Every MSI Everlife Cyrus Color (2026)
All thirty-nine active colors in the original MSI Everlife Cyrus, a 12 mil, 5mm SPC vinyl in 7-by-48-inch planks. Each one covered plank by plank: who it is for, where it belongs, and the design palette it pairs with.
At a Glance: The Cyrus Lineup
| Color | Color Family | Designer's Note | Shop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Boswell | Gray | Warm mid-gray with tan movement through the grain. Captures the look of warmed, modern gray oak. Soft, current, balanced. | View Product → |
![]() | Bracken Hill | Gray | Windswept weather-worn gray with sun-bleached character and surface texture. Modeled after driftwood. Coastal, weathered, warm. | View Product → |
![]() | Brianka | Gray | Soft warm light gray with greige movement. Looks like a current, warmed greige oak. Soft, bright, livable. | View Product → |
![]() | Cranton | Gray | Clean warm-toned gray with a fine, consistent grain. Looks like a deliberate-neutral oak. Crisp, even, restrained. | View Product → |
![]() | Draven | Gray | Deeper, dramatic gray with charcoal moments and natural color variation. Calls to mind weathered urban hardwood. Heavier, anchored, contemporary. | View Product → |
![]() | Dulles Tails | Gray | Warm gray with tan in the undertone. Echoes a contemporary, warmed gray oak. Soft, modern, balanced. | View Product → |
![]() | Dunite Oak | Gray | Warm mid-gray with visible oak grain, knot detail, and plank-to-plank movement. Inspired by real coastal oak. Layered, current, characterful. | View Product → |
![]() | Finely | Gray | Mid-tone neutral gray with subtle tan movement. Looks like a project-friendly contemporary oak. Balanced, even, flexible. | View Product → |
![]() | Grayton | Gray | Soft, sun-touched gray with warm undertones and a restrained grain. Captures the look of softened modern oak. Soft, breezy, current. | View Product → |
![]() | Honeybella Oak | Gray | Sun-warmed greige with a gray base and honey movement that shifts with the light. Inspired by warmed contemporary oak. Layered, current, dimensional. | View Product → |
![]() | Kardigan | Gray | Soft sweater-warm gray with substantial warm undertones running through. Echoes a deliberately cozy modern oak. Cozy, soft, inviting. | View Product → |
![]() | Katella Ash | Gray | Weathered, salt-touched gray with sun-bleached surface variation. Drawn from real coastal driftwood. Coastal, weathered, relaxed. | View Product → |
![]() | Ludlow | Gray | Cleaner, slightly cooler gray with a measured, fine grain pattern. Inspired by a deliberate, modern-leaning oak. Even, modern, restrained. | View Product → |
![]() | Runmill Isle | Gray | Lighter, cooler gray with a fine even grain and restrained color variation. Resembles a limewashed Scandi oak. Cool, clean, modern. | View Product → |
![]() | Ryder | Gray | Deep, considered charcoal gray with finer surface variation. Echoes a refined dark-stained hardwood. Anchored, refined, dramatic. | View Product → |
![]() | Weathered Brina | Gray | Weathered driftwood gray with sun-bleached surface variation and even grain. Captures the look of gently aged coastal oak. Sun-bleached, weathered, soft. | View Product → |
![]() | Whitfield Gray | Gray | Soft greige-leaning gray with warm undertones and a fine grain pattern. Inspired by safer-end modern greige oak. Soft, broad-appeal, current. | View Product → |
![]() | Woburn Abbey | Gray | Mid-tone warm gray with restrained grain and a softly aged finish. Echoes English-traditional aged oak. Aged, considered, English. | View Product → |
![]() | Wolfeboro | Gray | Warm, slightly weathered mid-gray with visible oak grain that reads wood first, gray second. Looks like a cottage-style aged oak. Cottage, weathered, warm. | View Product → |
![]() | Akadia | Tan | Soft, sun-warmed tan with quiet, honest grain. Looks like a real, restrained oak. Warm, anchored, easygoing. | View Product → |
![]() | Austell Grove | Tan | Mid tan with subtle color movement and a quiet grain. Resembles a clean, livable oak. Soft, flexible, easygoing. | View Product → |
![]() | Chester Hills | Tan | Cinnamon-warm tan with amber pulling through the grain. Resembles a gently stained oak. Warm, friendly, layered. | View Product → |
![]() | Lenexa Creek | Tan | Warm tan with stronger amber and cream movement, real wood character, and visible knot detail. Calls to mind a casual, lived-in oak. Layered, warm, characterful. | View Product → |
![]() | Sandino | Tan | Sandy, light-warm tan with gentle grain variation and a warm-not-amber finish. Looks like a beach-leaning natural oak. Soft, breezy, inviting. | View Product → |
![]() | Brookings | Blonde | Clean blonde with restrained grain and a warm undertone. In the style of natural oak. Bright, airy, open. | View Product → |
![]() | Brookline | Blonde | Pale, fresh-milled oak look with cool-neutral undertones and restrained grain. Drawn from natural Scandinavian oak. Quiet, deliberate, minimal. | View Product → |
![]() | Valleyview Grove | Blonde | Natural-blonde with restrained grain detail and a clean, light tone. Reminiscent of fresh-milled clean oak. Light, clean, unobtrusive. | View Product → |
![]() | Braly | Warm Brown | Warm rich brown with red and amber pulling through the grain. Echoes a stained, traditional hardwood. Inviting, rich, anchored. | View Product → |
![]() | Amber Forrester | Brown | Honey-amber brown with knot detail and warm depth. Calls to mind stained Craftsman oak. Warm, period, considered. | View Product → |
![]() | Barnstorm | Brown | Rustic warm brown with knot character and color variation. Echoes the look of reclaimed barnwood. Lived-in, rustic, forgiving. | View Product → |
![]() | Exotika | Brown | High-character warm brown with real color movement and visible knot and grain detail. Resembles design-led, stained hardwood. Expressive, layered, design-led. | View Product → |
![]() | Fauna | Brown | Deep saturated brown closer to walnut than oak, with real color movement under direct light. Drawn from real walnut hardwood. Rich, traditional, weighted. | View Product → |
![]() | Walnut Waves | Brown | Walnut-look warm brown with real depth and wave-like grain movement plank-to-plank. Modeled after real walnut hardwood. Layered, considered, warm. | View Product → |
![]() | Barrell | Dark Brown | Deep warm brown with lighter amber movement through the grain. Inspired by cask-aged hardwood. Grounded, confident, traditional. | View Product → |
![]() | Bembridge | Dark Brown | Refined dark brown with cooler walnut-leaning undertones and fine grain. Drawn from walnut hardwood. Polished, balanced, dramatic. | View Product → |
![]() | Billingham | Dark Brown | Deeply saturated dark brown with natural color variation. Reminiscent of library-grade traditional hardwood. Weighted, permanent, serious. | View Product → |
![]() | Hawthorne | Dark Brown | Considered dark brown with restrained grain detail and balanced warmth. Resembles a polished, deliberate hardwood. Polished, intentional, refined. | View Product → |
![]() | Jenta | Dark Brown | Richly pigmented dark brown with real depth in the grain and surface variation. Modeled after a richly stained traditional hardwood. Saturated, dramatic, intentional. | View Product → |
![]() | Stable | Dark Brown | Rustic, character-loaded dark brown with knot and grain detail. Drawn from honest reclaimed-look hardwood. Rustic, characterful, alive. | View Product → |
The Value Workhorse That Started It All
Long before Cyrus 2.0 existed, before MSI was a regular name on residential job sites, before the brand had the shelf space it has today, there was Cyrus. The original collection is the line that built MSI's residential reputation, the value-tier vinyl that proved a brand better known for stone and tile could deliver real luxury vinyl at a price most homeowners could actually afford. The fact that it is still in print, in 2026, with the widest color catalog MSI offers, is the strongest endorsement the collection can have.
The construction is honest about what it is. A 5mm SPC rigid core delivers full waterproof performance and the dimensional stability that lets a plank lock cleanly over the imperfect subfloors most renovations actually have. The 12 mil wear layer is the standard residential rating, appropriate for normal household traffic, light pet use, and the daily life of a primary residence or a rental unit. The attached pad keeps installs simple, the click-lock system is forgiving, and the warranty backs the whole package for the life of the install.
Where Cyrus 2.0 is the upgrade path, a tougher 20 mil wear layer for heavy-traffic households and light commercial work, the original Cyrus is still the right call for a long list of jobs. Rental properties. Secondary spaces. Budget-conscious primary residences where the floor needs to look good and last, but doesn't need to absorb commercial abuse. And projects where the specific color the homeowner wants exists in original Cyrus but not in the smaller 2.0 lineup, because original Cyrus runs 39 active colors, the biggest catalog MSI offers anywhere in the residential vinyl line.
Below: every active color in the original Cyrus, organized loosely from the lighter tans and blondes, through the warm browns, into the deeper dark browns, and across the gray family. Each one with what the plank actually looks like in a real room, who it is for, and the design palette it pairs with.
MSI Cyrus at a Glance
- Construction: 5mm SPC rigid core with attached pad
- Wear Layer: 12 mil (standard residential)
- Plank Format: 7″ × 48″ (standard wide-plank)
- Waterproof: Yes, fully waterproof SPC core
- Warranty: Lifetime Limited Residential / 10-Year Light Commercial
- Active Colors: 39, the largest color catalog in MSI's residential vinyl line
- Best For: Rentals, secondary spaces, budget-conscious primary residences
The Colors, One by One
Every active Cyrus color in full, grouped from the lighter tans and blondes through the warm browns and dark browns into the gray family. Each one with how the plank reads in a real room, who it is for, and the palette it pairs with.

Boswell
Boswell is a warm-leaning mid-gray with tan movement running through the grain - gray enough to feel modern, warm enough to avoid the cool-gray look that the design conversation has firmly moved past. The pattern stays restrained, which makes it an easy specify for open-plan rooms.
Reliable pick for contemporary kitchens, modern-traditional living areas, and rental or resale properties where the floor needs to flatter the widest possible range of styling. Pairs cleanly with white walls, brushed nickel, painted-blue accents, and the kind of light-bright interiors that read clean and current.
Best For:
Contemporary kitchens, modern-traditional spaces, broadly appealing rentals

Bracken Hill
Bracken Hill is the windswept, weather-worn gray - a tone that reads closer to driftwood than to a contemporary cool-gray, with surface texture that gives the plank a genuinely sun-bleached feel. The undertone keeps it warm rather than cold, which is the whole point.
The choice for beach houses, coastal-modern interiors, and cabin or lake homes where the floor is meant to look weathered from day one. Pairs with shiplap, painted blue and green walls, rattan and seagrass furniture, and the unfussy, lived-in styling that defines current coastal design.
Best For:
Coastal-modern interiors, weathered-look design schemes, beach houses

Brianka
Brianka is the soft, warm-leaning light gray that bridges the blonde and gray halves. Reads as greige rather than gray in most rooms - enough warmth in the undertone to flatter wood furniture and warm wall colors, enough gray base to keep the floor reading current.
Strong pick for light-modern kitchens, soft contemporary interiors, and broad-appeal rental or resale renovations. Pairs with white walls, brushed nickel or matte black hardware, natural wood furniture, and the kind of light-bright styling that has defined move-in-ready interiors for the last five years.
Best For:
Light-modern kitchens, soft-contemporary interiors, broadly appealing renovations

Cranton
Cranton is the clean, warm-leaning gray engineered for spaces where the floor is expected to disappear and let the rest of the room work. The grain is fine and consistent, the undertone carries just enough warmth to flatter white and beige walls, and the overall look reads as deliberate-neutral.
Strong fit for light commercial spaces, salon and boutique-retail buildouts, contemporary kitchens, and any rental property where the right call is a broad-appeal neutral. Pairs with stainless, chrome, and matte-black hardware against white or near-white wall finishes.
Best For:
Light commercial spaces, contemporary kitchens, professional offices

Draven
Draven is the deeper, more dramatic gray - closer to charcoal in spots, with enough natural color variation to keep the plank reading as wood rather than crossing into a concrete look. Real visual weight, paired with restraint in the grain.
Built for industrial-modern interiors, urban loft renovations, and contemporary spaces that want the floor to carry serious visual presence. Pairs with white walls, exposed brick, black steel hardware, and the kind of high-contrast styling that defines current urban design.
Best For:
Industrial-modern interiors, urban lofts, contemporary statement rooms

Dulles Tails
Dulles Tails is a warm-leaning gray with enough tan in the undertone to keep the floor from reading cold. Sits cleanly in contemporary palettes without falling into the flat, cool-gray look that defined the 2010s and now dates a room on first impression.
Solid pick for rental properties, modern interiors with cool-tone finishes already in place, and homes where the existing trim, cabinets, or counters lean gray. Pairs especially well with white walls, polished chrome or matte-black hardware, and neutral upholstery built around a single accent color.
Best For:
Cool-tone modern interiors, rental properties, contemporary bedrooms

Dunite Oak
Dunite Oak is a warm mid-gray with real oak grain in the pattern - visible grain, knot detail, color movement plank to plank. Reads as wood first and gray second, which is the entire conversation modern coastal design is having right now.
Best in modern coastal interiors, transitional kitchens, and homes building their palette around mid-tone gray rather than the flatter contemporary grays. Pairs with shiplap, soft blue accents, brushed brass, and the layered coastal styling that has replaced the cold-gray beach look.
Best For:
Modern coastal interiors, transitional kitchens, mid-tone gray palettes

Finely
Finely sits dead-center in the gray palette - neither cool nor truly warm, with subtle tan movement that keeps the plank from reading flat. The most neutral, project-friendly gray: a floor designed to play well with whatever finishes the rest of the room is already running.
Reliable choice for contemporary kitchens, transitional living areas, and homes where the existing palette has not been pushed strongly toward warm or cool. Works under white-and-marble kitchens, deeper navy walls, brushed nickel, and the broadly appealing styling that wins on resale.
Best For:
Contemporary kitchens, transitional living rooms, neutral-palette renovations

Grayton
Grayton is the soft, sun-touched gray that anchors the lighter side of the gray family - warm in the undertone, restrained in the grain, with the kind of broad appeal that makes it one's most-specified colors for rental and resale work.
Strong fit for coastal-modern interiors, soft contemporary kitchens, and rental properties where the floor needs to flatter every cabinet finish and accent color a future tenant might bring. Pairs with white walls, brushed nickel, painted-soft-blue accents, and the kind of light-bright design that reads clean and current.
Best For:
Coastal-modern interiors, soft contemporary kitchens, broadly appealing rentals

Honeybella Oak
Honeybella Oak is filed under gray but reads as sun-warmed greige in person - gray base, honey movement, the crossover tone that has been driving the design conversation since gray pulled back. One of the most genuinely current colors.
Best for modern interiors that still want warmth in the floor - white-on-white kitchens with brass hardware, transitional living rooms with linen upholstery, bedrooms with painted walls and warm wood furniture. Works in strong natural light (which brings the honey forward) or layered indoor lighting (which lets the gray base settle in).
Best For:
Light-modern interiors, warm-gray palettes, kitchens with strong natural light

Kardigan
Kardigan is the soft, sweater-warm gray that the name promises - gray base with substantial warm undertones running through the grain, the kind of tone that feels deliberately cozy rather than abstractly neutral. Reads as warmer in person than the photograph suggests.
Best in soft-modern interiors, transitional bedrooms, and warm-gray renovations where the floor is meant to feel inviting rather than crisp. Pairs with cream and bone walls, brushed brass, natural-wood furniture, and the kind of textured, comfortable styling that defines current quiet-luxury design.
Best For:
Soft-modern interiors, transitional bedrooms, warm-gray renovations

Katella Ash
Katella Ash is the weathered, salt-touched gray - closer to driftwood than to a contemporary gray, with surface variation that gives the plank a sun-bleached coastal feel. The undertone keeps it from reading too modern, which is exactly the point.
The Cyrus color for beach houses, coastal-rental properties, and anywhere a weathered look is part of the design intent. Pairs with shiplap, painted blue and green walls, rattan or seagrass, and the kind of unfussy, lived-in styling that defines current coastal interiors. Also strong for cabins and lake homes wanting weathered character without going aggressively rustic.
Best For:
Beach houses, coastal-rental properties, weathered-look schemes

Ludlow
Ludlow is the cleaner, slightly cooler gray - measured, even, with a fine grain pattern that keeps the floor reading as deliberate rather than busy. The contemporary-leaning option in the gray family, made for spaces where the design language is closer to modern than to traditional.
Works in contemporary kitchens with white or two-tone cabinetry, modern bathrooms with marble or porcelain, and any rental property where a clean, broadly appealing neutral is the right call. Pairs cleanly with stainless, chrome, and matte-black hardware.
Best For:
Contemporary kitchens, cool-tone modern interiors, professional rentals

Runmill Isle
Runmill Isle is the lighter, cooler gray of the bunch - closer to the limewashed and bleached looks driving the modern-Scandi conversation. The grain stays fine and even, with restrained color variation that helps the plank read as intentional rather than busy.
Good fit for cool-tone contemporary kitchens, modern bathrooms with white tile and chrome, and bedrooms or offices where the floor is meant to recede entirely. Best in spaces with strong natural light, which keeps a cooler floor from feeling flat.
Best For:
Cool-tone contemporary kitchens, modern bathrooms, light-receding rooms

Ryder
Ryder is the deep, considered charcoal gray - heavier visual weight than Draven, with finer surface variation that lets the floor read as refined-dark rather than aggressively dramatic. The kind of floor that anchors a high-design room without shouting.
Fits industrial-modern interiors, urban loft renovations, and contemporary spaces that want the gravity of a dark floor without committing to a deep brown. Pairs with white walls, exposed concrete or brick, black steel hardware, and the high-contrast styling that defines current urban design.
Best For:
Industrial-modern interiors, urban lofts, dramatic-floor renovations

Weathered Brina
Weathered Brina is the second weathered-gray option alongside Katella Ash - a touch more even in the grain, with surface variation that reads as sun-bleached without going aggressively rustic. The kind of gray that has been gently aged rather than artificially distressed.
Best for coastal interiors, weathered-look design schemes, beach houses, and lake or cabin homes where a weathered floor is part of the visual story. Pairs with painted shiplap, soft blue and green accents, rattan and seagrass furniture, and the laid-back styling that defines current coastal design.
Best For:
Coastal interiors, weathered-look schemes, beach and lake homes

Whitfield Gray
Whitfield Gray is the soft, broadly appealing greige-leaning gray that sits at the safer end of the gray family - warm enough not to read cold, gray enough to feel modern. The fine grain pattern keeps the floor from feeling busy across larger open spaces.
Reliable choice for classic-modern interiors, coastal-modern homes, and rental or resale properties where the floor needs to flatter the widest possible range of styling. Pairs with white kitchens, painted blue or sage accent walls, brushed-nickel hardware, and traditional or transitional furniture.
Best For:
Classic-modern interiors, coastal-modern homes, broadly appealing rentals

Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey is the considered, English-traditional gray - mid-tone warmth in the undertone, restrained grain detail, and a finished plank that reads as the kind of softly aged floor that fits beneath antique furniture and oil paintings. Less coastal than Katella Ash.
Strong fit for English-traditional interiors, library and study-style rooms, and homes building their palette around antique or transitional-traditional furniture. Pairs with cream and bone walls, dark wood furniture, brass and bronze, and the kind of layered traditional styling that has come back hard.
Best For:
English-traditional interiors, library-style rooms, mid-tone gray palettes

Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro is a warm, slightly weathered mid-gray with enough oak grain in the pattern to read as wood-first, gray-second. Named for the New Hampshire lake town and looks the part - the kind of floor that fits naturally beneath a cottage-style or lake-home design language.
Best in New-England-traditional interiors, lake and mountain homes, and any room where the floor is expected to look softly weathered without going coastal. Pairs with painted shiplap, navy or forest-green walls, brass and bronze, and the layered, comfortable styling that defines updated cottage interiors.
Best For:
New-England-traditional interiors, lake and mountain homes, warm-gray schemes

Akadia
Akadia is the soft, sun-warmed tan that anchors the lighter half of the Cyrus catalog - and the SKU that single-handedly explains why this collection has stayed in print as long as it has. The grain reads as real oak: enough grain to feel honest, restrained enough that the floor never tries to be the focal point of the room.
It is the safe-and-good pick for white-shaker kitchens, off-white living rooms, and any renovation aiming for broad appeal without going generic. The warm undertone keeps rooms with limited natural light from feeling cold, which is the failure mode of most blonde vinyls.
Best For:
Bright transitional kitchens, sunlit living rooms, broadly appealing renovations

Austell Grove
Austell Grove is the middle-of-the-road tan: warmer than Akadia, with subtle color movement that keeps the plank from ever reading flat. The kind of floor that does its job without asking for credit.
Best for open-plan layouts where one flooring runs through kitchen, dining, and living - a tone neutral enough to flatter every cabinet finish, wall color, and rug choice without locking the rest of the design into a corner. The everyday pick for transitional family homes.
Best For:
Open-plan layouts, transitional kitchens, mixed-material rooms

Chester Hills
Chester Hills is the cinnamon-warm tan that bridges the lighter tans and the deeper browns - more amber pulling through the grain than Austell Grove, more chromatic presence than Akadia, without ever committing to a full brown. A floor with quiet personality.
Works in warm-transitional and lightly-traditional kitchens, family rooms running heavy daily traffic, and any home already trending toward beige, cream, or aged-brass finishes. The deeper warmth also hides everyday wear and minor scratches more effectively than the very-light tones.
Best For:
Warm transitional kitchens, family rooms, mid-traffic spaces

Lenexa Creek
Lenexa Creek is a warm tan with stronger amber and cream movement than the more uniform tans. The grain reads with real wood character - knots, color shifts, the kind of grain detail that keeps the floor visually interesting at standing distance rather than flattening into a blank surface.
Best in casual, lived-in family spaces where the floor is part of the design story rather than just the surface underfoot. Works with painted cream cabinetry, butcher-block or quartz counters, brass or matte-black hardware, and the layered, comfortable furniture that defines a modern-traditional family room.
Best For:
Casual family rooms, mixed-material kitchens, lived-in-style homes

Sandino
Sandino is the sandy, light-warm tan that lives up to the name - a soft, beach-leaning color with gentle grain variation and a finished tone that reads warm without going amber. One of the most broadly flattering colors in the entire Cyrus catalog.
Strong fit for sunlit kitchens, coastal-traditional homes wanting warmth without going dark, and transitional interiors where the floor should feel quietly inviting. Pairs with off-white walls, painted shiplap, soft linen and woven upholstery, and brushed-bronze or aged-brass fixtures.
Best For:
Sunlit kitchens, coastal-traditional homes, transitional renovations

Brookings
Brookings is the cleaner blonde - closer to natural oak than to the warmer tans, with a quiet grain pattern and a restrained color palette that visually opens a room. The undertone runs warm rather than cool, which keeps it out of the cold, over-bleached Scandi territory.
Right for coastal-adjacent interiors, smaller or low-light rooms that need a paler floor to feel larger, and modern-traditional spaces where the floor should genuinely step back. Pairs with crisp white walls, soft linen upholstery, light oak furniture, and brushed-brass or matte-black hardware.
Best For:
Coastal-modern interiors, small rooms, light-airy renovations

Brookline
Brookline is the cleaner, paler blonde of the pair - a fresh-milled oak look with restrained grain detail and a cool-neutral undertone that keeps the surface reading as deliberate rather than busy. The closest the Cyrus catalog gets to a true natural-oak Scandi tone.
Best in Scandinavian-leaning interiors, Japandi-style rooms, light-modern bedrooms, and gallery-style living spaces where the floor is meant to disappear. Pairs with white walls, bleached or natural-wood furniture, soft linen upholstery, and matte-black or polished-nickel fixtures.
Best For:
Scandinavian and Japandi interiors, light-modern bedrooms, gallery-style rooms

Valleyview Grove
Valleyview Grove is the natural-blonde option in Cyrus - closer to clean, fresh-milled oak than to the warmer tans, with restrained grain detail and a tone that reads light and clean without going stark. The pick when the design intent is to make the floor as unobtrusive as possible.
Best in light-modern interiors, Scandinavian-leaning rooms, and small or low-ceiling spaces where a paler floor opens the room visually. Pairs with white walls, light oak furniture, matte-black or brushed-nickel hardware, and the kind of minimal styling that defines current Scandi and Japandi interiors.
Best For:
Light-modern interiors, Scandinavian-leaning rooms, small or low-ceiling spaces

Braly
Braly is the warm rich brown that has carried this collection for years. Red and amber pull through the grain, the grain carries real chromatic depth, and the floor reads expensive in a way that the price band has no business delivering.
Best in transitional and modern-traditional interiors where the floor is meant to anchor the room. Pairs cleanly with white and off-white walls, brass and aged-bronze fixtures, and the saturated upholstery tones that have re-emerged across designer interiors in 2026.
Best For:
Transitional living rooms, modern-traditional homes, statement-floor renovations

Amber Forrester
Amber Forrester is the honey-amber that the Craftsman and Mission-revival crowd has been quietly waiting on. It sits between the lighter tans and the deeper browns, with enough chromatic depth in the grain that the floor reads as stained wood rather than printed pattern. Knot detail is present without being heavy-handed.
Lands cleanly in homes with warm undertones running throughout - stained oak cabinetry, antique brass, leaded-glass accents, jewel-toned upholstery. Also a strong pick for older homes where the floor is expected to feel period-appropriate without committing to a full restoration project.
Best For:
Warm-traditional kitchens, Craftsman-leaning interiors, Mission-revival homes

Barnstorm
Barnstorm is the rustic, knot-forward brown built for homes that want the floor to add character. The pattern reads with the texture and color variation of reclaimed barnwood - deep saturation in places, lighter strands cutting through, the kind of visual movement that makes a finished room feel lived-in from day one.
Built for modern farmhouse interiors, rustic-traditional homes, and high-traffic family rooms where the character of the floor doubles as practical camouflage. Scuffs, dust, and the daily life of kids and pets disappear into the pattern in a way that smoother colors can't quite manage.
Best For:
Modern farmhouse, rustic-traditional rooms, high-traffic family spaces

Exotika
Exotika is the high-character brown - pattern with real chromatic movement, knot and grain detail running through deeper warm-brown plank-to-plank, the kind of wood-look that signals design intent rather than safe neutral. One of the more visually expressive colors.
Fits eclectic and globally-influenced interiors, design-led renovations, and rooms where the floor is meant to participate in the design conversation. Pairs with layered textiles, patterned tile, brass and bronze fixtures, and the kind of curated maximalism that has displaced minimalism in current design.
Best For:
Eclectic and globally-influenced interiors, statement-floor renovations, design-led homes

Fauna
Fauna is one of the deepest, most saturated browns in the Cyrus catalog - closer to walnut than to oak in character, with enough chromatic movement in the grain that the surface never flattens out under direct light. The hardest thing to get right in a darker vinyl, and Fauna manages it.
Built for richer, more traditional rooms - dens, libraries, formal dining rooms, masculine-leaning living spaces. Pairs with painted-cream walls, jewel-toned upholstery, antique brass, and the layered traditional styling that has come roaring back since the 2026 design pivot away from gray.
Best For:
Rich-traditional interiors, dens, libraries, deep-color palettes

Walnut Waves
Walnut Waves delivers exactly what the name promises - a walnut-look warm brown with the chromatic depth and wave-like grain that defines real walnut hardwood. Sits in the warm-brown family with Braly but reads slightly darker, with more pronounced grain movement plank-to-plank.
Fits transitional living rooms, modern-traditional kitchens, and renovations where the design brief calls for walnut character without the walnut price. Pairs with cream walls, brass fixtures, navy or forest-green cabinetry, and the saturated, considered styling that defines current high-end transitional interiors.
Best For:
Transitional living rooms, modern-traditional kitchens, walnut-look renovations

Barrell
Barrell is the cask-aged, deep warm brown that brings real saturation to a room without slipping into flat espresso. The grain carries lighter amber strands running through the deeper base, which keeps the floor visually alive in any light. It is one of the more confidently traditional colors.
Right for formal dining rooms, dens, traditional living rooms, and any space where the floor is expected to ground the design rather than recede into it. Pairs naturally with cream walls, deep upholstery, oil-rubbed bronze, and the layered traditional styling that has come back hard since the 2026 anti-millennial-gray shift.
Best For:
Traditional dining rooms, dens, statement-floor interiors

Bembridge
Bembridge is a deeper, more refined dark brown with cooler undertones than Barrell - closer to walnut in character, with a finer grain pattern that keeps the floor reading as elegant rather than rustic. The kind of color that pairs as easily with formal millwork as it does with current minimalist design.
Strong fit for modern-traditional interiors, dark-cabinet kitchens, and dramatic rooms where the floor is the visual anchor. Works under crisp white walls, brass fixtures, navy or forest-green cabinetry, and the considered, layered look that defines transitional-luxury design.
Best For:
Modern-traditional living rooms, dark-cabinet kitchens, dramatic interiors

Billingham
Billingham is one of the deepest, most saturated browns in the Cyrus catalog - a serious, library-grade dark wood-look with enough natural color variation to keep the surface alive under direct light. The kind of floor that signals permanence and weight.
Lands well in libraries, studies, masculine-leaning home offices, and traditional homes where the design language is built around dark wood and warm upholstery. Pairs with cream walls, antique brass, leather furniture, and the saturated jewel tones that are leading interior design in 2026.
Best For:
Library and study interiors, masculine-leaning offices, traditional homes

Hawthorne
Hawthorne is the considered dark brown - not the dramatic statement-floor that Bembridge or Billingham deliver, but a quieter, more refined deep brown with restrained grain detail and balanced warmth. Reads as polished and intentional rather than weighty.
Fits modern-traditional living rooms, dark-cabinet kitchens, and transitional-luxury homes where the floor is part of the design language without dominating it. Pairs with cream walls, brass and bronze, oxblood and forest-green upholstery, and the current maximalist-but-considered direction of high-end interiors.
Best For:
Modern-traditional living rooms, dark-cabinet kitchens, transitional-luxury homes

Jenta
Jenta is one of the deepest, most saturated colors - a richly pigmented dark brown with chromatic depth in the grain and enough surface variation to keep the plank visually alive under any light. The kind of color that signals a deliberate, design-led project.
Built for statement-floor dining rooms, formal living spaces, and dramatic renovations where the floor is the visual anchor. Pairs with cream and bone walls, antique brass and bronze, jewel-toned upholstery, and the layered traditional styling that has displaced minimalism in 2026 interiors.
Best For:
Statement-floor dining rooms, formal interiors, dramatic-design renovations

Stable
Stable is the rustic, character-loaded dark brown - deeper saturation than Barnstorm, with knot and grain detail that reads as honest-to-real-wood at standing distance. The pattern carries real movement, which keeps the surface alive under any light.
Built for equestrian-inspired interiors, rustic-traditional homes, character-rich family rooms, and any space where the floor is expected to add personality rather than recede. Pairs with leather furniture, oil-rubbed bronze, antique iron hardware, and the layered, lived-in styling that defines modern country interiors.
Best For:
Equestrian-inspired interiors, rustic-traditional homes, character-rich rooms
The Bottom Line
Original Cyrus is the value-tier honest workhorse of the MSI catalog, the line that built MSI's residential reputation and the line that still earns its place on the shelf next to the upgraded Cyrus 2.0. The math is simple: for normal household traffic, rental units, secondary spaces, and budget-conscious primary residences, the 12 mil wear layer, the 5mm SPC core, and the 39-color catalog deliver real value at a price that genuinely matters to the people writing the check.
For households putting heavier wear on the floor, busy primary residences, multi-pet homes, light commercial spaces, Cyrus 2.0 is the right step up. But for the long list of projects where 12 mil is genuinely enough, the original Cyrus is the floor that has been quietly doing the work for years, and the floor that the widest color catalog in the MSI line has been built around. Order samples before committing. Every wood-look reads differently against your specific cabinets, wall color, and natural light.
Cyrus FAQ
The questions homeowners, contractors, and landlords ask before specifying the collection.
What is the difference between MSI Cyrus and Cyrus 2.0?
The original Cyrus and Cyrus 2.0 share the same 5mm SPC rigid core, attached pad, and 7-by-48" plank format. The headline difference is the wear layer: the original Cyrus ships with a 12 mil wear layer, while Cyrus 2.0 jumps to 20 mil - a meaningful step up in scratch and dent resistance for heavy-traffic households, rentals, and light commercial work. The 2.0 update also refines the embossing textures and modernizes a portion of the color story. Cyrus stays as the budget-tier option with the deepest color range; Cyrus 2.0 is the upgrade path for projects that need a tougher wear layer.
Why is the original Cyrus still around if Cyrus 2.0 exists?
Because the two collections serve different jobs. The original Cyrus is the value-tier workhorse - 12 mil wear layer, the widest color catalog MSI offers (39 active colors), and a price point that makes it the right call for rental properties, secondary spaces, budget-conscious primary residences, and projects where the design brief calls for a specific color that exists in original Cyrus but not in Cyrus 2.0. Cyrus 2.0 is the heavier-traffic upgrade - a tougher wear layer for households that will put real wear on the floor. Most homes that genuinely consider both end up specifying based on the realistic use case rather than the spec sheet alone.
Who is MSI Cyrus right for?
Three core buyers: landlords and property managers furnishing rental units, homeowners renovating secondary spaces (basements, guest rooms, mudrooms, finished attics), and budget-conscious primary residences where the floor needs to look good and last but doesn't need to absorb commercial-grade abuse. The 12 mil wear layer is honest for normal residential traffic - adults, light pet use, regular furniture. It is not the wear layer to specify for high-traffic households with multiple kids and dogs sliding across the floor in the same room. For those jobs, step up to Cyrus 2.0 or another 20-mil collection.
Is MSI Cyrus waterproof?
Yes. Cyrus is built on a 5mm SPC (stone polymer composite) rigid core that is fully waterproof from the top of the plank down through the locking system. Rated for use in kitchens, bathrooms, basements, mudrooms, and other moisture-prone areas of the home. The attached pad on the underside also adds a slight cushion underfoot and helps dampen sound transmission to the room below.
What is the wear layer on MSI Cyrus?
12 mil. That is the standard residential rating - appropriate for normal household traffic, light pet use, and the daily life of a primary residence or rental unit. It is the threshold most major brands use for their mid-range value vinyls. For heavy-traffic households, rental turnover at scale, or light commercial spaces (offices, boutique retail), step up to Cyrus 2.0 with its 20 mil wear layer.
What size are MSI Cyrus planks?
All Cyrus planks are 7" wide by 48" long - the standard wide-plank format that has become the default across the residential vinyl market. The 7" width reads more contemporary than the narrower 5 or 6" widths of older collections, and the 48" length helps reduce visual seams in larger open-plan rooms.
Can MSI Cyrus be installed over existing flooring?
Yes, in most cases. As a click-lock SPC floating floor, Cyrus can be installed over most existing hard surfaces - including vinyl, laminate, tile, and sealed concrete - provided the existing floor is flat, dry, and structurally sound. The attached pad on the underside means no separate underlayment is required. Always check the manufacturer's full installation guide for subfloor flatness tolerance (typically 3/16" over 10 feet) before starting the install.
What is the warranty on MSI Cyrus?
Lifetime Limited Residential and 10-Year Light Commercial. The residential warranty covers manufacturing defects and waterproof performance for as long as the original purchaser owns the home. That is a strong warranty for a value-tier vinyl, and it is supported by the 5mm SPC rigid core that drives the day-to-day moisture and dimensional stability.
Which Cyrus color is the most popular?
Braly is consistently the top-selling SKU in original Cyrus - a warm rich brown that anchors transitional and modern-traditional interiors and reads expensive in a way the price band has no business delivering. Akadia (soft warm tan) and Sandino (sandy light-warm tan) round out the top three. Honeybella Oak is the fast-rising honorable mention, picking up momentum as the design conversation shifts toward warm-gray greige tones.
Order Your Samples
Flooring can look a little different in your home than it does in online photos. Order Cyrus samples for a flat $9.99 shipping fee (up to 10 per order), and full flooring orders over $1,999 ship free to your home.






































