On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 20:16:39 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) "
wrote:

On Apr 5, 4:13*pm, Heathcliff wrote:
On Apr 5, 1:52*pm, stryped wrote:

I have 3 inch floorin gin a dinning orom and carpet in the adjoining
living room. I got a good deal on some 2 1/4 inch flooring that nearly
matches the three inch. Is there a good was to transition from one
size to another to make the size difference less apparant? The rooms
are separated by a wide "doorway" without the door.

You might think creatively about how to work the transition, just
using wood flooring. *Put in a few perpendicular strips in the
transition area, maybe in a different wood, or some parquet, or
something like that to break it up visually. *But keep it all at the
same level. Don't use a threshold that sticks up if you can avoid it.
Also, stick with wood - I think if you used granite or slate or
something the difference in material might make a slip/fall hazard
even if it was all level. -- H

If the wood in the doorway width is installed either at right angles,
or maybe in some sort of diagonal or diamond pattern, the difference
in the two rooms will be hard to notice because the human eye will be
more attracted to the interesting design within the doorway width.

The problem with diagonals is that if you're not careful you'll tend to see
the difference in lines on either side. If the diagonals line up or even come
close to lining up on one side and not the other it'll look just as bad as the
two floors meeting. The design and spacing has to be carefully chosen.