1 Room Size
If your room is small, select a lighter color to make the room appear larger. Rich, darker tones will absorb light and create a warmer, more intimate environment in a large room.
| 6 Design Elements & Style
Choose your floor to coordinate with the style you like. Whether your home is traditional, country or contemporary, wood floors can make a statement. For traditional or country/colonial decors, a wide-width board is an appropriate choice. Narrow-width boards are more likely to be used in a contemporary setting. Darker woods can have a more formal look, while lighter floors such as natural or white-washed tones lend themselves to more casual styles. |
2 Existing Furniture & Cabinets
Be sure to choose a color to either coordinate or contrast with your current furnishings and cabinetry. If your cabinets are brown-toned, stay with a brown-toned wood floor rather than a flooring with red or gray tones. For contrast, white cabinets look great with virtually any wood floor. | 7 Traffic Pattern
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3 Light Sources
The sizes of your windows, the direction they face, and whether the rooms have incandescent or fluorescent light all contribute to the appearance of your floor. Always view your wood selection in the same lighting that will be used in your home. | 8 Edge Style
A plank with a beveled edge can help delineate detail in the natural wood. A plank with a square edge provides a smooth look across the entire room. |
4 Accents
Only your imagination can limit your choices here. Consider laying your floor on the diagonal to focus the flow within a room. Use a contrasting or complementary color of wood to frame the room, or to create a dramatic focal point. A border or contrasting color can also be used as a transition from an existing floor in one room to a new, non-matching floor in an adjoining room. Another way to achieve transition to a non-matching floor is to run boards in the opposite direction of the existing floor. |
9 Width of Board
A narrow-width board will visually expand a room. A wider board  usually works better in a larger room.
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5 Neutral Color
Your floor should complement rather than dominate other design elements in the room. Wood's natural color lets you use it as the neutral color to achieve continuity and balance in your design. | 10 Relax. Choose Mannington.
Your wood floor is a secure choice, both as a long-lasting investment in your home and as a reflection of your decorating style. You can use wood throughout your home to create continuity and to visually expand your interior decor. |
