@Anita Jacob, I think I saw nearly all the Mediterranean samples and yes, they were all pretty knotty. The salesperson told me if I wanted a quieter floor at a reasonable cost, I should consider Reward Flooring, which offers a lot of that. Hope that helps.

@Mittens Cat I don't know if you would consider maple, but I saw a sample of Mirage and Lauzon and they both look nice. I'm trying to check with the forum to see if anyone has experience with either brands.

https://www.miragefloors.com/en-us/hardwood-flooring-maple-cape-cod-exclusive-smooth/

https://lauzonflooring.com/hardwood-flooring/capriccio-ambiance-hard-maple-exclusive/

@juliacali, thanks! Natural maple has been on my short list for over 20 years! I adore it but got spooked by pink undertones and by its easy to dent factor. I have a sample of it in my car that I can't seem to return because I just like looking at it. I should just frame it and hang it on my bedroom wall. :-D

I looked at both those brands last weekend and I'm under heavy duty pressure to decide right now, so going a little batty! Oh, and a flooring salesperson told me that if I have any plans to sell the house in the next few years I would basically be a fool to install maple right now. FWIW!

@Mittens Cat Please keep me posted on what you decided to go with. I'm not a fan of knots, but I also like oak. So, if you there's any select grade you ended up with, please let me know too. Thanks.

@juliacali, not sure what your budget is, but @Oak & Broad has some lovely select grade oak and other species. Joel is great, too. :)

@Colleen T Would you be able to please tell me which color of the Provenza New York Loft floor you chose? THANK YOU!

@Colleen T Also, do you have any finished flooring pictures? They look awesome. Thank you very much for sharing.

I will post a couple, however, they don't capture the true color of the wood.

Thank you!! Would you be open to sharing the name of the color/collection?

Provenza Sugar Loft. In reality, it doesn't look this varied, the colors are much more subtle.

They look beautiful. Thank you so much! Greatly appreciate the quick response. Happy New Year!

Has anyone used the California Mediterranean in positsno?

I thought I would post an update a year later regarding my Provenza New York City Loft in Sugar HIll. It still looks brand new and I haven't had any problems with it. I wipe up spills immediately, but water doesn't seem to be a problem with it. I have it in my kitchen and so far so good. We just had the 3 back bedrooms installed and so the whole house is covered with it, other than the bathrooms : )

We have two large goldendoodles who run and play in the house. The finish on this is matte and doesn't show the scrathes, however when the floor it is wet (while cleaning), the scratches show up and are definitely there. But when it dries, the scrathes can't be seen.

I love it!

So glad you found a great floor, Colleen!

FWIW, we've had the same results here (except without goldendoodles) for our PanTim Genuine French Oak (in Pilsner). We also did the entire house in it, including kitchen and powder room, and it's held up great. I even left a couple spare planks outside just to see how long it would take for the wood to warp or whatever, and they're still in great shape after 14 months.

Such a relief to have one of the big investments exceed all expectations!

Colleen are you able to send more pictures of your floors? We are thinking about installing the exact ones by provenza soon.

Sure, let me take some.

This photo is a good representation of the color. The floor doesn't look quite as varied as the picture, but it is hard to capture. The floor is very smooth with few knots. There are knots in the wood, but we had our installers put the boards with the most knots in places that would be covered with beds, rugs, etc.

If you are in the Los Angeles area, you are welcome to come by : )

Colleen T this is GORGEOUS!!! And these are the New York loft “sugar hill”?? Thank you so much!!

Yes, they are. Here is another picture. I remember searching and searching for pictures of this flooring with no luck, so hopefully this is helpful. I wound up ordering a box and laying it out. Good luck to you.

I wish I was in the LA area! I’m in Va!😂 these are so beautiful and exactly what we want! Thank you!!! Your kitchen looks gorgeous too! We’re about to renovate that too!

Good luck to you and have fun!. Here is my kitchen and the floor.

Wow Colleen these look great! We are looking for engineered wood floors and it’s impossible to find reviews!

we were considering the California classics Mediterranean like but are concerned with too many knots and quality with dogs.

thanks for sharing!

Colleen - thank you for posting your experience and so many pictures of Provenza New York Loft Sugar Hill. This string has really helped us decide to go with the same!

Have any of you used the California classics Mediterranean collection and used it on your stairs? I’m having a hard time finding a company to do solid treads to match the “Tripoli” color. Any suggestions?

Update : went to order the Provenza Sugar Hill and it’s been discontinued as of a couple months ago. Back to the drawing board for me!

Oh no! That's too bad; it seems as though it would be a popular color right now.

Curious what the OP ended up using?

Following^^^ we are looking @ California Classics flooring as well. Their actual site has terrible reviews. Issue with water spots turning black etc. Any input would be most appreciated.

My flooring installer has California Classics Kerrew in his home and he loves it. He has had it about 4 years and has 2 very young children and a dog.

oh no! I was going with the Provenza sugar hill too!

@shelbinealy Not sure if you are still looking for an answer but I just had California Classics Tripoli installed in my whole house including the stairs (minus the bathrooms). We were told solid treads are not available in this specific floor so our installers did planks with stair nosing. The stair nosing came from a different company but matches really well imo. Would do a pic but they are still covered because of the other work being done.

Awesome. Would love to see a pic when you finish!

Just curious if you are still happy with your CA Classics floors?

We haven’t had ours long but so far I love them. They feel really nice underfoot too. Here’s a photo of our stairs.

nice!

We installed kerrew a year ago throughout the house. Have not yet done our stairs and would love to hear if others have found a matching stain or tread that looks seamless??

No dogs or children, but it has done well for us. i did make a decent scratch from dropping a ups box on it once. Our biggest issue with it has actually been UV sunlight changing the color some. There is a noticeable difference in color near our front door where a door mat sits. We paid for professional installed uv tint for our wondows, but it still seems to alter the color some. Perhaps this is expected with all wood floors?

I will say i was also scared by the ”black stains” and horrible online reviews. We almost did not purchase this brand. We have not experienced any of that at this time. A few faint water? drop marks in the kitchen and the sun discoloring is all I have noticed.

Our floors look amazing- everyone who walks in falls in love with the natural color and character. The knots and variety are just what we wanted. We do recommend ordering a bit extra if you are detail oriented like me- some boards came out of the box a little too wild for our taste- we saved these for the closets.

ill try to upload a picture below-please excuse the remodeling mess.

@laura S. We are looking to get Tripoli in our stairs and our upstairs bedrooms. Was wondering if your still loving the choice and any advise now that you’ve lived with the floor for a bit. Any staining or discolorations? Any issues with the stairs. Much appreciated 🙏

I LOVE the Tripoli color from California classics!!!!! It’s sooooooo durable!!!!! I have zero scratches after 6 months with three kids and a dog. We had a company in Portland make white oak stair treads to match the rest of the flooring. I’ll post some pics below.

we have just a couple small (water?) spots by our fridge that dont come out. I think where ice has dropped and melted unnoticed. Those are the only discolored places we have noticed. Definitely has some sun fading if you have windows/rugs. We had our windows treated.

@ssoulouman I love this floor and color. No discolorations, no stains, is holding up really well with two kids and their toys etc. Stairs are doing great as well, very happy with them. The floor is usually the first thing people comment on when they come into the house.

@Laura S!! and @shelbinealy!!! Wow!!! thank you so much for the pictures and the input! its so valauble for me! appreaciate it 🙏

@shelbinealy Q for you, you mentioned you had local co in Portand match stair treads to the Tripoli. What stain did they use, the pic looks great! Pics look amazing.

They took the sample of Tripoli flooring and custom matched the white oak treads. I don’t have a stain sample:( they didn’t give me a name since they custom mixed stain to make the treads to match…

Hello, I’m posting in hopes to help someone else like me who researches a ton. I agonized over choosing flooring for a year. I didnt want it overly knotty, too yellow too orage, too gray too dark. Was this so hard to ask? I swear I probaby had 30 samples come into my house, . I researched many and found it was hard to find reviews and photos. We finally decided on Tri West California Classics Mediterranean Colection in the color vittoria. I liked tripoli but my husband thought it was too light. I had found some photos of vottoria on instagram and it seemed to be well made. We jusy had it installed todsy and im thrilled with how it looks. Will be posting photos soon.

@allambersmail would love to see pictures!

I would love to know the Portland install that did your stairs we are planning is project this winter @shelbinealy

Bespoke is who made the treads in Portland. They aren’t an install company, just make the custom treads to match.

Has anyone installed Alassio from the Mediterranean 9.5 Collection? Please post any pictures. I have seen numerous samples, but would like to get a greater visual before committing. TIA!

@anita jacob did you go with the sebastian? if so are you happy with it and any photos?