WHY do so many of these houses I'm looking at have grey floors?

[Anonymous]

Gray.

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Anonymous wrote:So you want to go back to the yellow oak floors or the cherry cabinets? Gray is neutral as a canvas allowing for variety in adding color to a space.

I’m not the OP, but yes I strongly prefer oak and cherry over gray

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you want to go back to the yellow oak floors or the cherry cabinets? Gray is neutral as a canvas allowing for variety in adding color to a space.

There are posts on here on how to restain your oak to look better vs. 80s popular stains. It comes out nicer than a cheap gray driftwood look.

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Anonymous wrote:So you want to go back to the yellow oak floors or the cherry cabinets? Gray is neutral as a canvas allowing for variety in adding color to a space.

Yes I do.
In general millennials gravitate towards gray because they grew up in those oak/cherry houses and want something different. It's like how boomers hate MCM furniture -- it's what their parents had.
My friends husband ripped out their new house's oak flooring and put in gray vinyl "great for the dogs, the kids, the pool water" and was bragging about it waiting for us to gush! Personally I love oak floors. I kept mine in my kitchen though the designer sniped that they were out of style.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So you want to go back to the yellow oak floors or the cherry cabinets? Gray is neutral as a canvas allowing for variety in adding color to a space.

I’m not the OP, but yes I strongly prefer oak and cherry over gray

Considering its what most renovations are doing, this view is in the minority currently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HGTV

This is the cause. And a lot of the time, they push bold color changes only because the change is easier to see on TV.