Light or dark wood flooring

22nd July 2015
Light or dark wood flooring

Light or dark wood flooring

Light or dark wood flooring

Prefinished white oak hardwood flooring

Light and dark wood flooring will give your home two vastly different looks and people coming to our showroom tend to have a preference for one over the other. What some people don’t seem to realise is that a very dark wood floor shows up every speck of dirt and grit. You would think it would hide it but it’s quite the opposite.

Light flooring tends to be a lot more practical if you have children or pets who bring dirt into the house! Dark floors look great with white or pale walls as it offers a great, clean contrast. It also shows up furniture especially if they are brightly coloured or statement pieces. If you are into the shabby chic look, you might want to go for a light floor – especially as we have some fantastic driftwood effect luxury vinyl, as well as a beautiful white wash oak by Quickstep. Many people like the combination of white furniture, white walls and a whitewash floor with a few colourful soft furnishing.

Dark floors can work very well to create a rustic feel where the grain of the floor can be replicated by using textured décor accessories such as bulky furniture and chunky woven rugs. Remember, you don’t have to go for a real wood floor to create the dark wood effect. Amtico, Karndean and Moduleo have some beautiful wood effect luxury vinyl options and they perfectly emulate the grooves and knots of real wood floors and it can often be difficult to see that it’s not real wood and it has the added benefit of being scratch proof, water proof and easy to clean. However, dark rooms can make a room seem much darker especially if there isn’t much light in the room in the first place.

Therefore we tend to recommend that the smaller the area, the lighter the floor should be. In addition to the choice of light and dark, you can also choose a wide or narrow plank, and a short and long length. The choices really are endless! For those who love a home that appears immaculate, we would recommend a lighter floor as it will not only open up the room, but looks clean and bright even when it hasn’t been cleaned! The only solution is to come into the showroom, check out the options and ask us to bring samples to your home so you can get a feel for whether light or dark flooring would be best for you. We can talk you through the benefits of real wood, laminate, luxury vinyl and the best options in terms of your budget and decor.

To get a quote on any real wood flooring species, whether its carpet, laminate, vinyl, solid hardwood or engineered wood, send us a quick Quick Quote enquiry.

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Customer Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Jim Hillier 1st June 2022

TrustPilot
Absolutely Delighted with the Conduct and Quality of Work. My Wife and I decided to replace our Bedroom Carpet and lay down wooden flooring for our Hall. We noticed that there was a possible supplier for flooring at first floors shop on Fenwick Road. We met up with David and Graham and explained that we were looking for quality products for both Items. We were shown flooring possibilities from their extensive range of designs and thicknesses and soon found a product that we were interested in. We were delighted to find out that they had carpet selections at the back of the shop which surprised us; you could not appreciate the size of the place from the shop front! We chose a carpet that we thought met our specifications and were given a reasonable sized sample to take home to see how it would look in our room taking into account of our particular lighting conditions. First Floors sent out a guy to take measurements for floor, accessory fittings and carpet.
Being very happy with the proposition given to us and estimates of work completion dates and prices we went ahead with the order. Graham kept us updated with the schedule and I am happy to say that the work was carried out on time and was completed to a very high quality with which we were both delighted with.
I would be happy to reference this company for anyone who is interested in upgrading their floors or replacing carpets.

Alastair Barrie 2nd June 2022

TrustPilot
Good selection, service and fitting.We were able to take home some samples to select the carpet that was just right for our room. There was a delay in our furniture arriving and First Floors were very accommodating in putting our fitting date back to suit. The fitting went very well indeed - couldn’t have been easier.

Olive Leitch 1st May 2022

TrustPilot
Excellent service from First Floors. All staff including fitters have been helpful and gave a friendly professional service. My new stair carpet has been fitted very well and already received many complements

Linda McBrearty 27th April 2022

TrustPilot
Excellent service with care. On our first visit to the showroom, David advised and helped us with our choice but never rushed us and gave us lots of confidence in making our final choice of engineered wooden flooring. Our new build home was delayed for a few months and during this time David and his team waited patiently with us until the flooring was able to be fitted! The fitting throughout our new house was more than excellent. The care and attention to detail was everything we could have hoped for, our thanks to the fitting team. We would have no hesitation in recommending First Floors, their professionalism and customer service was 100%.

Anna Smylie April 2021

Google
Fantastic service. David gave me great advice on which flooring would be most suitable for my business premises. Within the week Steven came to fit the flooring and, as promised, was in and out in a day. Can’t recommend this local Company enough. Anna Smylie ZuZu Giffnock.

Dawn Henry November 2021

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We recently purchased engineered oak flooring and carpets from First Floors. The customer service from David and team was exceptional. We had just moved home from overseas and bought a house with no floors so we did not have access to allow First Floors to measure. Theye allowed us to use our own measurements as we wanted the floors laid ASAP once we had the keys. The floor is beautiful and laid very professionally (thanks Steven). The carpets are also lovely and exactly what I wanted. The only thing I would change about the experience would be to have First Floors assess the house in advance. We have fire doors which were a problem the day the carpets were laid. This was not the issue of First Floors and it was resolved quickly. Thanks again David, we would highly recommend First Floors to anyone.

Ian and Lesley Proctor January 2022

Google
Another Great Job Done!!
Just had our third floor project in seven years completed by First Floors once again.
Great service from David and his showroom team from assisting in the selection of materials through to arranging the installation. Chris and his team worked tidily and efficiently on the hardwood flooring with great attention to detail. Gordon who fitted the stair carpet was very professional in his work and was able to resolve some problematic details to our entire satisfaction.
Would definitely recommend First Floors.

Gavin Reid 18/08/20

TrustPilot
We recently had First Floors install laminate flooring in our lounge and hallway and are absolutely delighted with the final result! It has been finished to a high standard with great attention to detail.

Having had a rough idea of what we were looking for, David helped find the perfect flooring for both rooms.

We were booked in quickly and kept informed throughout the process.

We would definitely recommend and use again.

Christine Sharp 23/08/20

TrustPilot
Wee have recently had a new laminate floor laid in our upstairs hall. We are very happy with the result and feel the level of workmanship and finishing detail was excellent

Chris Milne 30/08.20

TrustPilot
Excellent service from first point of contact. Staff took time to discuss and review options, then worked to suitable timescale based around my schedule.
Work completed on time and to a very high standard, delighted with results.
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