We've put down a solid acacia walnut in an open plan kitchen dining sitting area and it has a real wow factor.
Every single person that has come in has literally said - wow the floor is amazing! Even the carpenter said wow when it came out of the packaging.
There's a lot of variation in the colour, blondes reds browns darks and so far so good in terms of maintenance.
We are a busy family with dogs running around as well and I have no intention of 'babying' the floor but it's easy to keep and any scratches are not noticeable really because of the colour variation. I love it.