Hardwood Floor Alternatives That Fit My Style

[GraysonPeddie]

Hi you guys. I am trying to do a search for flooring that goes with my style and I found myself not liking the colors of wood and I am wondering if there are any types of flooring that do not have that wooden look such as one of the photos that have the word "modern" below it, such as this (I don't want to post images here, so I thought I would paste the excerpt here):

Here, this cream tile design contributes to creating a very modern space. The space is sophisticated and filled with strong color contrasts and clean lines. Something as simple as a rug can pull a room together and help add some interest to the tile design. Image Source: Moshi Gitlis

And this is totally neat! Aside from the glossy furniture used in this modern Japanese living space, the floor tiles are very light to the eyes. Image Source: Elad Gonen

Or maybe something that's a bit too bold for me, but it does have that modern appeal:

Tile can also be classy. This black tile design brings a very bold. modern appeal into this room. Image Source: Tiles of Spain

It can definitely match with a kitchen that I took a picture while I was at IKEA:



Source: My article about floor plan

(The floor plan is below the article above the comment section.)

So I would definitely want to match the flooring of the home office/recording studio with the kitchen when I plan to build my house in the near future.

My style of music is new age and based on my two songs in my Bandcamp website, I have not used the microphone for recording and I don't have any physical musical instruments. But in the future once my house is built, I will buy a couple of musical instruments, such as acoustic guitar, flutes, and electronic drum kits, so it's mostly virtual instruments with some texture added in through recording and sometimes I'll be doing it in solo, so I'm into writing futuristic-type music.

With that in mind, could tiles be an alternative without compromising on reflective properties that are provided by hardwood flooring? Without compromising on the style?

I know there are a lot of hardwood floor advocates out there, but whether the kind of wooden floors are classy or not, I would think hardwood floors would give a 20th-century look. I'm a space-age-/contemporary-kind of guy and I don't see hardwood floors in spaceships for day-to-day use. And yes, I've seen "hardwood floors vs ..." threads in the Internet, but my point is every situation and style is different for everyone. I don't know about genres, though... I'm not into vocal recording anyway.

As a final note, if there is a forum that is more suitable than the "Everything else" forum, please move my thread where it's appropriate. Thanks.

[foosnark]

[masterhiggins]

It boggles my mind how many people like IKEA. Their flooring and furniture quality is the shittiest I've ever seen. Anyway, I'd go with Pergo Laminate from lowe's or Home Depot over anything IKEA sells. A nice handscraped finish looks better than a lot of hardwoods and laminate is magnitudes harder and stronger than any overpriced hardwood you can find. It's also easy to install as its a floating floor. It's so strong you need a special diamond-tipped laminate blade to cut it because regular carbide blades aren't hard enough and dull out after about 10 cuts.

Weird thread but whatev.

[Gamma-UT]

I'm a space-age-/contemporary-kind of guy and I don't see hardwood floors in spaceships for day-to-day use.

Spaceships don't have floors.

What you need to do is cut some portholes into the floor and cover the rest in tinfoil.

[Aloysius]

It's not spam after all.

[swatwork]

Kitchen flooring? I don't know how to respond, er, er, have you tried Reaper?

[Gamma-UT]

It's not spam after all.

That was my first reaction.

The second was: maybe Maslow's hierarchy of needs could do with a couple more levels. Self-actualisation doesn't seem to cut it on this one.

[GraysonPeddie]

May I have my thread deleted? I'm not getting answers about whether tiles are suitable for a recording studio.

It seems people in here do not care about decorations anyway.

Or how about this? Can I really paint something over the top of hardware floor or put tiles on top of it? Will that take away the reflective properties?

[GaryG]

I'd say tiles are the absolute worst for a studio unless you like the echo chamber on everything effect. Even with no recording, monitoring will be a nightmare to get right (probably end up covering all the tiles anyway with treatments). Those Persian rugs are popular for a reason.

[Aloysius]

You could lock the thread yourself but the other half of the world hasn't woken up yet. They might have some good ideas.

[GraysonPeddie]

After I did some research about which flooring I want to go with for both kitchen and recording studio, I think I'm going to go with concrete, something I would not have thought about as an alternative to hardwood flooring. Does painting and staining a concrete change reflective properties if I want a plain, solid color with a bit of a glossy look?

[VariKusBrainZ]

How would a thin layer of paint effect the acoustic properties

[GraysonPeddie]

I mean, I'm just asking... I guess I'll take a "no" for an answer.

Thanks.

[ontol]

[chaosWyrM]

After I did some research about which flooring I want to go with for both kitchen and recording studio, I think I'm going to go with concrete, something I would not have thought about as an alternative to hardwood flooring. Does painting and staining a concrete change reflective properties if I want a plain, solid color with a bit of a glossy look?

i was going to suggest concrete, but you figured it out yourself.

concrete is a great flooring option with many kinds of colors and finishes to choose from. you could even make it look like wood if you wanted. or tiles...or stone...or bricks...or marble....or just about anything.

concrete is sadly often overlooked for a lot of things in the home, most notably floors and counter tops. its easy to work with, inexpensive, durable, and can be made to look however you want.