Spice up your decor with these trending flooring ideas
So if you are planning to renovate your home and are looking for some out of the box flooring ideas, we can help. Just wear your creative hat and challenge the interior designer in you to explore the wide variety of flooring options available in the market.
Listed below are the trending styles that will floor you with elegance and sophistication.
Bamboo
Bamboo is a type of grass and its flooring lends an Asian-inflected look to your home. Beautiful, durable, and easy to clean, it is available in grain patterns such as flat, vertical and woven.
Flat pattern features the nodes and growth of the grass, the vertical pattern displays the bamboo stalks with a fine-grained texture, and the woven type carries a sinewy pattern.
Carpet
Carpets are making a comeback as a home flooring decor idea. You can choose from a variety of types to suit the interiors of your home. They keep your feet warm and lend a dash of luxury.
Carpets are available in materials like nylon, polyester, polypropylene, wool, and carpet piles such as uncut, cut, Saxony cut, textured, frieze cut, or plush. You should look out for features like stain and wear resistance and ease of maintenance.
Cork
Cork is a sustainable material derived from the bark of a tree, which means that the tree is not cut down during extraction. Cork flooring has become increasingly popular because of its warm and natural appearance. It is extremely durable and resistant to mould and insects. While purchasing cork flooring, check out the various cork patterns from whirls to speckles that are available in a range of earthy colors.
Reclaimed Hardwood
Reclaimed hardwood is harvested from old warehouses, mines, farms, or any other sites that have been abandoned. Although rare, this kind of hardwood brings a rustic and timeless feel to any home.
Linoleum
Linoleum is made from natural, biodegradable products such as solidified linseed oil, pine rosin, cork dust, and wood flour. Linoleum, like vinyl, can be either glued-down or installed as planks and tiles. It has revolutionized flooring as it is long lasting, and is manufactured in a wide variety of designs and textures.
Ceramic
Both ceramic and porcelain are composed of the same elements i.e. clay, minerals, and water. The tiles come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and textures, which make unique customization like mosaics, possible. They are ideal kitchen or bathroom floors that are continuously exposure to water.
Ceramic tiles are available in four basic types i.e. glazed, quarry, terracotta, and porcelain. Among these, porcelain is considered ideal for exterior flooring as it is strain-resistant.
Apart from the above mentioned, the usual flooring styles are laminate, stone, hardwood, and vinyl. While choosing your flooring, consider factors such as the place of installation, tile cost, durability, installation cost, maintenance cost and the cleaning procedure, to ensure utmost convenience and cost effectiveness.