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I would like to improve the flooring in the two bedrooms in our co-op apartment. While the hallway that the two bedrooms are off of has a nice oak wood stained in Minwax Early American, the bedrooms have what a flooring company described as a pine subfloor (even though the floor is at the same level as the hall floor). The bedroom floors have many damaged planks so repairing and refinishing would not be an attractive option. Pulling up the existing flooring and laying new hardwood is out of our budget, so we are considering lock and fold wood floors to go on top of the existing floors. Since we won’t be able to match the bedroom and hallway floors exactly, what is the best way to choose a color/finish for the bedroom that will go nicely with the hall floor? Also, will not having the same flooring throughout the apartment or having lock and fold instead of traditional hardwood affect the apartment’s resale value?