Going from three to one has proven to be more difficult. We love them all for various reasons. Here is where you come in.
Vote! I am posting the three options below. Please post in my comments picking your favorite selection and stating why.
A few details about our house. It is a very traditional style house. Lots of windows, two stories. We only plan to use this flooring in the two front rooms of the house - the formal dining room and office. There are two - yes two - different types of tile off the formal dining room.
The builders/original owners of this house were spastic with flooring. We have about five different carpets and three different tiles throughout the house. I need some consistency. The office and dining room are separated by a dark clay/terra cotta colored smooth tile. Off the formal dining room on the other side is pale cream rough tile.
We have maple trim.
The first is tiger bamboo. It is a solid hardwood, two toned bamboo. Bamboo is of an advantage because it is also the hardest material out there - and we have dogs.
Close up of the bamboo.
The second choice is a tobacco teak, handscraped hardwood. It has a rough finish and will successfully hide little dings and dents.
Australian Cypress. The light color matches our trim very well. Disadvantage is that it is light and shiny and will show many different dings and dents.
So... what are your thoughts?
