Every MSI Everlife Nove Color (2026): Extra-Wide 6 Mil Glue-Down Vinyl
Extra-wide 9 by 48 inch dryback planks on a 2mm build with a 6 mil CrystaLux wear layer. All 8 active colors below, ordered light to dark, with a note on how each one carries a 9-inch plank.
At a Glance: The Nove Lineup
| Color | Color Family | Designer's Note | Shop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Akadia | Tan | Pale creamy tan with dramatic dark mineral lines that swirl and taper like ink. Looks like a spalted natural maple. Artful, light, expressive. | View Product → |
![]() | Hyde Haven | Tan | Warm golden tan with sweeping arched figure and small scattered knots. Captures the look of a honey-toned traditional oak. Golden, familiar, inviting. | View Product → |
![]() | Bayhill Blonde | Blonde | Warm sandy blonde with soft, flowing figure and gentle shifts of light and shadow. Calls to mind a sun-mellowed birch. Soft, warm, gentle. | View Product → |
![]() | Bayside Buff | Blonde | Golden honey blonde with fine, straight, evenly spaced figure. Resembles a classic natural oak. Even, golden, dependable. | View Product → |
![]() | Fallonton | Blonde | Pale cream blonde with faint hairline character marks and a calm, even tone. Echoes a lightly weathered white oak. Calm, pale, airy. | View Product → |
![]() | Scandi | Honey | Smooth warm honey gold with fine, quiet, even figure. Resembles a pale Nordic oak. Sleek, honeyed, serene. | View Product → |
![]() | Selbourne | Honey | Warm honey blonde with soft arched figure traced in pale, limed detail. Looks like a gently brushed European oak. Mellow, brushed, easy. | View Product → |
![]() | Hatfield | Brown | Mid-brown with a lime-washed cast, visible knots, and rustic character. Reminiscent of a reclaimed barn oak. Rustic, earthy, storied. | View Product → |
Extra-Wide Glue-Down Planks, Nove's Starting Tier
Nove is the extra-wide plank in MSI's glue-down group. Nine inches across is unusual at this build, and it is the reason to choose Nove over the trimmer Katavia format: fewer seams across a room, and more space for each plank's grain and figure to read properly.
The Nove family runs three tiers on the same 8 colors and the same 9 by 48 inch plank. Nove uses a 6 mil CrystaLux wear layer on a 2mm dryback build, Nove Plus doubles that to 12 mil, and Nove Reserve steps up to a 2.5mm build with a 22 mil layer. The color you like is available at whichever tier the room calls for.
The palette is warm throughout: Fallonton and Scandi at the pale end, Bayhill Blonde, Bayside Buff, and Selbourne through the middle, Akadia and Hyde Haven with more character, and Hatfield for rustic depth. Every one of them is waterproof, rated for radiant heat, and installs with no acclimation period.
Six mil is well suited to bedrooms, finished basements, guest suites, and turnovers. When the same color needs to run through a kitchen, an entry, or a main hallway, step to Nove Plus or Nove Reserve and keep the look identical.
Tan · Nove
Akadia
A floor with real personality, best given room to be seen.
The dark mineral streaking sits at a different angle on nearly every plank, so an Akadia floor never settles into a repeating pattern. That earns its keep in a room where the floor is meant to be noticed, and it asks for restraint elsewhere: keep the rugs plain and let the planks carry the interest. The 9 inch width helps, giving each marking enough space to read clearly instead of crowding it.
Pairs Well With
White or cream walls, natural wicker and rattan, matte black hardware, simple linen textiles, relaxed casual styling.
Best For
Creative studios and craft rooms, casual family rooms, bright rental units, cottage kitchens, rooms that want a floor with personality.
Tan · Nove
Hyde Haven
Golden and traditional, comfortable in a lived-in room.
Hyde Haven brings enough amber to warm a room on its own, which is useful where the light runs cool or the walls sit on the gray side. The arched figure gives the floor movement without the strong light-to-dark contrast that can make a wide plank feel restless. It reads as a familiar oak floor, the kind that stays right through a change of furniture.
Pairs Well With
Cream cabinetry, antique brass fixtures, warm red and rust textiles, stained wood furniture, classic traditional styling.
Best For
Family dens, everyday dining rooms, warm rental units, traditional living rooms, cozy secondary spaces.
Blonde · Nove
Bayhill Blonde
An easy warm neutral that keeps a room feeling open.
Bayhill Blonde returns a good share of the light that hits it, which makes it a practical pick for finished basements, north-facing bedrooms, and any room that runs a little dim. The tonal shift from plank to plank stays gentle, so the floor holds its calm under patterned rugs and full furniture. It sits comfortably against warm whites and honey-toned wood without competing with either.
Pairs Well With
Warm white walls, honey oak furniture, brushed nickel hardware, cream and oatmeal upholstery, soft woven rugs.
Best For
Secondary bedrooms, finished basements, casual living rooms, guest suites, light-filled rental properties.
Blonde · Nove
Bayside Buff
Straight, orderly grain that reads calm across a wide floor.
The figure runs straight and evenly spaced, so Bayside Buff looks tidy in the long open runs where sweeping cathedral grain can start to feel busy. That evenness makes it generous next to strong cabinetry: white shaker, painted green, and natural wood all sit against it without a fight. Of the eight Nove colors, it is among the simplest to plan a room around.
Pairs Well With
White shaker cabinetry, warm brass hardware, sage and cream walls, butcher-block counters, transitional furnishings.
Best For
Everyday kitchens, hallways and entries, rental refreshes, home offices, warm transitional interiors.
Blonde · Nove
Fallonton
Pale and even, for rooms that want lifting.
Fallonton is the lightest color in the Nove range, and it earns its place in compact or low-light rooms where a deeper floor would close things in. The character marks stay fine enough that the floor reads as one continuous surface rather than a run of separate planks. Pale floors reward a spot a step back from the front door, where grit gets caught on the way in.
Pairs Well With
Crisp white trim, pale blue and seafoam walls, light oak furniture, chrome or nickel fixtures, airy sheer textiles.
Best For
Small rooms needing visual lift, coastal-style bedrooms, bright basements, guest baths with dry zones, easy-living rentals.
Honey · Nove
Scandi
Quiet, even honey that lets the room lead.
Scandi holds a consistent tone from plank to plank, so the floor works as a background rather than a feature. That is exactly what you want under strong furniture, art, or a bold rug, and it is why the color suits compact apartments where a busy floor would crowd the space. It reads warm rather than yellow, which keeps it easy alongside white walls.
Pairs Well With
White walls, pale wood furniture, matte black accents, wool and boucle textiles, spare minimalist styling.
Best For
Scandinavian-style bedrooms, minimalist home offices, bright studio apartments, calm reading corners, light modern rentals.
Honey · Nove
Selbourne
Soft limed detail that keeps a warm floor from going flat.
The pale limed highlights sit inside the grain rather than on top of it, so Selbourne keeps texture in the look while staying an easy warm neutral. It bridges the plainer honey tones and the more rustic browns in the Nove lineup, which makes it a confident pick while the rest of the room's finishes are still being decided. Nine-inch planks keep the arched figure open and readable.
Pairs Well With
Soft white and greige walls, natural oak tables, brushed gold hardware, cream boucle seating, understated casual decor.
Best For
Relaxed living rooms, guest bedrooms, sunroom floors, casual rentals, warm-neutral refreshes.
Brown · Nove
Hatfield
Knots and weathering that absorb the everyday.
The knot detail and tonal variation across Hatfield planks do practical work: crumbs, paw prints, and tracked-in dust settle into the pattern instead of sitting on top of it. That makes it one of the easiest Nove colors to live with in a room that gets real use. It leans warm, so it lands naturally with cream walls, leather, and older stained furniture rather than cool grays.
Pairs Well With
Cream and putty walls, oil-rubbed bronze hardware, leather seating, woven jute rugs, vintage wood accents.
Best For
Farmhouse family rooms, cabin interiors, casual dens, rustic rental cabins, warm traditional spaces.
The Spec That Defines Nove
Nove is the starting tier of the family: extra-wide 9 by 48 inch planks, a 6 mil CrystaLux layer, and a low-profile glue-down build that keeps existing door and appliance clearances intact.
Construction
2mm glue-down luxury vinyl
Dryback plank bonded with full-spread adhesive, waterproof throughout.
Wear Layer
6 mil CrystaLux
The protective layer above the printed design; Nove Plus and Nove Reserve carry the same colors at 12 and 22 mil.
Plank Format
9" x 48"
Extra-wide format across all 8 colors, at 54 square feet per box.
Install
Glue-Down DryBack
Full-spread adhesive over a flat, clean, properly prepared subfloor.
Order the samples from this guide.
Photos get you close. Holding the plank in your own light gets you certain. Samples are free, shipping is a flat $9.99, and they arrive at your door in days.






Nove FAQ
The questions homeowners and designers ask when comparing the Nove colors and specifications.
What is MSI Everlife Nove?
Nove is the extra-wide plank in MSI's glue-down group and the starting tier of the three-tier Nove family. All 8 active colors are 2mm dryback planks measuring 9 inches by 48 inches, with a 6 mil CrystaLux wear layer.
What is the difference between Nove, Nove Plus, and Nove Reserve?
Same 8 colors and the same 9 by 48 inch plank across all three. Nove is a 2mm build with a 6 mil wear layer, Nove Plus is 2mm with 12 mil, and Nove Reserve is a 2.5mm build with 22 mil. Pick the color first, then the tier the room calls for.
Is MSI Everlife Nove waterproof?
Yes, the plank is 100% waterproof and rated for radiant heat. Because it is glued directly to the subfloor, the substrate needs to be clean, dry, and properly prepared before installation.
What is the wear layer on Nove?
Nove carries a 6 mil CrystaLux wear layer above the printed design, which suits bedrooms, finished basements, guest suites, and turnovers. When the same color needs to run through a kitchen or a main hallway, Nove Plus at 12 mil or Nove Reserve at 22 mil keeps the look identical.
What size are Nove planks?
Every Nove color is 9 inches by 48 inches, at 54 square feet per box. Nine inches is wide for a 2mm glue-down plank, which is what gives each color's grain room to read across a room.
How is Nove installed?
Nove is a full-spread glue-down dryback plank with no acclimation period. The subfloor must be flat, clean, and dry, since adhesive telegraphs anything underneath. The low profile usually clears existing door casings and appliance heights without adjustment.
Which Nove color is best for a bright room?
Fallonton is the palest, with Scandi close behind in a warmer register. Both keep a compact or low-light room feeling open. Compare samples against the room's cabinetry and trim before deciding.
How do I choose between the Nove colors?
Fallonton, Scandi, and Bayside Buff stay quiet under furniture and are the easiest to plan a room around. Bayhill Blonde and Selbourne add gentle warmth and texture. Hyde Haven and Hatfield bring the most character, and Akadia is the one that leads a room outright.








