Living With Unfinished Wood Floors

Living room with wood floors this living room has classic spanish elements combined with more modern finishes.

Living with unfinished wood floors.

Just like solid hardwood floors engineered hardwood floors come in a wide variety of styles colors and wood species. Sleek and chic this gray themed living room matches the furniture to the hardwood floors for a gorgeous modern finish. This type of construction makes engineered hardwood less likely to expand and better suitable for installation over radiant heating systems concrete slabs and basements. Engineered hardwood floors have a solid wood top and bottom but the middle or core layers are made of plywood.

Unfinished hardwood floors are one of the least expensive and most common options people choose when they install hardwood flooring. Unfinished wood flooring is a popular choice with certain people who prefer to retain wood in its completely natural state. There are no downsides in my mind to living with unvarnished wood floors and only benefits financially and physically. A blend of cozy fabrics and contemporary accents this living room pairs a fusion of different styles with warm rugged hardwood floors.

Many choose to sand and then stain or seal the wood after. But when it comes to maintenance the absence of the likes of a lacquer or an oil finish does mean that you need to be more respectful of your floor than you might otherwise need to be.