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HisCovenant -> RE: Our Homes (revived chat about decorating) (8/22/2008 10:36:51 AM)
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If stain/crumb concealment is you goal you need to have something that is variagated and a medium color. Light colors show dark things (like spilled Kool-Aid) and dark colors show light things (like bread crumbs.) So you want to be in the middle color hues with irregular bits of both light and dark, like slate. If you do something tan, you will want to go with something that contrasts with your maple, and reads either cream or chocolate, but is variagated. Hardwood is a flooring that hides a lot, if you get the "right" color; however, your cabinets are so prominate I think medium colored hardwood on the floor would be way too much wood. With a really dark or light hardwood, I think you could get away with it because it would contrast with your cabinets, but then you lose the hiding properties.
I'd offset the hardwood under the bar, as you can probably guess from what I said about the kitchen. Personally, I'd chose a dark hardwood (because your countertop is so dark and a dark floor will be more grounding for the entire room,) but a very light one (significantly lighter than your maple) could work as well. Just remember if you start keeping a lot of large light surfaces in that area, your countertops are going to stick out and the room won't be balanced. IMO, chosing a darker flooring is the easiest way to balance that out and you can fudge a bit on the furniture and accessories. If you get off balance with the flooring, though, you will have a devil of a time balancing out the room with smaller elements.
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