Tennessee Embraces Warm, Natural Tones in Wood Floors

Brown Oaks Flooring co-owner Ashley Do Carmo.Courtesy of Brown Oaks Flooring.Warm, natural tones have taken over the wood floors in the Nashville, Tenn., suburbs as homeowners shift away from previous gray floor trends, say Mount Juliet, Tenn.-based Brown Oaks Flooring owners Jeff and Ashley Do Carmo.

They add that homeowners started asking for light, earth-toned stains after the pandemic. “People were suddenly at home all the time and wanted a change,” Ashley says.

Personally, Ashley says she’s on board with the trend and often recommends it to customers. “I was so sick of the grays—earthy tones go with everything.”