Decorating and Design - Which Color Floor Will Match My Doors/trim?!

Hey guys - I need some decorating opinions!

I'm adding laminate floors to my computer room in my house. The problem is I have "White pickled oak" doors, trim etc... and I have no idea what color flooring would go well with it.

Honestly I hate the White pickled oak look, but I'm not ready to tackle changing all of it out yet.

Do I need to stay with a flooring that has the oak grain? Is it better to choose a different wood grain? Do I have to stay with a light color? Is dark a better choice?

I would love any feedback that anyone has and if anyone has any pictures of successful white pickled oak & flooring color combos you would be my hero!

I am certainly not a decorator so any help would be appreciated! Thank you very much!

-Kris

...in order to get some ideas on the web, i looked at kitchens to see how the different flooring looks against the vertical surface.

The problem is...I'm not exactly sure what "pickled white oak" looks like so I'm guessing.

I've made a photobucket album with 5 photos of kitchens so you can see the diff flooring options...maybe that'll help you choose.

http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p39/chicuniques/kitchens/

Good luck to ya!!

Nikki

you do not need to stay with a light floor - actually, that'd be the worst thing you could do, because the combination would be very washed out. i'd go for something mid-tone, sort of like what you think the wood underneath the pickling looks like. but you don't have to stick with oak, if you don't like oak. maple is a nice alternative - it has the same tones as oak, but without all that oak grain (which i'm not fond of, either!). you might want to avoid that really dark espresso color, or super red cherry colors. but the bottom line is, you need to look at your furnishings and choose a flooring that will work well with your stuff! take a look at your wood furniture in that room, as well as in the other rooms in your house. your whole house should flow nicely together.