Flooring- light or dark to make a room look bigger?

Looks like you've already figured out what I was going to tell you! I like the sound of smoke/gray tiles and I think you'll be very happy with the size. I personally prefer wood flooring with tile coming in a very close second. For wood I actually think that darker floors with light walls make a room look big and my favorite is a rich chocolate brown. Tiles just seem different to me and I like the light colors the best.

It really depends. There is no hard and fast answer. there are other elements besides floor. If you do pergo or tile or hardwood, pay attention to the way the tiles or boards/grain is going. Just like a woman wearing a striped shirt that makes her look taller or shorter based on the way the stripes go if that makes sense. Also, it depends on the whole room. A room with rich colors with the right scale of furniture can look like a cozy jewel box and actually seem bigger than a plain small room with white walls and a light floors. Just keep scale in mind for all of your selections. As far as material, I would revisit the idea of a laminate. some higher grade laminates (pergo, etc) look a lot different than they did a few years ago. Another floor that looks really nice is bamboo floors if you don't want to go with a traditional hard wood. I have ceramic tile in all places except the bedrooms and love it - but it depends on where you live and your lifestyle.

Hi blueunicorn, I think flooring withlight colour will make room brighter and bigger. I think ligh colur or marble flooring will make your house more big and beautifull.

hi! i have gone to some home improvement stores in our place before for some advices on what's best for the flooring of our house. most advice that we get is get a brighter/lighter tiles (which is the common material use here). use a bigger size (14x14 or 16x16). and one more idea that i get from them is that if you want the space to look wider/bigger, install the tiles diagonally (maybe with accent of darker color in each corner end place alternately). good luck!

Laminent. Very light color. The best stuff for floors next to hardwood. And it looks almost like hardwood. Yes, you are right about the lighter the color the bigger the rooms will look. Don't go with the dark stuff, your rooms will look even smaller than they are. It's always fun to move into a new place. To be able to start decorting it the way you want to. To get the look you want. Have fun.

Light colours definately make the room look bigger. but don't feel like you have to use white! you could do a feature wall to make it look more interesting! I would probably suggest using polished floor boards, they look nice and use a light colour paint on the walls. Floor boards look neater than carpet and are easier to clean!