I just finished my DIY kitchen makeover, so it only makes sense that I would jump right in to another large makeover project.  Ha!  Truthfully, I am feeling the push to make over my kids’ bathroom because it’s also our guest bathroom . . . and we actually have guests coming to visit this summer!  So naturally, I want them to have a nice bathroom to use (forget my kids – lol!).

My kids’ bathroom is in pretty darn good shape, so we have no renovation plans.  It’s a little bland and worn in spots, so a makeover will do wonders for it!  I have big plans for a vintage bathroom look that flows with the rest of the house vibe, and I’m super pumped to share my modern vintage bathroom plans with you!

Current State of the Bathroom

Alright, let me take you on a little tour of the bathroom in its current form.  Please know that I did not decorate in here at all after we moved in: I just used a rug from my master bathroom at my old house, a shower curtain from my basement bath, and wall baskets left from this home’s stagers before we moved in.  So it’s kind of a random mix of stuff currently.

Not sure if you can tell, but it’s a very large bathroom.  We joke that it’s “stupid big.”  Lots of wasted space.  This is a big change from the kids’ tiny bathroom at our house in Illinois, which we renovated right before we moved.  You can see that 1920s bathroom remodel at that link.

The flooring, vanity and countertop in here are in great shape.  Lucky for us, I love the hexagon tile!  I know some think it’s a yucky relic of the 1970s, but I have always loved hexagon tile.  I even used hexagon tile as the backsplash in my old kitchen.

The bath tub was reglazed at some point and has signs of its avocado green past peeking through.

The toilet hardly functions and needs to be replaced.

Bathroom Makeover Plan of Attack

So,  my plan is to do all of the makeover myself, EXCEPT for replacing the toilet.  I will hire a plumber to do that because . . . toilet . . . eeeew.

Here’s what’s on the to-do list:

• Paint the walls (they lean too purple for my liking) (I did it! Check out the new paint and the DIY Polka Dot Accent Wall here!)
• Paint the vanity and replace the hardware
• Possibly paint the mirror
• Replace the sink faucets
• Replace the lighting
• Clean floor grout and re-seal
• Paint the tub (I did it! Click that link to see the process and how good it looks now!)
• Paint the tub faucet/hardware (This is finished! Click that link to learn how I spray painted the faucet and fixtures)
• Replace the toilet
• Decorate!

How long will this take me?  The truth is, I don’t know!  I can’t put myself on any timelines, but I hope to have it finished before August when our guests come.  (Check out the Office / Guest Room Combo Makeover I recently completed in anticipation of their arrival!)

Update: you can see the completed bathroom makeover at that link!

Modern Vintage Bathroom Design Plan

Now, it’s VERY unlike me to put together a design plan before I tackle a space.  I usually just see where things take me and design as I go along.

In this case, I was really struggling with a direction, and putting together a plan helped me get myself organized.  I didn’t have a vision for this room like I usually do with others, but seeing this all come together on a digital mood board gave me the clarity I need to make this bathroom look updated with a modern vintage feel.

So this is the direction this bathroom is heading, and I’m really excited about it!  The blue/green paint for the vanity is beautiful, and I love that it’s staying true to all of the green accents throughout my home, while bringing in some blues that I love, too.

Here are the sources for these modern vintage bathroom decor pieces, in case you’re interested (some of these are affiliate links.  To read my full disclosure policy, please click here):

• Matte black faucet
• Wood shower bench
• 5-light vintage vanity light
• Black dot artwork
• Vanity paint
• Machine washable vintage-look rug
• Dome ceiling fixture
• White hexagon floor tile
• Round wood wall shelf

So, there you have it!  I hope you’ll be excited to follow along as I update this bathroom over the next few months.  I’ll make sure to share updates here, as well as on Instagram and TikTok!

Our ‘new’ home has one more bedroom than at our last house, and because of that, we had no furniture for it.  It’s pretty tiny, but with some creative planning I turned it into an office and guest room combo space that easily pulls double-duty, making it a totally functional WIN for my family!

With more of us working from home these days, we’re all looking for ways to get more mileage out of our spaces.  Using one room as both a guest room and office is a perfect way to do that!

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Before the Makeover: The Extra Bedroom

I’m embarrassed to even post these photos, but of course you want to see what this now office and guest room looked like before I made it over.  The prior owners used it as a dance studio- hence the wood floors and floor-to-ceiling mirror wall.

We just threw some random things in there, and when my husband started working from home last spring, we added a desk space (and he added the dart board for his own amusement).  It was a really sad work environment!  I didn’t even like going in there.

When I decided it was time to overhaul this space, my 10 year-old daughter insisted that we paint the walls a bold color. She’s a budding designer and decided we needed something other than white.

We sampled some deep green shades that complemented the oak trim and woodwork.

We ended up choosing the one in the middle – Benjamin Moore’s Night Train (aka Smoky Mountain).

After: The Office and Guest Room Combo

After I painted the room over the course of a weekend, I got to work updating it (especially the mirror wall – more on that mirrored wall makeover here!), furnishing it, and decorating it.  It looks and functions like a whole new space, and I’m excited to share my tips for creating an office and guest room combo!

1. Use a daybed, murphy bed, or convertible couch for overnight guests

Since this guest room and office combination room is very small, and since we don’t have overnight guests regularly, I chose convertible chairs that easily morph from chair to bed for sleeping.

I pushed two together to create the look of a couch, and this is a lounge space that we use regularly.

These chairs unfold so easily to become twin beds, or a full bed when pushed together as I have them.  You can see just how quickly they convert in the video I uploaded as part of this post.  I will pop a foam mattress topper on there for extra comfort for guests, and I think this will work great!

If space and budget allow for it, a murphy bed is a great option for an office and guest room combo.

Daybeds also work nicely in combination rooms, however those can be taste specific and tend to look more like beds than seating, so they may not be the look you’re going for.

2. Add window coverings for privacy

I wish I had a picture of the hilarious temporary shades my husband tacked up on the windows.  They were way too small and only fit part of the window.

Since guests will be staying in here at some point, I knew we had to get real window coverings up in the room to give guests the privacy they need.  Privacy is a must in any office and guest room combination!

I chose these cordless woven wood shades in Sarasota Camel, which are the same color as the oak trim, and then these inexpensive light-filtering curtains to add some softness and brightness.  The shades pull down easily for privacy, and the curtains can also be closed to block some of the harsh sunlight that floods in late in the day.

I hung these window treatments high (higher than the window) and wide (wider than the window), which I learned to do from reading Young House Love.  I’m so glad I did because this makes the windows look so much larger!

3. Use a small desk for the office space

To keep guests from feeling like they’re an afterthought and sleeping in an office, use a small-scale desk instead of an overpowering one.

Flexispot gifted me this amazing electric sit-to-stand desk, which my husband loves and which fits this office and guest room perfectly!

4. Layer the lighting for all of the room’s purposes

To ensure maximum productivity and relaxation, make sure to layer the room’s lighting.  Include task lights in the office area (like the beautiful brass task lamp I used), so that you can see what you’re doing, but choose soft white lightbulbs as opposed to harsh, bright white light.

Also have lighting available in the guest room area of the space so that visitors can relax and read in comfort.  I found this lamp at a thrift store and made it over with a can of spray paint and a new lampshade.  I love that it has a table attached to it so that guests have a spot to set their phones, water, etc.  Remember: it’s all about their comfort!

5.  Include storage for office items as well as guests’ items

Finally, make sure to have a spot (or two) to stash all the “stuff” that goes along with an office and guest room combination!

In this room I placed open shelving with lots of baskets to help contain and hide the typical office things, like printer paper, notebooks, etc. (And PS if you like the basket wall decor, check out what they used to look like in my old home!)

When guests come, I can empty or swap those baskets to give them space to put their things.  There is also a closet in this room, but if you don’t have a closet, make sure to find somewhere for guests to hang their clothes or at least set their suitcases.

With those things in mind, I really believe that you can create a guest room and office in just about any space!

Have you created a double-duty office space in your home?  Let me know if you have any tips to add!  And let me know what you think of my room makeover!

Is anyone else shocked at how expensive large art is?  Of course “real” art has a hefty price tag, but even large artwork from Target isn’t cheap!  

I needed large art for a wall in my living room, and decided to save some money by doing a modern thrift store art makeover instead of buying “real” or new artwork at the store.

It was the PERFECT way to get that fancy-pants look of original artwork without the expensive price.  Love that!

I know some of you want original artwork in your homes, too, so I figured it would be helpful for me to show the process of this thrift store painting makeover.  You may be saddened to learn that you need ZERO artistic talent to pull this off.  So really, anybody can do this!

Supplies Needed for a Thrift Store Art Makeover

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• Thrifted painting – it doesn’t really even matter what it looks like!  Just find a painting on canvas and you’re good to go.
• Large-scale stencil (I used this FolkArt Delicate Lace Stencil)
• Iridescent paint
• Acrylic craft paints in desired colors
• Paintbrushes

Also, if you’re new to buying thrifted home decor, check out my blog post on 8 Home Decor Essentials to Buy at the Thrift Store.  It will really help you!

How to Give a Thrift Store Painting a Modern Makeover

Before we start, I have to reiterate that I am not an artist and certainly am not a painter!  So if you’re an artist, please don’t judge my work too harshly.  Understand that this tutorial is for people who just want to modernize a thrift store painting and not create a world-renowned work of art!

Now that I’ve got that disclaimer out of the way, let’s jump in and update this painting!

Step One: Tape Off the Frame and Place the Stencil

Because I wanted to keep the frame that came with the artwork, I taped it off to protect it from getting paint on it.

Next, I set down a lace pattern stencil in the center of the artwork.

I started with the stencil in the middle of the painting because that made the most sense to me.  I don’t think it really matters if you put the stencil elsewhere.

Step Two: Stencil Over the Painting with Iridescent Paint

My goal for this next step was to dull-down or mute the original painted image.  I didn’t want to totally cover it; I just wanted to obscure it.

To accomplish that look, I used an iridescent paint in a pearly white color.  It was a little translucent so the cityscape painting could show through a bit.

I repeated the stenciling process until the entire canvas was covered with the lace pattern.

Step Three: Blend the Painted Stencil Edges

As you can see in the photo above, there is a line where the stencil edges meet.  That doesn’t look great, so I dipped my brush in the same iridescent paint and then wiped most of it off.  Then I gently brushed at each of the stencil seams to soften that edge.

I also did this along the border of the painting and the frame.

When this part of the thrifted art makeover was complete, the painting looked like this:

It was okay, but not the exact look I was hoping for.  The underlying landscape image was still too visible for my taste, so I got back to work.

Step Four: Add Brushstrokes of Different Color

To really take this thrift store art in a modern direction, the next step was key!

Here I chose three additional acrylic paint colors to add to the canvas.  They were all in the same general color family, but different enough to stand out from the iridescent painted stencil pattern.

I added a little bit of each color to a paint brush and added lines across the canvas.

I also finished things off by painting the frame.  The original gold had a lot of dings and damage, so painting it was a good option.

The Completed Thrift Store Painting Makeover

Once I finished, I was so happy with my thrifted artwork update!

Notice how the stenciled pattern shows through in certain places, as does some of the original painted artwork on the bottom layer.

A thrift store art makeover done the way I did it lets you keep some of the original look while giving it a fresh spin!

It took me almost three months, but I’ve finally finished putting together the dining room in our new house!  It is no longer being used as our virtual learning classroom (thank goodness!), but instead is a beautiful modern vintage dining room that we love!

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Before I show you the new look, here’s the obligatory “before” photo.  We left all of our dining room furniture at our old house with the new owners, so we set up folding tables in here temporarily for the kids to do their schoolwork during virtual learning.  It was great to have the space, but it was such a mess in there and SO BROWN.

Once the kids got the boot, I refinished the dated oak built-in china cabinet in a green that’s almost black, and then I got to work furnishing and decorating the space!

I carefully followed Emily Henderson’s Dining Room Rules to make sure that I got size and placement of everything just right, and I’m so glad I did!  Her blog post helped me pick the right size rug, table, and chandelier for this narrow room, and I didn’t have to return a thing.  If you have design questions, her blog is an amazing resource.

I felt like the dining room was a space where I could have a little fun and be dramatic, so I went bold on the wall opposite the china cabinet and installed this vintage-look peel and stick wall mural , which I framed out in trim I spray painted in gloss black.  I got this idea from Aniko at Place of My Taste who inspired me with her framed wall mural.

This dark floral wall mural was the perfect solution for this wall because the thermostat is placed in a very inconvenient spot.  That thermostat, plus the fact that there are pocket doors in the wall, meant that I couldn’t nail into the wall or hang artwork in a way that made sense here.  So, I cut the mural around the thermostat and then painted the thermostat black to blend in.

My peel and stick mural gave me the look of artwork without disturbing the thermostat or the pocket doors.

On the adjacent wall, I also had to contend with another set of pocket doors in the wall and a strangely placed light switch.  I chose to hang a mix of vintage acacia bowls and new acacia bowls on this wall.  I fastened them with Command picture hanging strips so I didn’t have to nail through and potentially hit the doors or the framing.

For furniture, I chose a slim mid-century look dining table that has built-in leaves to expand.  The end chairs are also slim, and the other chairs are vintage cantilever chairs I got at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and had reupholstered.  I also spray painted the legs a vintage brass color to coordinate with the new light fixture and the hardware on the refinished china cabinet.

This room was so much fun to put together and I just love the finished result. To me, it feels like a dining room you’d like to linger in; enjoying a glass of wine and nice meal with friends or family.  It feels special but not too fancy, and that was my exact goal: to create a space that was welcoming and warm but a little elevated from the rest of the house.

I hope you like my modern vintage dining room!  If you do, you may also enjoy checking out some of my other home decor posts.

As desperate as we were for a house back in November, when the one we bought came on the market, my husband didn’t even want to go look at it.  He really disliked the 1970s look and the all-brown exterior.

I promised him the first thing we’d do in the summer is update it, and I kept my promise!  I’m excited to share the completed first part of our 1970s house exterior makeover!

A lot went into getting the house to look how it does today, and I will give you all the details!

The first part of the exterior makeover was my DIY limewash stone column project that I shared a couple of weeks ago.  That transformed the bright orange rock column to a more neutral beige color that helped remove some of the 1970’s vibe of the house.

After that, we had to pick our paint colors.  We purchased several samples of paint and I’m so glad we did!

The paint looked much different on the house than it did online.  Always get paint samples!  The colors we thought we might use based on our internet mockups were not good once we put them up.

We ended up choosing Sherwin-Williams Pewter Green for the main body of the house, and Sherwin-Williams Escape Gray for the trim.  Of course we were a little nervous about our color selection (because who isn’t?!?), but as soon as the painters started work, we were in love!

What we especially love about this color scheme of Pewter Green and Escape Gray is that these greens are different than any of the greens in our yard.  There’s always a concern with green exteriors that the house is going to fade away into the landscaping, but these greens do not allow that to happen.

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As part of our Phase 1 Exterior Updates, we also swapped the light fixtures.  We chose fixtures from the Kichler Barrington lighting collection, because we liked the wood-look accents to mimic our garage door.

There was even a Barrington post lamp light available, so we were able to coordinate our two lamp posts with the fixtures by the garage and front door.

One thing I did after posting this entry is paint the door to look like wood!  It’s a wood door that the previous owners painted orange.  I used a faux finish technique to make it look like wood again, so that it ties in with the garage door.  You can see the wood look technique in the linked blog post!

Oh, and to see how I made that DIY Address Number Plaque, find the tutorial on my Instagram!

After painting the door, the next part of the makeover MAY be adding some stained cedar wraps to the bottom halves of the porch columns (again, to tie in with the garage door and lighting), and painting a stenciled tile pattern on the front porch concrete.  Will it all happen this summer?  I don’t know.

And then someday we will replace landscaping near the porch and the lily-patterned sidelight next to the door.  (Update: we did this! Come see how we ripped out the bushes and installed a beautiful front yard patio in this area!)

For now, we are so happy that our 1970s home has taken a huge step into the present.

I hope you like the new look as much as we do!

Last month we installed Tranquility 5mm Copper Ridge Oak luxury vinyl plank flooring from Lumber Liquidators in our living room and basement.  We replaced white carpeting in the living room and some composite flooring in the basement that had been damaged when our furnace leaked. 

Because vinyl plank is increasingly becoming a popular flooring choice, I thought this review post would help with some of the luxury vinyl plank pros and cons, and help you decide if this flooring is right for your home!

What is Luxury Vinyl Plank?

In a nutshell, luxury vinyl plank is manufactured flooring that is meant to mimic the look of hardwood floors.  It is totally manmade – there’s nothing “wood” about it.  Unlike vinyl flooring of the past, luxury vinyl plank comes in, well, planks as opposed to sheets.  Sometimes it has some texture to it, in an effort to give it more of a hardwood look.

The “luxury” part of this product name is a little misleading, in my opinion.  I don’t really think this flooring is luxurious.  I mean, it’s not glistening marble or anything like that.  That’s just my two cents.  🙂

Why We Chose Luxury Vinyl Plank for Our Home

The completely honest answer to this question is that we chose luxury vinyl plank flooring because the previous owners installed Copper Ridge Oak vinyl plank flooring throughout the rest of the first floor (just not the living room), two months before we purchased the house.  

We wanted cohesive flooring on the first floor since it’s a fairly open floorplan, but we did NOT want to spend money on new floors for the entire first floor.  Because of that, we opted to install the same vinyl plank flooring in the living room.  And, since we also needed to replace the basement flooring, we ran it down there, too.

What are luxury vinyl plank pros and cons?

In the time that I’ve been living with these floors, I’ve been keeping a list of luxury vinyl plank pros and cons so that I could write the most helpful post possible!  As things come to mind, I will update this post, too, so that it continues to be informative.

The Positives of Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring

There are a lot of positives with luxury vinyl plank flooring!  Just because I am not totally head over heels in love with it doesn’t mean that I don’t recognize its benefits.  Here are what I think are the pros of luxury vinyl plank flooring.

The Price is Right (at least for the product)

We got our 5mm Copper Ridge Oak luxury vinyl plank flooring on sale for $1.99 per square foot.  That is a really good price for flooring!  Even with the added expense of underlayment and other necessary pieces (like trim pieces, threshold pieces, etc.), the price of the flooring was great. 

Carpet, tile, and hardwood ALL can run more expensive than that!

Remember to investigate the quality of the vinyl plank before purchasing.  Of course there are poor vinyl planks on the market and you don’t want to make that mistake!  We got ours on a great sale, so if you’re able to wait until the floor you want goes on sale, too, you can really save a lot.

If you’re hiring an installer to do your floors, prepare yourself that you’ll probably pay as much for installation as you do for the floor – or even more!  One installer quoted us an astronomical amount, and the installer we ultimately used was much more reasonable.  But, installation was still a large part of the money spent on this job.

Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation is Fast

Let’s be honest.  Laying new flooring is pretty disruptive to your life because you have to move everything out of the space where the flooring is being installed, and you may not be able to use the space again for some time (like if stain or grout is drying).

One amazing attribute of luxury vinyl plank flooring is that installation is fast.  For our installer to complete approximately 1200 square feet of space, it took 4.5 days – and that includes removal of the old flooring and baseboards, and installing the flooring underlayment for our click-and-lock flooring. 

The parts that took the longest were making cuts for all of the doors in the basement and undercutting the large stone fireplace that I limewashed in the living room.  (He undercut the stone so that the flooring could slide right underneath and have a seamless transition between stone and floor.)

Of course, installation time can vary depending on factors such as type of vinyl plank (is it click-and-lock or glue down?), whether subfloor needs to be replaced, amount of area being covered, and more!  But, in general, installation of luxury vinyl plank should take less time than installation of other flooring types.

Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring is Durable

With young kids and a dog, durable flooring is important to me!  The white carpeting in the living room started showing signs of wear practically the second we took ownership of this home.  I am so glad it’s gone!

Also, the Tranquility brand Copper Ridge Oak flooring that we chose is 100% waterproof, which is amazing for our basement especially.  Hello – we already had a water issue down there!  It’s nice to have peace of mind that if we have another problem down there our flooring won’t be ruined.

Not all luxury vinyl plank is waterproof; some is water resistant.  That means that for a certain amount of time (usually a set amount of hours), the flooring will be okay with water on it, but after that time it could be ruined.  It seems to me that if you’re going to install luxury vinyl plank, you might as well get a waterproof type!

Another thing we love about our new flooring is that it is extremely difficult to scratch – much unlike hardwoods!  (I know all about scratches in hardwood floors! We had a ton and I even wrote a post on the easiest way to fix scratches in hardwood floors.)  We’ve slid furniture across it, my kids do all their crazy kid stuff on it, and my dog runs around like a madman, and it doesn’t show a single scratch.  

Luxury vinyl plank’s durability is, in my opinion, the best thing going for it.  If you want flooring that you can install and not think about again for at least 25 years, luxury vinyl plank is a great choice for you.

The Flooring is Very Warm

One luxury vinyl plank pro that I never expected is that the flooring is very warm to the touch.  It is so comfortable to walk on and does not ever seem to get cold.  Our hardwoods in our old house were cold all winter, and don’t even get me started on how cold the tile floor was!  That is not the case with our new vinyl flooring.

Vinyl Plank Flooring is Easy to Clean

This stuff could not be easier to clean!  I use my dry Swiffer on it regularly to gather up all those dust bunnies, and then I mop with Murphy’s Oil Soap once in a while.

Swiffer WetJet also works, as does liquid cleaner made just for vinyl floors.  

I haven’t noticed any film on my flooring like I would get on my hardwoods sometimes after cleaning, so I’m liking how easy these are to maintain!

The Negatives of Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring

While there are a lot of positives associated with luxury vinyl plank flooring, there are also some definite negatives.  These are the drawbacks that I’ve noticed so far.

Luxury Vinyl Plank Can’t be Refinished

Unlike hardwood floors, when luxury vinyl plank is worn out, it can’t be refinished.  You just have to rip it out and start over again. 

While this is definitely a drawback of the flooring, the same thing is true for carpeting and tile, so it’s not a unique drawback by any stretch.  It’s just something to keep in mind when weighing your options.

Renovating Can Cause Problems

Unlike hardwoods that can always be replaced and filled in when needed, the style of luxury vinyl plank you choose can be available one day and then gone the next.

This is EXACTLY what happened in our house!  The previous owners installed Tranquility Copper Ridge Oak flooring in October 2019.  In January 2020 we went to purchase that same flooring to run it into the living room, and we found out that the style the previous owners installed had been discontinued, and replaced with a new style that was not compatible with the old style (in terms of click and lock mechanism).  

Luckily the areas are separated by a couple of stairs, so we didn’t need the floors to physically connect.  However, when we had the newer Copper Ridge Oak flooring installed, we noticed that it is slightly darker than last year’s version and the planks are slightly wider.  

These slight differences drive me nuts!  

Plus, we would like to renovate the kitchen and mudroom at some point, but we realize that doing so will have a huge impact on the flooring.  We won’t be able to replace the flooring with the same flooring that’s already there (since it’s not available), and because the flooring seamlessly flows from room to room, we will have to install threshold pieces in some strange spots.

The Repeat in Patterns Looks Cheap

This may be my overly-analytical tendencies talking here, but I really don’t like how I can pick out repeat patterns in the luxury vinyl plank floors.  In our basement there’s one spot where two identical planks are very close to each other, and the matching “knots” in the wood stick out like a sore thumb to me!

If you’re installing the flooring yourself, you will probably pay attention to that type of detail, but an installer who is working quickly to get the job done likely will not.  

It’s not a dealbreaker, but it is a giveaway that your flooring is vinyl.  That’s all I’m trying to get across here.

Luxury Vinyl Plank Stairs Can be Tricky!

WHO KNEW?  But seriously – if you have stairs that need luxury vinyl plank, choose carefully!

Some vinyl planks have coordinating vinyl plank stair treads and/or risers that match the vinyl plank flooring being put down.  This gives you a cohesive look that is (from what they tell me) durable.

Some vinyl plank varieties do not have any stair products, however, so you either have to lay vinyl plank flooring on the treads and use stair nose pieces to cover the edges (HELLO TRIP HAZARD and unpleasant look), or you have to try and match stain to the vinyl flooring to finish wooden treads and risers.

The flooring we used has vinyl treads and risers, and we intended to use them on our stairs.  When the carpeting was removed, however, we realized that the treads were in good shape and we decided to stain them to “match” the floors. 

Getting a match was practically impossible and our stairs ended up slightly darker than the floors.  They’re not so dark that I’m willing to redo this project, however.  It does bother me that they’re not a precise match though!

All-in-all, luxury vinyl plank flooring seems like a good choice for people who want an alternative to carpet or tile, and who appreciate durability and low cost.  The drawbacks are definite drawbacks and could be dealbreakers for some people, so make sure to carefully consider whether vinyl plank floors are right for you!

If you have any thoughts on luxury vinyl plank pros and cons, I’d love to hear from you!  Please add a comment below and let me know what you think, or ask any questions and I will do my best to answer them!

-Bre