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Wooden floors 'are a feature of modern homes'

22nd February 2012

Wood flooring is a feature of modern and contemporary homes, an interior design expert has explained.

Writing for the Terry's Fabrics interior design blog, Helen Green explained fitted carpets are increasingly becoming an outdated flooring option, with householders preferring alternatives such as wooden surfaces.

"As we know, fitted carpets seem to be a fashion of the past," she said. "Modern and contemporary homes have wooden, tiled or stone floors."

To ensure rooms with solid wood flooring are still comfortable, many householders opt for large rugs in neutral colours that are typically placed underneath tables and chairs, Ms Green commented.

However, the expert insisted choosing the perfect rug to tie the room together should not simply be left to guesswork. Guidelines exist to offer people advice on the distance between the walls and the edges of the rug, which must also be sufficiently large to comfortably fit the table and chairs. It is important that none of the chair legs are on or close to the edge of the rug when they are in use, Ms Green stressed.

Another tactic to stop modern, neutrally-coloured rooms from looking "bland and lifeless" is the use of several different textures.

"For example, soft velour for the chairs, voile, organza, natural fibre rugs combined with the chunk sturdiness of wooden chairs legs mixing together to create a stunning dining room which is full of style and character," Ms Green remarked.

Her comments come shortly after Pallavi Dean, an independent interior designer working in the United Arab Emirates, recommended wood flooring as a far superior option to "cheap tiles".

In an interview with the National, Ms Dean compared the process of choosing wood flooring to purchasing an airline ticket. While laminate represents the economy option and engineered wood flooring is another step up, hardwood is the true premium selection, she claimed.

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