Latest wooden floor trends?

ThisIsWeird

Thanks.
More 'interesting' than I suspected.

Bostonerimus1

The UK does not have a long history of finished wood floors in ordinary homes. Parquet floors were sometimes used in more expensive homes, but most UK houses now have carpet or tile. I don't like it when floor boards are exposed as they were never intended to be a finished floor. The new engineered wood floors are easy to install and initially look good, but they feel "flimsy" to me when I walk on them (that might be due to poor installation) and you can't refinish them. The overly stressed grain or "white washed" finishes are too trendy and I think they will look dated quickly. I've lived in the USA for many years now and have grown use to hardwood floors in most homes that can be hundreds of years old and they will often be installed in new homes. Engineered floors are seen as an economical solution much like tile, but a quality build would use full thickness tongue and groove hardwood floors made from something like oak or Douglas fir. My home has 100 year old, 3/4" thick, tongue and groove, close grained fir floors and they look great! But you can't get away without any carpets, you have to have rugs or the place looks cold and sounds echoey.

gzoom

We have just had trendy light stained finished engineered wooden floor fitted to the upstairs hall way. 

The wooden floor also extends into a study area and lead off some stairs what have been finished with oak treads.

The alternative choices for flooring was LVT or carpet. I personally don't like lino and carpet wouldn't do the space justice.

I really like the way the our upstairs common space has turned out, the wooden flooring really complements the lighting and asymmetry of the space  .

ThisIsWeird

Thanks, and it does suit your areas well.
Interesting - was it brave? - that you mixed two wood tones there. Did you ponder that decision?  They both certainly look good in their respective places.

The flooring I'm enquiring about will be going in an old Vic or Georg flat - high ceilings, large windows, ornate coving, etc, so will need to be more traditional, but I do like the tone of your treads - very warm and glowing.

gzoom

The treads are now lighter in tone as the photo was taken literally as the first coat of varnish went on. We were undecided about flooring choice for the upstairs till we went to the local carpet fitters and saw their wooden floor options- Ted Todd is the company that supplied the flooring- https://www.tedtodd.co.uk/

Because of the glazing and light we didn't want wood that was really dark, so went with a lighter tone. We were limited in the layout as the installers had to make sure the finish complemented the top step of the stairs. 

We still cannot get a proper feel for the space as all the tiles downstairs and stairs are protected and the woodfloor upstairs still needs a layer of additional varnish. But overall we are very happy with now the space feels.

flashg67

ThisIsWeird said:

flashg67 said:

We have an old terrace/cottage and wanted a rustic look and chose this - https://www.floors2go.store/products/engineered/15mm-x-220mm-golden-distressed-oak/#gallery   It really helped us to see a large sample  in store, rather than a small posted sample. 

Oooooh! Yup, nice. Is that pic of yours, or 'catalogue'?

Thanks! It's mine