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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

Considering it’s what most renovations are doing, this view is in the minority currently.

The gray is not currently in style. We recently bought a house that has the beige travertine tile that was popular in the early 2000s, and we are taking it out and putting new flooring in.
Every flooring person we’ve talked to has said that gray “had its moment” a few years ago but that’s over now. Lighter natural color woods are most popular now.

I don't think gray floors were ever that desirable, it seemed more driven by cheap flippers and HGTV. I read design magazines aplenty and don't ever recall seeing gray floors being used in high end remodels or Architectural Digest interiors. The only time I ever saw it was listings for - you got it - cheap flips.

+1. It was never in style. It’s been a sign of a cheap flip since about 2014.

I hate them too.

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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

Considering it’s what most renovations are doing, this view is in the minority currently.

The gray is not currently in style. We recently bought a house that has the beige travertine tile that was popular in the early 2000s, and we are taking it out and putting new flooring in.
Every flooring person we’ve talked to has said that gray “had its moment” a few years ago but that’s over now. Lighter natural color woods are most popular now.

I don't think gray floors were ever that desirable, it seemed more driven by cheap flippers and HGTV. I read design magazines aplenty and don't ever recall seeing gray floors being used in high end remodels or Architectural Digest interiors. The only time I ever saw it was listings for - you got it - cheap flips.

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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

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

DP. Nope. Anyone doing it in 2025 is doing it because they got bargain basement prices on LVP. It reeks of cheap flip. And if they went that cheap on flooring, where else did they cheap out?

And gray is just awful in general. The corporate office where I work is all gray and stainless and white, with long corridors and harsh lighting. It’s anxiety inducing because it’s the opposite of nature. Humans need to be around natural tones and textures. Why would I want my house to have anything in common with the awful place I work?

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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

Considering it’s what most renovations are doing, this view is in the minority currently.

The gray is not currently in style. We recently bought a house that has the beige travertine tile that was popular in the early 2000s, and we are taking it out and putting new flooring in.
Every flooring person we’ve talked to has said that gray “had its moment” a few years ago but that’s over now. Lighter natural color woods are most popular now.

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.

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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

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

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.

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.

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

Gray.