[KathieI]

I had all my floors in my Lantana changed to wood because it easier to keep clean and my allergies like wood better.

The bedrooms were easy to plan out as far as the direction of the wood, but the large living room and dining room were the problem. I didn't want the first impression upon walking into the house to look like a dance floor, so I designed the wood in the living room area to be in the short way so that they would feed correctly into the master bedroom entry. Then in the dining room, I outlined it in a 3 plank outline and within that area, the planks are laid diagonally, distinguishing it from the living room.

I had to do a lot of convincing to the installer to do it for me and it was quite a challenge, but I must admit, I am extremely pleased with the outcome. Just a thought because I had the same concern as you do, llaran....