“dark” hardwood floors being used in modern condos/homes

We are trying to decide what wood to use for our hardwood floors in our home we are gutting now. We have seen in numerous pictures these “dark” colored floors…an espresso color…almost black but not that dark. Is this Brazilian Walnut we see? We ca afford to put Brazilian Walnut…so thats not an issue, but Im just trying to understand if these dark wood floors either ARE Brazilian Walnut or are SUPPOSED to give the appearence of Brazilian Walnut. Can someone give me some insight? If you have this type of floor I would love to see some pictures and would appreciate any info on pros and cons of dark floors. I can be emailed at info @ metroavonline dot com.

The picture below is just something I found on the internet that is sort of what we want…we really want something dark, and hip..but at the same time very elegant.

By nybk01 |