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I've Got SIX Different Types of Flooring In My House . . .

After reading this post: How To Make Your Home Look Larger From the Ground Up I couldn't AGREE more.

One of the most confusing things I see in a home is the wrong colors on the walls . . . nothing makes a room look smaller than the wrong colors.

But what about the other "surfaces"? We call all agree about the wrong colors in the wall, but what about: the wrong flooring?

I have a confession to make: I have SIX different types of flooring in my house!

Let's count:

Living room / Dining room / hallway / bedrooms - beige carpet
Kitchen - tile
Family room - Berber
Foyer - wood parquet
Bathrooms - vinyl
Laundry room - vinyl (not the same as bathrooms)

It's not bad, or in disrepair. It's just SIX. And if I take a closer look, the carpet in the living room/dining room isn't the same as the carpet in the hallway and bedrooms. Although it's beige, it's different pile.

When I tour homes with my clients, do you know what I do? I count the different flooring.

WHY? Because too many different types of flooring will make the house seem smaller, and breaks it up too much. If you read the post above, one of the tips is to have the same flooring.

I KNEW THIS, because of the seven six different types of floor covering in my home. Someday, I'll update to wood laminate in: living room, dining room, hallway, foyer, bedrooms, family room. I know with consistent flooring, the home will look larger.

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Posted by Carla Muss-Jacobs - Exclusive Buyers Agent Portland | Portland Real Estate | on 08/30/2010 11:31 PM

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14 Comments on I've Got SIX Different Types of Flooring In My House . . .

AUG

2010

LOL Carla, now you have me counting the flooring in my house!

AUG

2010

Thx for the honorable mention. And, LOL, At some point, I need to do some consolidating in my own place - this was all done before I started my own biz.

I think one of the major reasons we have different floors is that the rooms wear out at different rates, esp if you have carpeting. So, many of my customers are only changing a couple of rooms at a time. And/or sometimes this is constrained by budget. I understand this. But, it's great that you are thinking ahead to the long term. Better to save up and do it all right and at same time then in piecemeal. And, laminate is a great alternative vs. carpet. You'll be so happy that the maintenance is easier and you won't need to alway keep replacing it. Costs a bit more up front, but a lot less in the long run.

Oh, and it's so much easier to take care of everything when someone is moving into a new home (i.e. after closing, before move in), so be sure to share this piece of advice w/ your clients. I think they would really value it.

Carla:

Different flooring throughout the house does tend to break up the flow of the home. I particularly dislike it when homes have completely different wall-to-wall carpeting in each bedroom. I think it looks as though someone got their carpeting at a fire sale.

Carla....I just counted the types of flooring in my house. 3 - wood, carpet and travertine. The largest area is wood, with bedrooms and loft being carpet and the baths and laundry in travertine. Consistent floor covering does make the flow better and gives a larger feeling.

Hi Maria . . . what did you come up with? :-)

Hey Debbie -- there's reasons for everything, and some just don't make sense/cents. After 12 years in thie biz, I've seen it all ;-)

Hi Claudette -- I've been in those homes too! And, typically, their are all the bright colors (blue, red) LOL

Hey Carra . . . that is exactly what I'm aiming for. I like bedrooms carpeted, but the rest can be wood/laminate and travertine ... NICE!!

Carla - This is an excellent post and very true. I showed a home the other day that had 7 different types/colors of flooring and the home felt extremely small.

The real virtue of having, say, carpet be all the same is not so much the illusion of space. The real reason is realtive ease of buyer transition.

If a buyer wants all the same (and they do), they've got it in place already. No need to do a thing.

If a buyer really wants to have a fire sale look, all they really have to do is go out and change a room here or a room there and "Presto!" they've acheieved what they always wanted.

Having it all be the same, pleases group 1 and almost pleases group 2.

But if the carpeting is already "cut-up", and the buyer doesn't like it (and they don't), there is a lot of expense to getting the whole darn thing redone.

:-)

Carla - When you're ready to upgrade check out bamboo. It's inexpensive, environmentally friendly, low maintenance, harder than oak, and because it's actually a grass, it has less problems with moisture than most woods. I've used it in several homes and everyone loves it.

I agree with John (#10). Bamboo is a great look. Totally dislike laminate, although it has come a long way, some of it has to be touched to determine if it's "real" or not! Just my opinion.......!

Hi Carla, I agree one type of flooring makes a home look larger. The popular choice here has been travertine/marble/concrete ...and it is like walking through a museum. I prefer variety.....it is the spice of life! jay

SEP

2010

Hi Michelle -- and the cost to update is always a consideration when looking at this mix 'n match floorings.

Hey Jim . . . yup!

Hi John -- Did you notice the graphic I used? Bamboo!!

Hey Katherine . . . great minds, I was thinking Bamboo too.

Hi Jay -- we're a little on the cold side to have the colder flooring of travertine/marble. Wood floors with rugs are big here.

That is a lot of different types of flooring, but it's always something you change another day. If you're happy with it and you're not trying to sell, then no need to worry just yet.

SEP

2010

Yup -- some day it's all gonna be a nice, wide bamboo! Can't wait!

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