thank you for the options people... i was trying to think a bit of a contrast flooring .... slightly more browner ... ?? What say all of you ? also need the floor to have some texturing dont like absolutely smooth wood will make it feel like paper...

It took me ten years to figure out as an adult why my allergies are non stop when I visit my moms custom home. This morning I figured it out. Pine floors. We eliminated feathers, my seasonal allergies and there are no other triggers apparently in this house. I have to take the max allergy meds per day to be here. Treating the floor did not stop this from.happening to me as my allergies are severe. So heads up guys, people can react to the wood flooring even after its treated

you can get a scrap pine wood in shipyards which you can use for openings or wall panels..and you get the scrap containers where you can create interesting furniture.Even you can use scrap tyres to design anything you like for example you can hang tyres for the slab and provide lights inside it .In Mumbai it's easy for you to get a scrap plastic like tetrapacks or even bottles which you can use it for partition walls.actually you can do anything with whatever you find .But most important give proper treatment for scrapaterials to last for long time ..

Visual below is similar case like your preference of using wooden texture laminate with black counter top & lighter floor. Check out misty oak, pine, birch... in laminates!