Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Floor & Decor. All opinions are 100% my own.
If you are anything like me, then you binge watch Fixer Upper. Preferably with a giant ice cold drink in hand. And some sort of chocolately goodness in the other. You are a hot sweaty hormonal mess who feels the need to exercise….so you sit down and watch TV till the feeling passes. Oh wait…that’s just me.
But seriously….Fixer Upper….that Joanna Gaines is talented and she really knows her own style. That’s cool….knowing yourself. And I can pretty much guess what she is going to say now immediately after she walks into a room. Hardwood floors. Open that wall. French doors. New paint and tile. It’s a sure fire recipe for homeowner satisfaction and she can cook it up with her eyes closed.
I say all that because I was recently approached by Floor & Decor and they are a mega-store of all things tile, stone and wood flooring. Catch that? Hardwood flooring. They want to give you guys the great products that every DIYer needs….and I want to be here to provide the motivation to make your home GORGEOUS. I think we all need a confidence boost that we can completely overhaul a room and do it well. And I always say that the way I pick the right products is by photoshopping it first!
Everybody knows that when it comes to big DIY decisions, sometimes it’s best to see it first. That’s right. It’s the ultimate trigger-finger-puller (that’s a thing). In order to give a few of you the motivation, I decided to rewind the hands of time and throw back to when I would photoshop rooms for readers. This is how it works….two of you are going to be chosen for a free design mockup. I need you to submit your high res photos of your indoor space to [email protected] with the title “I NEED FLOOR & DECOR” and I will pick two peeps to give a photoshopped makeover. If you ever wondered what your space would look like with new hardwoods or a new backsplash or a wood accent wall or a different stone surround….this is your chance! Send me those pics and I will whip something up! I’ll be your Joanna….one that eats way more carbs and has less gorgeous hair.
Wanna see how this photoshopping magic in action? Okay. I grabbed some photos of houses for sale online and I wanna show you the difference of how a little photoshopped flooring can make a space feel completely different. Here’s the bedroom before with nice white carpet….
And here it is with yummy dark hardwoods. See how it gives the space a completely different vibe?!
And here is a living room….pretty much no furniture and that builder basic wall color and carpet color with pink fireplace surround….
I removed the furniture and added in some light colored hardwood flooring….
Then I got frisky with the fireplace and gave it an updated stone surround….
You can paint the walls in photoshop too and the end result is something Sasha Fierce, right?! This looks so much better to me.
The flooring and stone and paint color are all simple things to add to a room but in the end, they make the room feel so new!
I also tackled a kitchen…super boring before with basic laminate flooring…
I brought in engineered hardwoods and immediately the photo looks so much more rich!
I found a mosaic tile that I loved (of course it’s marble!) and popped it in as a backsplash…
Painted the walls and boom….that is one updated kitchen!
It’s amazing how the hardwood floors make those white cabinets look so fresh and clean and how the paint and backsplash actually give the space some personality and interest.
I also thought since I was shopping for these virtual homes, I would share some of the flooring I found that I LOVE. Years ago the only trendy hardwoods were dark and rich….but now I think that anything goes! I love seeing different styles and vibes and am constantly amazed how flooring can instantly change a room.
LINKS: tobacco trail, capri oak, timber click drift oak, vigo natural, mocha oak wire brushed, carbonized horizontal, timber click mocha oak, natural locking stranded
What kinda hardwoods are you digging these days? Darks? Mediums? Grays? Lights? I love a dark hardwood that’s hand scraped and has a little variation in the color….it fits my lifestyle by hiding marks and dirt! And don’t forget to send me those pictures! I am not a designer but I truly do love photoshopping rooms!
I actually really like dark, slightly reddish hardwoods (mahagony, cherry), but we have people over all the time. I’m really thinking about wood-looking tile. Have you ever played with it?
Oh how cool! Do the winners actually WIN the new floors from Floor & Decor?
I love having dark hardwood floors! I think in my next home, I would love dark hardwoods more on the cool side. But the ones you described sound awesome! Yes to hiding dirt!
Yes I love it too! I think it’s awesome for kitchens and mudrooms!
xo – kb
my favorite floors and woods change all the time, but am popping in mainly to say how impressed I am that you have all these posts teed up while you’re babying a newborn. Hope you are taking some time to rest, cuddle, recover, all that necessary stuff.
Oooooh- I’m totally submitting photos for you to play with ASAP. We have a local Floor and Decor store and LOVE it. We’re beginning the process of choosing a new paint color and hardwood floors for our entire first floor. Thanks, Katie!
I love this! I wish I had these services every time I picked out paint for my living room! (I once repainted it 6 times in 2 years)!!!
I’m confused though, do you also win the floor from Floor and Decor?
I hope you can help me since you have a gift for choosing colors. Recently I did my interior white and navy and love it! I decided to extend same colors to my bedroom. White walls, navy bedding, a DIY headboard that’s ivory with a heavy frame stained dark walnut (stands at 7’7″!), dark walnut picture ledges, French gray end table and dresser and metals are mixture of ORB and stainless steel, floors are a toned down cherry that is more brown. My question is what color curtains should I put on my windows? White seems safe (boring) and navy might seem heavy and dark. Patterns are ok if not overwhelming. My budget is modest. Please advise!?!
You are so funny 🙂 I LOVE fixer upper and Joanna’s style. I wish she would adopt me. Or do a season in Minnesota so I could benefit from their awesomeness. Anyway, such good advice with the photoshopping! Thanks!
Holy moly! I am totally submitting pictures if I can ever get this mess cleaned up! We moved into my husband’s childhood home and it has the 90s written all over it! I have told my husband numerous times that I wish I knew how to photoshop stuff so I could see how it would look—not to mention, I wish I could have HGTV come on over and just tell me what to do with ALLLLLLL this! haha!
Jessica
Heather,
We just did most of our downstairs with the dark mahogany/cheery colored wood-look tile and I absolutely love it! With two dogs and a pool, it made the most sense for us. I have a couple of picture up on my blog if you want to see it, or email me for some more pics. 🙂
-Julie
https://withlovefromtheirelands.wordpress.com
What a difference flooring can make! We know that we will someday want to replace the carpeting in our living room with hardwood. I like a dark brown, like your first photo, but they are all beautiful!
I’m trying to talk them into that 🙂
xo – kb
I wish! I’m trying to convince them to do that! Fingers crossed 🙂
xo – kb
Question – should I have the same wood in my entire first floor? What about in the entire house – should it all be the same? I guess I’m wondering what the floor etiquette is these days. 🙂
The drift oak would look soooooo good in my beach cottage in Santa Barbara, California. Right now, I have HORRIBLE carpet from the 1970’s. With 3 kids, 2 cats, & a dog – hardwood floors would make my life so much better (and it would make things easier to clean). I recently spent a week in the hospital at Stanford, so my budget is tight. I would love to win a makeover and some great floors! Thanks.
Best,
Michelle from simplysantabarbara.blogspot.com
I think that these days anything goes. I do think that having consistent flooring helps spaces appear larger because there aren’t divisions…but really that is up to you!
xo – kb
What about a light gray or a white with a pattern? You could always DIY a curtain panel too for cheap. Ikea sells great white ones and I have seen epic stencils done on them!
xo – kb
I found light gray ones at Target and they are perfect! My daughter surprised me with an oil painting I’d admired at an auction house and it had lots of gray and navy and helped tie it all together. Thanks!
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