ᐅ Mixing Different Types of Wood: Ceiling and Floor – Appearance

Taste is subjective… yes!

But isn’t it true that many things look great and stylish on their own, yet it’s difficult to combine materials in a way that creates a tasteful, harmonious interior design?
What applies throughout the entire house also applies to your questions about flooring in the open kitchen/living area.
There are hundreds of possible combinations and no-nos, so it’s impossible to cover them all here—you really need to see certain materials in their actual colors and sometimes place them side by side.
I would question a wooden ceiling that is whitewashed. What’s the point of a wooden ceiling if it’s painted white anyway?
Wooden ceilings themselves are very dominant—I would avoid them. But if you love a full country-style look and the house supports it, go for it.
It can also be overwhelming, though…

For such questions, if you are uncertain about the effect, interior designers—whose profession is material selection—are always an option.

From your questions, I get the impression that many things might appeal to you, but you/you all haven’t made decisions before or during construction, and now everyone’s suggestions are being heard, but you’re unable to filter them.

Best regards in short

Curly schrieb:
It really depends on your furnishing style. How is the rest of the house furnished? Do you also have wooden furniture, more of a country style?

There hasn’t been much discussion about the furniture yet. But it likely won’t be in a country style.

Uwe82 schrieb:
We faced the same issue, and the main factors for us were price and ease of maintenance. We have a spruce beam ceiling, which we treated with a clear glaze to keep it light. In the hallway, there are slightly textured, light-colored tiles and a staircase made of core beech. I think that looks quite good.
For the living-dining area floor, we chose limed oak. The main reason was simply the durability and the lively character of the floor. We really like the material, and it’s extremely tough.

Originally, we wanted doors in limed oak as well, but they cost twice as much, so we painted them and replaced them with beech doors instead. Given we have kids, that turned out to be a good decision.

In other words: we basically took all the “no-gos,” but we like it. Only the old furniture (like the simple beech wall unit in the living room) doesn’t always fit the overall look, but that will be replaced eventually.

@Uwe82: would you be able to share or upload some pictures?

ypg schrieb:
I would question the idea of a wood ceiling that’s whitewashed. Why have a wood ceiling if it’s white anyway?

Whitewashed wooden floors are quite common, and you can still see the grain. How do you feel about that for floors?

How high are your rooms with the finished flooring? You should consider what kind of furniture you want to have. With the oak floor and the spruce ceiling, the look will already be quite rustic. If you add furniture in a third type of wood, it will look very mismatched, and you will be quite limited in your choices for furnishings. I personally imagine it to be much more elegant with just the wooden floor, and the interior design can be more flexible.

Best regards,
Sabine

Curly schrieb:
How high are your rooms with finished flooring? I

Our rooms are not particularly tall, more like standard height.

World-e schrieb:
We don’t have particularly high ceilings, more like standard height

Standard means anything from 240 to 260cm (94 to 102 inches). First, you should know the clear height up to the bottom of the beams and then also up to the boarding (that is, the beam thickness).

When it comes to floors, texture and warmth are important. Floors also connect the individual pieces of furniture and are something you have direct contact with.

If you don’t have or like a country-style design, I would dismiss this option right away!