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STYLE & DECOR
TIMBER AND TILE ON-TREND GEO
Lattice Pear Tree Green Dovetail in Oxford
vinyl tiles, £46.80sq m; Blue luxury vinyl tiles,
reclaimed pine wood £46.80sq m, Neisha
effect flooring, £34.90sq m, Crosland range,
both Harvey Maria Harvey Maria
softer feel of LVT (luxury vinyl tiles),
looring is an
but the strength and versatility
investment – whether
of laminate – and can even be
that’s the amount
installed over an uneven floor.’
F of money spent, the
‘While in wood flooring, we’re
time and upheaval of having
seeing lots more creative
it fitted or even the value it
patterns, such as mansion
can add to your home life
weave and stretched hexagon
and property’s value, as our
designs,’ says Roger Hemmings,
experts know only too well.
marketing manager at Havwoods.
With exciting developments
‘Choose a single wood finish
in hard flooring, there’s
or mix and match contrasting
so much choice, too, with
colours for a statement aesthetic.’
design and practical benefits
Josie Lywood, creative director
to weigh up. We asked
at Q Design House agrees about CONCRETE
three experts – an interior
pattern: ‘I’m always snapping INSIDE AND OUT
designer, a flooring buyer
photos of patterned floors – last MicroCrete microcement
and a wood flooring
week I took one of the tiled floor at in 20% black polished
specialist – to share their flooring, £144sq m,
Tate Britain. Our clients want to add
insider knowledge… The Resin Floor Co
pattern and colour, so I look for
inspiration in hotels and museums.’
WHAT’S THE MOST
EXCITING HARD FLOOR WHAT’S TRENDING NOW? “ A real wooden floor
YOU’VE SEEN LATELY? ‘We’ve seen a demand in textured
‘Rigid luxury vinyl is set to advance wood surfaces,’ says Roger, while should show just that,
the quality and durability of vinyl,’ David has noticed woods getting with blemishes and all
says David Snazel, hard flooring lighter and paler. ‘Vinyl is also ”
buyer at Carpetright. ‘It has the becoming bolder as design ROGER HEMMINGS, HAVWOODS
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