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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Not if you pick 2011 colors. Hardwood from the 70's will have started to creek by now. Plus you can hear people walking on it and stuff getting dropped on it. You can also hear a bit of an echo if you have a big room.
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My hardwood is from 1969 and it creaks in spots but it looks wicked. We refinished it a couple of years ago to get rid of the orange colour in favour of a darker stain. It doesn't seem to get scratched or marked at all and that's with two young kids. I think newer hardwoods are softer, though.
I used to find hardwood annoying to walk on but now that we have lived here a while I much prefer it to carpet which honestly seems nasty in comparison. You could always get slippers if it hurts your feet to walk on.