Reusing materials

[k3am]

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Our laundry and powder room are very close together.. I’ve suggested using the same floor and some of the same finishes in both. The designer was kind of against it. DH sides with them. Am I crazy?

[momin2013]

We generally went with similar flooring and finishes throughout our whole house, so I can’t imagine not doing it for two rooms close together. Team you.

[tacokick]

It seems more cost effective! We have the same flooring in an about 80% of the house and my parents’ house has the same flooring in every single room!

[sandandsea]

I actually like it when there is some consistency throughout the house and I think flooring in a nearly adjacent laundry and bathroom room makes a lot of sense.

[Susie]

I would need a good reason to do to them with distinct finishes, and I'm not hearing one.  Team you.

We have a kitchen/laundry room/half bath that are all pretty close together and if I were redoing them all at the same time I'd do them with the same flooring throughout.  As it happens we've done the bath (with a large hex floor tile) but have not redone the kitchen/laundry.  Our kitchen & laundry room currently have the same floor/different cabinets and counters as the other.  I hope to eventually do the kitchen & laundry room at the same time and do them entirely coordinated, although different from the half bath.

[penguingrrl]

My powder room and laundry room are next to each other, and my designer suggested having the same floor for both. It gives continuity and makes it feel more put together.

[macmars45]

Team you.

My entire house has the same flooring except bedrooms and the bonus room upstairs. Said exceptions have the exact same carpet.

My entire house was built with the same or very similar finishes. We've changed our half bath because pedestal sinks suck and one toilet because it broke.

[samanthamkm]

What floor covering are you putting in there?

My kitchen, dining room, mud room/laundry, living room, and hallway all have the same LVP. I want to rip up the builder grade tile in the bathrooms and front entry to match the rest of the house. I want one continuous flooring for ease of medical devices. My husband has had a lot of ankle and knee surgeries and it would be so much better if everything was 1 flooring.

[mrsukyankee]

k3am, what is their argument against it?

[k3am]

samanthamkm , floors will likely be a porcelain tile. I love this one..  which does not photograph well. DH likes it, DD hates it because it's got texture to it. I am considering switching it out to a plain navy hex, same size. I have a couple samples that I love that are natural stone (and look NOTHING similar), but I don't like them enough to justify the extra cost.



mrsukyankee , the designer is suggesting it's more "curated" to not reuse materials. I don't think I care. It would also mean eliminating a penny tile from the laundry room that DH really likes. (I like the penny tile, but I don't like it for a floor application.)

I am also considering using the wallpaper we chose to back our builtins in the laundry room for a very small area as well, which I'm sure isn't very "curated". DH doesn't have an opinion there.

[simpsongal]

Team you.

I literally bought enough floor tile to do my kids' bath when I did our primary (still waiting to tackle the kids, it's been ~3 years, probably will be 5 years by the time we get to it). They're not going to be identical re finishes, but I wanted them to look cohesive/related, so a unique matching floor tile is the plan.

[mrsukyankee]

I'm team you!

[MrsDarcy]

Our whole downstairs is hardwood. The bathroom was an ugly tile that we replaced with a fun black and white one. The laundry is right across from that bathroom, and if we had had enough tile left I would have used it there too! Team you!

[Roc A Bee]

All floors in my house have LVP except carpet in the bedrooms. Is it the most “designer-y”? No. But it looks cohesive and nice. I’d do the same tiles in each room and I’d avoid penny tile on the floor.