If you are planning a renovation for next year, the useful version of the question of what flooring will be in style in 2027 has two parts: which looks are gaining ground, and can you buy them in Toronto today at a known price? The wood flooring industry's own 2027 outlook survey points to natural wood colours, wider and longer boards, matte sheens and lighter tones, with grey and red tones expected to lose demand. We set those results beside our in-stock catalogue, counted by colour family and plank width across four materials, then help you decide whether to buy now or wait. Most of the wide oak sits in our engineered hardwood collection, but vinyl, laminate and solid wood have their own matches.
Quick answer: the 2027 look and what you can buy today
- Colour: natural wood colours lead the 2027 outlook (61% of surveyed wood flooring businesses expect demand to rise), and lighter tones follow (47%). Grey is the colour most expected to fall: 75% expect less demand for it.
- Size: wide plank flooring (54%) and longer boards (50%) both rank high. In our catalogue, 79 of 217 in-stock floors name a width of 7" or more in the product title.
- Finish and material: matte sheen (48%) and factory-finished engineered flooring (45%) are both expected to grow.
- Price range today: the four in-stock examples below run from $2.49/sq ft for 10mm laminate to $5.87/sq ft for Canadian solid maple, with 7.5" wide engineered European oak at $4.99/sq ft.
- Timing: 60% of NWFA manufacturers surveyed expect further price increases in 2027. With a set install date and your colour in stock, buying now settles the price.
What the 2027 outlook survey actually measured
The survey figures on this page come from the National Wood Flooring Association's annual Industry Outlook, published in its magazine on October 1, 2026. It asked member businesses (contractors, distributors, manufacturers and retailers) which trends they expect to gain or lose demand next year. Keep two cautions in mind: it is an industry-wide survey of wood flooring businesses, not a Toronto study, and it measures what the trade expects, not what any single buyer should choose.
| Survey item for 2027 | Share of respondents | Direction expected |
|---|---|---|
| Natural wood colours | 61% | More demand |
| Wide plank flooring | 54% | More demand |
| White oak | 52% | More demand |
| Longer boards | 50% | More demand |
| Matte sheen | 48% | More demand |
| Lighter colour tones | 47% | More demand |
| Factory-finished engineered flooring | 45% | More demand |
| Grey tones | 75% | Less demand |
| Red tones | 55% | Less demand |
Read together, the list describes a calmer, wood-forward floor: oak that looks like oak, longer and wider boards, and a low-sheen surface. It does not rate trends for vinyl or laminate, so we use it as a guide to the look and then check which of our floors in every material deliver it.
In-stock colour families across our four floor types
To keep this tied to what you can order, we sorted all 217 in-stock floors by the colour word in each product name: "Silver Grey" and "Dusk Greige" count as grey and greige, "Ivory Linen" as white and cream, "Warm Mocha" as brown, and "Honey Wheat" as natural and honey. Species words such as "white oak" are ignored, and model-number names, common among our laminates, get their own row. A name is not a colour sample, so treat this as a map of the range.
| Colour family (by product name) | SPC vinyl | Laminate | Engineered | Solid | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural, sand and honey | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| White, cream and pale | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Brown and dark | 18 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| Grey and greige | 18 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| No colour word in the name | 15 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 93 |
| All in-stock floors | 87 | 58 | 35 | 37 | 217 |
The warm and light families the survey favours (natural, sand, honey, white and cream) add up to 55 named floors, against 32 grey and greige ones, so the 2027 direction is already well covered on the shelf. SPC vinyl alone has 36 floors in those families, useful when a kitchen or basement needs vinyl in the same look as the rest of the house.
On grey, one line is enough: a softer greige reads warmer than a cool grey, and our greige flooring guide shows how it behaves in different light, while the debate about grey flooring in Toronto homes has its own page. Torn between a pale finish and plain oak? Compare white-washed versus natural oak before ordering samples. Shade-by-shade detail lives in our 2026 colour trends guide.
Plank widths you can buy now, by material
Width is the second big signal. We grouped the same 217 floors by the width written in the product title; where a title gives no width, we do not guess.
| Width in product name | SPC vinyl | Laminate | Engineered | Solid | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7" and wider | 28 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 79 |
| 5" to 6.5" | 34 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 51 |
| Under 5" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 44 |
| Width not in the name | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Engineered hardwood is where the wide-plank look is most concentrated: 26 of our 35 in-stock engineered boards are 7.5" wide, and the other 9 are 6.5". At today's prices, stepping from a 6.5" board ($4.73/sq ft) to a standard 7.5" board ($4.99/sq ft) adds $0.26 per sq ft, though the two lines differ in other specs too, so compare product pages. Our 7.5-inch European oak guide covers how those boards look in different room sizes.
Solid hardwood works the other way. All 37 in-stock solid floors are strip widths of 3¼" or 4¼". If you want a classic solid floor, choose it for that reason and accept a narrower board; if the wide look is the priority, engineered oak or a 7" and wider vinyl or laminate plank gets you there.
Four in-stock floors that fit the 2027 direction
One floor from each material, all in stock when we checked; price per square foot is box price divided by box coverage.
| Floor | Box price | Sq ft per box | Price per sq ft | How it fits 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa European oak engineered, 7.5" wide | $97.00 | 19.42 sq ft | $4.99 | Natural oak, wide and long boards |
| Riche Heavy-Duty 8mm SPC, Driftwood Mist | $59.00 | 16.55 sq ft | $3.56 | Wood look for wet-prone rooms |
| Swiss Krono 10mm Grey Oak laminate | $42.83 | 17.22 sq ft | $2.49 | Wide board on a tight budget |
| Lauzon Essential Hard Maple Sapphir, solid | $99.80 | 17.0 sq ft | $5.87 | Canadian solid wood, cool tone |
Prices checked October 6, 2026. Box prices and coverage come from our current catalogue.
Villa: natural European oak in long, wide boards
Villa lines up with the size items in the survey: wire-brushed, character-grade European oak in a 7.5" width. Its product page lists a 3mm wear layer of real European oak and describes the length as "70% Full Length at 1900mm", which speaks to the longer-board trend. It is 3/4" thick and sells at $97.00 for 19.42 sq ft, or $4.99/sq ft.
Driftwood Mist: the wood look where real wood is a worry
In a kitchen, entry or basement, a wood-look vinyl can carry the style where real wood is a worry. The Riche Heavy-Duty Driftwood Mist plank is 8mm thick with a 20mil wear layer, its product page gives the width as 7.09", and our catalogue lists it as waterproof. At $59.00 per 16.55 sq ft box it works out to $3.56/sq ft.
Swiss Krono Grey Oak: a wide board for a tight budget
This German-made 10mm laminate carries an AC5 rating, and its product page lists the board at 190mm x 1380mm. At $42.83 for 17.22 sq ft, it is $2.49/sq ft, below the other three examples. The caveat is colour: grey is the tone the survey expects to decline most. Pick it if grey suits your cabinets and you want a wide board at a low price, not as a bet on the coming look.
Lauzon Sapphir: Canadian solid maple with a cool stain
Lauzon's Essential Hard Maple in Sapphir is made in Canada, is 4¼" wide, and its product page describes "a cool-toned, blue-grey stain". As a narrow solid strip in a cool colour, it sits outside the outlook's main direction. Buy it for solid Canadian maple, which the same page says "can also be sanded and refinished multiple times over its lifetime", at $99.80 per 17.0 sq ft box or $5.87/sq ft. Stock is the real constraint: we had 14 boxes when prices were checked, enough for 238 sq ft.
Should you buy flooring now or wait for 2027?
We do not forecast our own prices. What the outlook does report is the direction manufacturers expect: 68% of NWFA manufacturers surveyed raised prices in 2026, and 60% expect further increases in 2027. That is a survey of wood flooring makers, so it is a signal rather than a promise about any product, but it does not support waiting for prices to fall.
Stock is the other half of the decision. The floor you choose has to be available for your full area plus the 5% waste allowance we add to every quote. Here is what 500 sq ft (525 sq ft with waste) needs in each of the four floors, material only:
| Floor | Boxes for 525 sq ft | Material before HST | Boxes in stock when checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa engineered oak | 28 | $2,716.00 | 373 |
| Driftwood Mist SPC | 32 | $1,888.00 | 579 |
| Grey Oak laminate | 31 | $1,327.73 | 269 |
| Sapphir solid maple | 31 | $3,093.80 | 14 |
The formula is boxes = 525 ÷ sq ft per box, rounded up to a whole box, then boxes × box price. Add 13% HST to the material line. Installation, removal, underlay, trim and delivery are not included here; we confirm those in your quote. Three of the four could cover that area several times over today, while Sapphir would need 31 boxes against 14 on hand, so a larger Sapphir job depends on further stock that we would confirm first.
Buy now when:
- your install date is fixed and the floor you want is in stock for your full area plus 5%;
- you have chosen a look that matches the survey's direction (natural or lighter wood tones, wider and longer boards), so the style risk is low;
- you want to plan around a known box price rather than a future one.
Waiting makes more sense when:
- your project is months away and you have not seen samples in your own light;
- you are still torn between two colour families, such as grey and warm oak;
- the room layout is still open, so the square footage may change.
For what is fading this year, see our 2026 trend roundup.
Questions about 2027 flooring styles
Which flooring colours are expected to gain popularity in 2027?
Natural wood colours top the NWFA outlook, with 61% of respondents expecting stronger demand, and lighter tones follow at 47%. On our shelves, floors named for natural, sand, honey, white or cream shades number 55 in stock.
Are wide planks still a safe choice for a 2027 renovation?
The outlook suggests yes: 54% of respondents expect more demand for wide plank flooring and 50% for longer boards. You can get a board of 7" or more in SPC, laminate or engineered oak; only our solid hardwood stays at strip widths.
Will flooring prices go up in 2027?
We cannot say for any single product. In the survey, 60% of NWFA manufacturers said they expect more price increases in 2027, after 68% raised prices in 2026. The prices on this page were checked October 6, 2026, and prices can change.
Is engineered hardwood or vinyl more in style for 2027?
The survey covers wood, and 45% of respondents expect factory-finished engineered flooring to grow. It does not rank vinyl. One practical split is engineered oak on the main floor and a similar wood-look SPC where water is a risk.
How much extra flooring should I order if I buy early?
Plan on the 5% waste allowance and round up to whole boxes. For 500 sq ft of Villa, that is 28 boxes for $2,716.00 before tax. Keeping a few spare boxes from the same order is useful for future repairs.
Plan a 2027-ready floor with a Toronto quote
Send us your room sizes, the look you are leaning toward and your timing, and we will price the floor, waste and any installation with today's numbers. You can request a quote online or reach us through our contact page.
Top Floorings Depot
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 1, Toronto, ON M1W 3K5
www.topfloorings.com
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