Do you have laminate floors?

[catnapper]

We're looking to replace all our carpet downstairs with laminate. Now we're totally unsure what we actually want. I keep changing my wood color choices. I just know I don't want a medium oak. I fell in love with a coffee colored oak today but its totally dark at home (but looked so rustic and charming in the store )

A search online revealed a hundred places to buy laminate flooring but hardly any photos of room examples all finished. I know where we're buying the flooring, and hubby's my contractor (along with a bunch of furry foremen) but I can't decide on color! Do I want Cherry? Pine? Maple? Which shade? ACK!!!!

So PLEASE share photos of your rooms with laminate (I know a few of you have shared photos of the installation once you did it yourself) and let me know what you think of having laminate (good and bad please )

[Seravieve]

We have laminate in our kitchen. Neither one of us can remember the color.. but I think it was something like cherry oak.. Or rose oak.. It came from Sams club. It replaced white, plush carpet.

Its pretty nice for in a kitchen.. Rugs in places where you constantly stand while cooking is a must though. Although its not in the picture, we have a long runner rug in front of the sink and dishwasher. If I stand for 30 min cooking, my feet will usually hurt, but I am barefoot in the house... no slippers or anything.

Its been in our kitchen for almost 4 years, and with three dogs.. its in pretty good shape. I'll vacuum it and use a Swifter wetjet to clean it.

Here's our kitchen.. the pictures a little dark (the cabinets are Cherry Bordeaux).

[aTailOf2Kitties]

we have laminate in our living room and hallway. I can't remember the exact color, but it's a medium brown. I don't have any pictures of the whole floor online, but I have these with it in the background:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...tties009-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...tties002-1.jpg

I'm pretty sure I have some better pics at home somewhere. Lord knows, we take pics of everything, LOL

[Pam]

We do and I LOVE it! We had it put in maybe 3 years ago (Pergo, but I don't remember the name but I think it is supposed to be walnut). It is dark but my kitchen gets TONS of light. This is Bella modeling it and it was taken before the baseboards were put on.

One caution: It is VERY slippery! My dogs have learned how to put on their brakes when they are running to the sliding door. My granddog, Harlee, fell many times (big splat! - 90+ pound dog) until she too learned how to walk on it. Now her humans have Pergo and she has her "Pergo feet." It cleans so easily!!!!!! Wish I had done this years ago!

[Pam]

Oops forgot picture.

[happylabs]

If you are doing a kitchen, I highly recommend ceramic tile. When we renovated about 10 years ago we put down tile from the mudroom through the dining room and into the kitchen. I think the tile I have has some sort of glaze on it. Anyway, this flooring does not get dirty or dingy! I vacuum regularly because of all the fur critters but I probably only mop once a month and then it is just a quick mop. I can post a pic of it later when I get home. The grout is a brown which goes with the tile so there again it is just a perfect set up. Best thing I ever did to my home!

I would like Pergo in my bedroom some day though. That is my dream...

Go to their website and see the Great Dane video...too cute!

http://na.pergo.com/default.aspx

[aTailOf2Kitties]

One caution: It is VERY slippery! My dogs have learned how to put on their brakes when they are running to the sliding door. My granddog, Harlee, fell many times (big splat! - 90+ pound dog) until she too learned how to walk on it. Now her humans have Pergo and she has her "Pergo feet."

I had the same issues with my cat Montego. It took him about a month before he could run full-speed laps around the house without crashing into anything.