Flooring, simply speaking, is a term describing the permanent laying of a floor. But what many people don’t know is that, it can also mean the process of installing a floor covering. Materials falling under this are resilient floorings such as linoleum or vinyl flooring. Conversely, materials mostly used for flooring purposes include wood or stone flooring, ceramic tile, and other chemical floor coatings.
Why Flooring Choices Matter?
A basic question but an important one too! When we say flooring, we don’t just mean any flooring. We are talking about ‘THE ONE’!
In any room, there needs to be an element that ties the whole room together. This element will act as the central focus of a room and bring all the different aspects of the room together. The floor of a room is often seen as this central element; it can either make or break a room.
In a nutshell, your flooring choice
- Affects the home design
- Affects home functionality and
- Determines maintenance costs
Now, classic wooden or stone finish floorings are typically the most preferred option when it comes to flooring, but they can burn a big hole in your financial pocket easily. So, for homeowners looking for that elegant wood or stone finish but within an affordable budget, laminate flooring offers the best options— not to mention, the variety in designs.
Laminate flooring is made in such a way that it resembles wood or stone flooring. This gives homeowners the look and feel of a classic regal wood flooring but without running up a huge bill.
10 Hottest Laminate Flooring Trends of 2021
Let’s jump straight to the point! If you’re thinking laminate flooring these 10 trend-topping flooring options are a must consider-
- Herringbone pattern laminate flooring: This pattern connects two planks at a 90-degree angle creating an intricate, angled design and creates the illusion of a wider space.
- Chevron pattern laminate flooring: In this pattern, the planks are laid to form a 'V' shape on the floor. This helps in providing an illusion of a bigger space and is very popular with owners of smaller homes and apartments.
- Reclaimed wood laminate flooring: Reclaimed wood is essentially recycled wood. Manufacturers are simply designing the laminate planks to resemble recycled wood planks.
- Embossed in register laminate flooring: This type of flooring gives realistic wood textures by creating indentations to mimic real wood grains exactly matching the image layer of the laminate plank.
- Distressed wood laminate flooring: The distressed look features knots, burns, scrapes, and other textures on the plank. The only difference between actual wood and laminate planks is that distressed laminate looks are created by machines in a factory, while a wooden plank acquires that look over time.
- Rustic and hand-scraped laminate flooring: The laminate planks here are made to mimic the texture and design of an actual hand-scraped wooden plank, with long and ingrained scrapes.
- Whitewashed laminate flooring: This type of flooring provides a very relaxed and coastal atmosphere to a room and is particularly suited to kitchens and farmhouses.
- Light wood laminate: Lightwood laminates give the impression of an inflow of light and space into the room thereby creating an illusion of bigger and open spaces.
- Gray laminate flooring: Apart from giving off an elegant trendy vibe, gray laminate planks are also known to set a cool tone to your contemporary home and the neutral background can add more zeal to the entire look. This allows the decoration of the room in any color.
- High variation laminate: No two planks of wood are the same in color or texture. Laminate flooring manufacturers replicate this exact feature in laminate planks to replicate that effect.
Hence, to create continuity between the outdoor and indoor space, and to make the rooms seem bigger than they are, using ceramic tiles that imitate wood, along with vinyl flooring produces quite an airy indoor ambiance. Still not sure whether your laminate flooring would look good in your home? Just ask our experts for some flooring tips.
