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STYLE & DECOR
NEW-GEN LAMINATE
Camden Wriggle
monochrome laminate
flooring, £24.45sq m,
Lifestyle Floors
CORK IN DISGUISE
Bacana Grey Corka
100% waterproof
flooring, £49sq m,
The Colour
Flooring Company
and ask the store to provide WHAT QUESTIONS ARE
a detailed specification sheet, YOU ASKED MOST OFTEN?
including grade, species and ‘I’m often asked about porcelain
construction,’ says Roger. marble-effect tiles over real marble
Josie suggests that you visit ones,’ says Josie. ‘In terms of cost
the showroom to see the floor and durability, porcelain marble tiles
in a large area: ‘And don’t are great – just choose a design
assume that your whole order will with similar veining to the real thing.’
match a small sample in colour.’ Choices often come down to style
David advises not to be fooled versus function, as David explains:
into thinking that the thicker the ‘We are often asked how a product
floor, the better the quality: ‘When will perform in a pet-friendly house
you get a sample of laminate or or busy family home and it’s
vinyl, look at the surface finish important that customers walk away
and how authentic it looks.’ with a floor that’s fit for purpose.’
MEET THE PROFESSIONALS...
JOSIE LYWOOD, CREATIVE company and has been a buyer at
DIRECTOR AT Q DESIGN HOUSE Carpetright for more than 10 years.
(QDESIGNHOUSE.COM) He develops and maintains the
Josie worked for interior design hard flooring category to offer a
and architectural practices diverse, high-quality selection of
across London before setting up competitively-priced solutions.
Q Design House, a property design
management company, specialising ROGER HEMMINGS, MARKETING
in luxury and bespoke solutions MANAGER, HAVWOODS
for residential and commercial (HAVWOODS.COM)
clients, with Michelle Katz. Roger has worked at Havwoods
since 2003 and has seen FEATURE JENNIFER MORGAN
DAVID SNAZEL, BUYER HARD real wood products develop
FLOORING, CARPETRIGHT from a necessity to a desirable
(CARPETRIGHT.CO.UK) commodity – from a floor
David worked up through the covering to a room enhancer.
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