feel when you walk into the display home with the light floors and it also helps to make the rooms look bigger BUT we also love the look of dark floors and how they make a home feel cosy.

Display home with the light floors:

A quick photoshop edit with dark floors:

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We would love some feedback! Thanks

Im building at the moment and am having bamboo flooring - I have chosen to go with the naural although I did love the coffee colour - my colour scheme is pretty much the same as the first pic!! when i get it done i will be sure to upload pics!!

I love the dark floors. If we'd done ours again (currently light coloured tiles) I'd go a dark timber floor

Thanks Tamekah! The natural colour is really nice, look forward to seeing the photos!

Erin - is there a particular reason you'd prefer dark floors? Just the 'feel'? Thanks for your reply

Just love the feel, the way it makes a room cosier. Half the reason we've painted such bold feature walls. To bring the space in and make it feel cosy, and add a bit of drama

Love the look of these

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/darkfloor3.jpg

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/darkfloor2.jpg

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/darkfloor1.jpg

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/aaron4erin/darkfloor.jpg

love the drama of darker flooring.

Thanks for the pics Erin we noticed in alot of the pics that they are leading to large open spaces or have high ceilings. We have 2550 ceilings going into our place so im a little worried that it will enclose the rooms too much.

We've selected a dark grey/charcol carpet to go in the lounge & bed rooms to give a nice cosy feeling but in addition to the main flooring being dark im not sure if this would work without a huge windows, high ceilings or majorly open plan house.

I'm just checking out some options of high gloss dark flooring as it seems this gives off alot of reflection and melds into the horizonal line between the floor and skirting boards kinda making the room look larger.

Cheers
Ant

It really depends what look you are having through your home.
In the attached photos, I say the light timber as it makes the room light and airy and looks really pleasant, love the feature wall in the display house!

IF, you are going for a Balinese look or something heavier than the top photo in scheme, then I’d say the dark Bamboo.

I’m selling Bamboo flooring at Carpet Court, love it! Ours is solid Bamboo, I have to say the lighter colours look like Bamboo, the darker colours resemble timber flooring.

ME, if I’m having Bamboo, I would like my floor to look like Bamboo, not imber

I’m thinking of having an outdoor table made from this Bamboo!!!



This is our range in colours

It really does depend on what look you're going for, I think a darker floor is a more classic look and the lighter makes it a bit more modern


I <3 this look

I suppose we don't really know what look we want yet. We don't have a lot of furniture so we'll kind of be starting fresh. We both like the eclectic style..adding a few French provincial style pieces in with some modern furniture. That's just an idea for now though....

I agree the dark floors do have a real warmth to them. Totally impartial at the moment! It's so hard!

French provincial says lighter floors to me.

same

Hi all,

we are shopping around for bamboo flooring and have decided to go with a darker walnut colour. our house will have more of a traditional/glam feel to it (i hope) - love the pics erin put up of the open plan living and dining room

Michelle, maybe you could help with this - do you think the distressed bamboo (the one with little grooves throughout it) is not as strong as the smooth surface bamboo? this is what a bamboo salesman told me yesterday.

Trudy

I have near black timber laminates with 2590mm ceiling heights - you can see pics in my thread - they are old I need to post some more!

Definitely does not close the room in... I have white walls - I'm painting the walls darker in some rooms to close them in a bit i.e formal lounge needs to feel more intimate so I'm putting in a picture rail and painting the lower section a dark colour and keeping above the picture rail white.

My reason for choosing darker floors is the look/feel in the home - I LOVE old homes that have an eclectic mix of old and modern furniture and I love REAL timber floors stained in the Black Japan stain with a high epoxy shine- couldn't afford that just yet so this was my substitute!

I really can’t answer that unless I see and touch the product.

But I would like to think the Bamboo salesman, would know more than me, as this is what he specialises in.

does he sell both? if not I'd wonder about the validity of his comment.

Strandwoven is the hardest on the janka scale, followed by vertically laminated then horizonally laminated bamboo.

I can't see distressed bamboo being more prone to damage unless u'd be sliding something heavy around on your flooring and it caught on one of the depressions - but who would do that????

I'd ask the supplier for some more info on his decision unless the distressed bamboo is of the vert or hor laminated type.

Cheers
Ant