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6 of the Best Spa and Salon Flooring Options
A beautiful spa or salon begins from the floor up! There are a number of spa and salon flooring options and each has its own strengths. Just as importantly, there’s a little extra you can do with most types of flooring to give them an extra advantage that keeps staff comfortable.
1. Ceramic TileOne of the most common salon flooring options is tile flooring. Ceramic is strong and holds up very well under foot traffic. It won’t wear until you start looking at a timescale of decades. Its durability is stellar.
This can be said of many types of tile, so what makes ceramic superior? One reason is its moisture resistance. It’s tremendously spill-resistant and won’t stain. This makes it ideal for a variety of spa and salon conditions, including areas with high humidity or where water is sprayed or may splash.
Another reason is ceramic’s extreme hardness. It rates a 5 on the PEI ratings that inform how well flooring materials hold up to traffic. That’s the best possible score and evidences a material that won’t wear or chip. Best of all, cleaning and maintenance are a breeze with porcelain.
2. HardwoodMany still find hardwood the best salon or spa flooring because of how well it communicates warmth and comfort. When we’re inside, we often lose a connection to the outside world. Wood flooring maintains that connection. People find wood flooring reassuring. It eases stress and anxiety, which is part of what they’re paying for with any spa experience.
In these environments, you’ll absolutely need a very good sealer. While hardwood is durable, remember that its one potential weakness is moisture and humidity. Even if you like the look and feel of hardwood in some rooms, that doesn’t mean it’s appropriate for every room. You may prefer to mix in other types of flooring in areas that are exposed to moisture.
As an alternative, you may wish to consider wood-patterned ceramics. These are ceramic tiles that emulate the look of wood. They have all the qualities ceramic tile possesses, but the look itself is more natural and relaxing.
3. CementA few years ago, cement wouldn’t have been a high consideration for salon and spa flooring. It’s become more popular for its stripped-down aesthetic. Simplicity communicates effectiveness and transparency.
Cement is ideal for its durability. It won’t wear under high foot traffic, heavy loads, or impacts. It’s also low-cost. Combine this with its straightforward maintenance and you have a floor that’s inexpensive to install and inexpensive to keep up.
The one drawback to cement is that it is hard on the joints. With eight hour shifts, day after day, you may notice staff becoming sore. Use cushioned mats where staff will be spending a great deal of time standing. A comfortable staff makes for comfortable customers.
4. VinylThere are several types of vinyl flooring you may wish to consider. Commercial vinyl is available in a few types: vinyl composition tile (VCT), luxury vinyl tile (LVT), and vinyl sheet.
They’re all good choices for high traffic. They can also all help dampen sound in areas that echo.
VCT is the most cost-effective out of the gate, but may need to be refinished by stripping and recoating down the road. LVT is a very good solution that’s much easier to maintain over the long-run. Vinyl sheets essentially make installation easier and reduce the number of seams.
Each type of vinyl can be found in varieties that emulate the look of other materials: wood, stone, tile, concrete. They can use very durable wear layers that are resistant to moisture. Day to day cleaning is easy on each.
5. BambooHardwood is admired for its hardness and durability. Bamboo is both harder and more durable than most types of hardwood. There are a variety of options for bamboo in terms of how the flooring is constructed. Strand bamboo fuses fibers together under pressure to create a high-density floor that’s three times as hard as edge grain and flat grain options.
Regardless which you choose, bamboo provides a beautiful look that’s extremely tough. Its look is also different from what most expect out of wood. Where hardwood is reassuring in a rough and sturdy way, bamboo communicates an even more relaxed feel. It’s incredibly difficult to wear or dent.
Initial bamboo flooring decades ago meant that natural forests were destroyed halfway around the world, but that’s no longer how bamboo floors are sourced. Today, bamboo farms in the U.S. grow the material in a much more environmentally friendly and sustainable way.
6. CorkCork is an option that has more give than hardwood, yet rivals it in durability. It’s very easy on the joints. It also absorbs sound, which can cut down on echoes. Cork is an environmentally friendly option: cork oak can be harvested without harming a tree, and the bark grows back after a few years. Several coats of commercial grade urethane should be applied to ensure easy cleaning.
The floor is also a good thermal insulator, meaning it will always retain warmth well. Just like hardwood and bamboo, it can be refinished from time to time to refresh its look. Unlike hardwood and bamboo, it is easier to damage or scratch.
Consult with an experienced commercial floor installer at East Coast Flooring & Interiors about your spa and salon flooring options. They’ll have experience in each of these choices, and they’ll be able to help you narrow down your options. You’re looking for flooring that fulfills both your practical and aesthetic needs. The ideal floor is out there; it’s just waiting for you to discover it.
Minerva Beauty | The 6 Best Flooring Options for Your Salon or Spa (2021)
Choosing the right type of flooring for a modern-day salon, spa, or barbershop requires a keen sense of style as well as knowledge of flooring types and their functionality. A beauty-focused establishment should feature flooring designed to handle a little bit of everything—from the foot traffic of its clients and stylists, to accidental hair color spills and water splashing over from shampoo stations. The interior design of every place of business should keep the customer in mind, but when it comes to salons, it is crucial to consider the comfort of your stylists as they will likely spend hours on their feet.
Needless to say, flooring is a big investment that needs to be taken seriously. To choose the best option for your business, Minerva has assembled a guide featuring six of the most popular types of flooring that are well-suited for salons, spas, and barbershops.
Ceramic Tile:
Tile is one of the most common salon and spa flooring options. With durability that is unmatched—ceramic tile is a superior choice for salon flooring as it is ideal for intense conditions. Perfect for any heavy foot traffic location, ceramic tiles are highly durable, resistant to moisture, staining, and wear. You don’t have to worry about areas with high humidity or water being sprayed or splashed with its moisture-resistant capabilities. Perhaps the most attractive quality of all, the clean-up and maintenance requirements for porcelain are a breeze. If you go with this option, it is best to go for ceramic tiles that have a PEI rating of 5.0. The PEI rating indicates tile hardness, and these ratings span from 1-5, with 5 being the most durable.
Vinyl (VCT, LVT):
Cost-effective, easy to install, durable, ease of maintenance, comfortable underfoot, slip-resistant, and sound-absorbing. Are you sold yet? Vinyl is a fantastic flooring option for salons and spas. With various styles available that emulate the look of other materials such as wood, stone, tile, and concrete, you do not have to sacrifice style for functionality. If you think vinyl is for you, there are several types of vinyl flooring you may wish to consider. Commercial vinyl is available in a few types: vinyl composition tile (VCT), luxury vinyl tile (LVT), and vinyl sheet. VCT is the most cost-effective but will need to be refinished periodically. LVT is easier to maintain over time, and vinyl sheets are easiest to install, but all are good choices for high-traffic areas.
Hardwood:
Hardwood floors will give your interior a timeless and elegant appeal. Whether solid or engineered, all types of hardwoods have unmatched natural beauty and go with any interior design style (insert link to ‘salon interior design’ power page once live on site), from traditional to modern. It is available in several varieties of woods, such as oak, cherry, and walnut, and can be sanded and stained to suit your taste. While hardwood is durable, easy to clean, and provides a desirably warm atmosphere, in salon environments, particularly in the shampoo area, you’ll need to be wary of water sitting on the surface. Hardwoods can become damaged and warp if exposed to moisture for long periods of time. If you are going with hardwood floors in your beauty business, make sure it’s well sealed!
Bamboo:
More durable than most types of hardwood, but similar in appearance and feel, this high-density flooring is highly resistant to heavy foot traffic. Like cork flooring, bamboo is a good material for consumers interested in being environmentally conscious as it is sustainable and renewable. There are several different types of bamboo flooring options, each with its manufacturing process. Regardless of which you choose, bamboo provides a beautiful contemporary look that is difficult to wear or dent when properly finished.
Concrete:
Concrete flooring is long-lasting and very durable. Once only thought of as a surface suitable only for industrial use or the basement of a residential home—concrete has become quite popular as modern decorative flooring. There are endless customization options as it can be stained nearly any color, resurfaced in many textures and finishes, or polished for a smooth, shiny look. Aesthetics aside, if it is properly installed, concrete is easy to clean, requires little maintenance, resists moisture and stains when properly sealed, and is free of VOCs (volatile organic compounds). These qualities make concrete a perfect choice to handle the heavy use and high-traffic abuse salon flooring—all while doing it in style.
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Resilient and flexible, cork is a renewable source that boasts natural sound-dampening properties perfect for reducing the echo and impact noise of a busy salon. It is also a thermal insulator, meaning it will always retain warmth well. While cork rivals the durability of hardwood and bamboo, it is easier to damage or scratch. However, just like hardwood and bamboo, it can periodically be re-finished to refresh its look. For salons, it’s best with several coats of commercial-grade urethane to ensure easy cleanability.
We hope this showcase of top flooring options for your salon, spa, or barbershop has left you with inspiration and valuable insight on which flooring works best for you and your business. Pair any of these options with a couple of Minerva’s Anti-Fatigue Salon Mats for extra comfort at each station. Afterall, happy backs = happy stylists!
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Flooring trends: materials, colors and formats
“Bright experiments are not about gender,” says designer Zoya Malashkina. “This part of the finish is mostly approached conservatively: neutral colors, a calm design that does not draw attention to itself. A quality floor is expensive and, as a rule, remains in the room, if not forever, then for a very long time - so timeless trends reign here.”
We talked about the top five trends in flooring with the designers of the Z-Design studio and the head of Austriawood, a natural wood flooring company. nine0003
Zoya Malashkina
Tatyana Samokhina
designers interior studios Z-Design
The studio is engaged in individual projects of country houses, apartments, public spaces and performs the whole range of works from design and repair to completion and decoration.
Joseph Schweiger
head Austriawood & Evropoly
Since 2000, the company has been producing and selling exclusive floor coverings: parquet, two-layer and three-layer solid wood boards. In production, European wood is used, the quality of which undergoes multi-stage control.
1. Floors made of natural materials
The most popular options for modern flooring for houses and apartments are natural wood and porcelain stoneware. Such floors are quite easy to maintain, durable, aesthetic and environmentally friendly. But coatings with a high content of artificial materials fade into the background, experts say. So, for example, it happened with quartz vinyl - interest in it remained for several years, but now it has declined, because in addition to the fact that quartz vinyl plates are based on polyurethane, they are quite difficult to install and demanding on the quality of the subfloor. nine0003 If the interior design uses natural motifs, a wooden floor is the best solution to make it organic. The project of a modern interior in the style of minimalism, residential complex "Neva Towers", designer Pavel Gerasimov
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Tatyana Samokhina: Now there are more and more customers who want to use modern floor coverings made of natural materials in their decoration. These are people who are serious about their lifestyle and take care of their health, children, elderly relatives. They also expect to use the floor for a long time - years and decades. nine0003 Wooden floors are beyond competition, regardless of the style in which the room is supposed to be decorated. The project of the apartment on Mosfilmovskaya, 70, designer Elena Nizhegorodova
Joseph Schweiger: The design possibilities for wood flooring are truly enormous. Any color can be applied to a tree, it can be made in any format: a long board, a module or a narrow parquet plank. Due to the exact observance of dimensions and the ability to produce all formats in the same width, it is possible to lay the “Christmas tree” in the living room, modules in the dining room, planks in the bedroom. Moreover, all this without thresholds, connectors and adapters - the "thorn-groove" of each element will ideally coincide with the connection of the other. nine0003 Curvilinear wooden floor - a non-standard solution. This coverage option is suitable for a cafe, restaurant or living room at home. Photo Austriawood & Evropoly
Parquet is a classic version of a wooden floor. With it, it is possible to create unique geometric designs. Lacquer parquet is now practically not covered - oil compositions are most often used. You can even update such a coating yourself, without resorting to the help of specialists.
Panaget strip parquet in the living room. Apartment in classic Parisian style, designer Ekaterina Danilova Wooden coverings from the Austriawood&Evropoly geometric collection: high-precision equipment allows you to make elements of any shape and size, and they will all fit together perfectly nine0002 To make a wooden floor fresh and unusual, you can choose bright geometric patterns. To create our geometric collection, we borrowed experience from related industries: high-precision CNC machines were previously used in furniture production, now we have two such machines in our factory in Austria. The main feature is the perfect compliance with the dimensions, so each wooden element fits exactly to the other. A calm, minimalist interior will sparkle with completely different colors if you choose the original flooring. Austriawood & Europoly nine0002 Parquet board has a fairly complex structure, consists of three layers. For the upper layers, for example, oak, maple, walnut are used, and for the lower layers, conifers. The result is controlled humidity of both each layer separately and the product as a whole. With proper control of humidity during the production process, the geometry of the board will not change - during operation, the board will not warp, will not bend, the top layer will not peel off. Auswood parquet in the interior with a touch of retro. The abundance of wood gives this living room solidity and "timeless" character. Vershina interior in an old building, designer Natalia Istomina nine0002 A parquet board with a tongue-and-groove connection type requires professional laying - installation is carried out by gluing the material to the base over the entire surface. In this way, the board is laid on any subfloor, including underfloor heating systems. This material tolerates surface heating without loss of appearance. Wide parquet board in the spa area of the Edelweiss hotel, Austria. The wooden floor supports the feeling of closeness to nature created by the panoramic windows, creating a relaxed atmosphere. Austriawood & Europoly nine0002 Tatyana Samokhina: we most often use engineering board in our projects. It meets the basic requirements of most customers: the top layer of the coating is natural wood, it is tactilely pleasant and aesthetic. A romantic bright living room with neat wooden accents: part of the wall is decorated with decorative slats, on the floor there is Parento engineered board. Project for a girl in the Ostrov residential complex, designer Aida Beglova nine0002 Zoya Malashkina: An important quality of an engineering board is stability, since this material has an adhesive base: the "pie" consists of a plywood base and pure wood in the upper part. To protect the engineering board, it is preferable to cover it not with varnish, but with oil and special impregnations. They completely retain the pleasant texture, natural pattern of wood - both in appearance and to the touch it seems that there is no external coating at all. Living room in neoclassical style. The engineering board made it possible to create a beautiful surface in a calm design. Bright colors are added by a carpet with an ornament. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive Engineered board in the shade of bog oak in the decoration of the living room. The dark flooring fits perfectly into the overall brutal concept. Samurai apartment project, design by Alena Gorskaya For a children's room, the environmental friendliness of materials in furniture and decoration is especially important. Engineered board is the perfect flooring solution. It is pleasant to walk on it with bare feet, it is aesthetic, durable and completely safe. Apartment 240 m² with the atmosphere of a country house, architectural bureau "Berloga" Modern floor coverings for an apartment can be used in different combinations. As here: porcelain stoneware was chosen for the wet zone, and an engineered board in the rest of the room. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive Engineering board Parento in the finishing of the working area. To give the room more dynamics, an unusual direction of laying the boards was used: they “break” the linear geometry. Apartment project "Bright mix", design bureau of Alena Gorskaya Mosaic parquet is not archaic at all. It is also relevant for modern projects, as it immediately gives the interior a gloss. The project of the apartment "Stalin's Empire", designer Yevgeny Bobrik nine0002 Wood treated with oil remains warm, pleasant to the touch, matte. The coating is visually imperceptible, but it protects well from external influences - if, for example, something is spilled on the floor, then there will be no stains. In English pubs, wooden planks on the floor are 200 or 300 years old. Oiled boards are easier to care for than lacquered boards - you only need to periodically treat certain places that bear the greatest load. Light neoclassical: light walls and doors, neutral textiles and modular parquet. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive Modular parquet in the decoration of the bedroom. The floor covering with a traditional geometric pattern fits well into the neoclassical interior. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive nine0006 Porcelain stonewareTatyana Samokhina: Porcelain stoneware is the best flooring option for wet areas. It is unusually strong, durable, the aggressive effect of hot water and steam will not harm it.
Kerama Marazzi porcelain stoneware in the interior of a modern kitchen: a beautiful and fashionable floor that will retain its perfect look for a long time. We wrote in detail about how a functional, modern and spacious interior was created on the micro-area of this apartment. The interior of the studio in the residential complex "Green Park", designer Vitaly Myasnikov Glossy white stoneware flooring in the kitchen and dining area. Such a coating organically looks in a modern light interior. Interior of a cottage in Shcherbinka, designer Elena Nizhegorodova nine0002 Zoya Malashkina: Porcelain tile on the floor of the kitchen, bathroom, hallway, on the balcony is a "long-playing" trend, only the design changes. Now large-format coatings are in fashion: the larger the width of the tile, the steeper. Manufacturers offer products with a width of 80 by 160 cm, 120 by 120 cm. Among the novelties of flooring is porcelain stoneware up to three meters wide. Using large format tiles, you can create a trendy floor covering that is as uniform as possible in appearance. Some people like to experiment in decorating the same room with different related shades, as here - light gray and rich graphite porcelain stoneware slabs are laid end-to-end. Interior of the Ptichnoe house, designer Pavel Alekseev nine0002 The advantage of wide-format coverage is the ability to quickly close a large area and fewer seams. Such a floor looks “solid”, does not visually split into segments. Smaller metlakh tiles or mosaics are suitable for decorating wall fragments, panels, decorative accents in decoration - we probably meet such a wish in every fourth project. Marble effect porcelain stoneware for a contemporary bathroom. Veined white stone is a great backdrop for designer black sanitary ware. If you tile both the floor and the walls with the same tiles, you can visually expand the space. The interior of a two-level penthouse on the street. Eldara Ryazanova, designer Elena Nizhegorodova nine0002 Tatyana Samokhina: Porcelain stoneware is especially popular with owners of country houses. Firstly, it is a status, beautiful and durable coating, and secondly, it is an ideal option if it is planned to make a warm floor in the house. In urban apartments, you can install only electric underfloor heating, and in a private house with gas heating - and water. This is a practical solution that allows, for example, on the ground floor to do without radiators at all - a comfortable microclimate is maintained due to the fact that a large floor area is constantly heated. nine0003 Modern living room in a country house. On the ground floor, porcelain stoneware was used in all rooms and underfloor heating was installed, thanks to which the temperature in the room of an impressive area is always comfortable. The project of a modern house with elements of eco and regionalism in a private house "Fachwerk Greenwood", designer Pavel GerasimovZoya Malashkina: Over the past few years, porcelain stoneware has been in great demand, imitating the texture of natural stone, with an onyx pattern, marble. In brutal modern interiors, concrete-look tiles are also often used. nine0003 Porcelain stoneware imitating the texture of natural stone on the floor, monochromatic “concrete-like” porcelain stoneware on the walls and small tiles in the sink area allow you to add extra volume to a small room. Apartments in the residential complex "Loftec", designer Evgenia Potapova
2. Room length boards vs small geometry
Joseph Schweiger: There are different design trends, sometimes opposite ones. For example, now in interior design, large sizes of boards are very popular - the length of the room. And vice versa - small geometric solutions, herringbone parquet and other patterns are in fashion. nine0003 For some projects, a board up to 12 meters long and 60 centimeters wide is needed to give the room more volume, strength, and energy. XXL oak planks in production in Austria. Austriawood & Europoly Herringbone parquet in the interior of the rooms of the Rosewood Hotel in Austria. For hotels, not only the appearance of the floors is fundamentally important, but also strength, abrasion resistance - in high traffic areas it is better to use oak. It will retain its original appearance even after many years. Austriawood & Europoly Herringbone parquet gives the room additional dynamics, eliminates the feeling of unnecessary rigor. The interior of a two-level penthouse on the street. Eldara Ryazanova, designer Elena Nizhegorodova nine0002 Zoya Malashkina: hundreds and thousands of design solutions. A fashionable floor allows for different options for laying the material, for example, in a straight line or in the form of an ornament. For minimalist interiors, a wide unpainted board is in great demand.
Parquet board "smoked oak" in the bathroom. This floor looks organic in the interior of the chalet - an excellent choice for people who like a leisurely life in the bosom of nature. The effect of depth is created due to deep embossed brushing. Austriawood & Europoly nine0028 3. Mix of different patterns and textures in one spaceTatyana Samokhina : By combining different types of material laying in one room, you can get interesting effects. In some rooms, it makes sense to use several types of flooring: for example, a combination of wood and tiles is often found in the dining room and hallway. For example, in the cooking area - practical moisture-resistant porcelain tiles, in the dining area and where guests are received - respectable parquet. nine0003 A play of textures: wood on the floor, in furniture and wall decoration - and decorative “concrete-like” plaster on the ceiling and walls. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive A mix of natural textures: wood and stone, engineered board and marbled porcelain stoneware. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive A combination of textures that creates depth and volume: smooth porcelain stoneware and herringbone parquet on the floor, wall panels, unpainted wood ceiling and textured stone inlays. Reception area at the Edelweiss Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly nine0028 4. One-piece interior due to the use of one material in decoration and furniture
Joseph Schweiger: The main trend that we follow as manufacturers is the desire for integrated solutions. What does it mean? It is not enough just to provide a floor, everything must be in a single design: walls, ceiling, doors, countertops, wall and acoustic panels. This is the only way to achieve true harmony.
The lining with a large board, a small plank, parquet modules - everything is done in the same style, using the same technology, so that all elements are combined with each other. A room at the Edelweiss Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly Designers abandoned thresholds quite a long time ago, they simply do not exist in modern homes - the flooring smoothly “flows” from one room to another. A room at the Edelweiss Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly Dark solid oak flooring, matching furniture and oak veneer decorative elements in a discreet bedroom interior. The project of an apartment in the residential complex "Kommunarka", designer Anastasia Kovalchuk The parquet board of the “dark oak” shade in the interior of this hallway “rhymes” with other wooden surfaces: a pedestal, ceiling beams. We wrote about how the designer managed to create a stylistically solid and artistic interior here. House project “Operetta in design. Stage eclecticism, designer Anna Novikova Natural wood is used for finishing the floor, as well as in the furniture - the unpainted cabinet and table are optimally combined with the floor covering in terms of color and pattern. Photo from the Z-Design studio archive nine0028 5. High quality of the floor as an indicator of the prestige of the projectJoseph Schweiger: By ordering a quality floor covering, the client invests in the prestige of the project. In the project of the Rosewood Hotel, where the architect developed the design, color, structure, we approached the work in an integrated manner, produced everything in the same style: parquet modus, panels, stairs. Due to this, each room has acquired individuality, but the color and design have remained the same.
For the reception area, the quality of the floor is fundamentally important: a respectable coating creates the atmosphere of the room. Herringbone parquet in the restaurant of the Rosewood Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly Natural harmony: the stairs and flooring on the first floor are made of the same material. Rosewood Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly Modular parquet in the flooring of the Rosewood Hotel, Austria. Austriawood & Europoly nine0002 Cover photo: Austriawood & EvropolyWood flooring | Materials and technologies
Wood flooring is always attractive and popular. A large selection of their shades and textures, a variety of styling options and compatibility with other materials allow you to solve almost any design problem. Let's get acquainted with the current trends in this field of interior design.
Natural wooden floors are eco-friendly, beautiful, retain heat well and create a unique comfort in the house. Of course, you can’t call them cheap, but the cost of acquiring and laying such coatings is an investment for many years. And, of course, such costs will pay off sooner or later. nine0003
It is no coincidence that the ranks of those who have decided to give preference to traditional wood floors are replenished every year. The interest of buyers is understandable: they choose proven classics. However, not everyone would like to see parquet in their house, laid in the form of a standard "herringbone" or, conversely, too intricate typesetting ornament. Although at the same time they appreciate the unique aesthetic and performance qualities of wood. Can the market offer something for them too? Undoubtedly. nine0003
Leading flooring manufacturers are constantly updating their range of products and, along with the classic lines of parquet and solid board, produce creative series of materials. Some of these design innovations amaze the imagination with the brightness of color, others with the complexity of geometry, others with the uniqueness of texture, and the fourth with the unusualness of the pattern. Introducing the most spectacular options for modern wood flooring.
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Photo 1. Vulcano Mix Carving Grunge is an original combination of two color details. Some elements have not been stained and have retained their natural wood tone, while others are tinted throughout their entire thickness. To achieve this effect of smoking allowed a special heat treatment. www.mafi.at nine0153 Photo 2. The increased dimensions of the individual floorboards and the overall color uniformity of Comfort Tabis makes the room look much larger. Such an unusual design is in tune with the extravagant requirements of today's interior fashion. www.bembe.de
Photo 3. Each Master Edition Brandy floorboard is thoroughly cleaned with soap and water, resulting in a velvety wood surface and good absorption of finishes such as natural oils and waxes. www.bauwerk-parkett.de nine0153 Photo 4. Douglas fir floorboards are up to 15 m long, 45 cm wide and 35 mm thick. Such a large format of details gives the coating a very special look. And the room itself as a result seems more open and spacious. www.dinesen.dk
Photo 5. A number of manufacturers offer a convenient online planning service along with flooring: customers can come up with and print out the layout of the floorboards that is best suited for a particular room. This takes into account the type of material (parquet, board), and the geometry of the elements, and the sequence of their location, and even the direction of laying. www.bembe.de
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Photo 6. Elegant 4000 series flooring in country style dark walnut wood with an expressive texture and a four-sided V-groove adds a special sophistication to the interior. www.haro.de nine0153 Photo 7. Aged wood is now in big fashion. Coatings that radiate naturalness and originality are in constant demand. The Da Capo Eiche Unico model fully meets these requirements. The smoky floorboards, the color of an old oak barrel, are unique primarily because they have dovetail dowels inserted into them. www.kahrs.de
Photo 8. Carving model is an unusual symbiosis of natural wood texture and interesting graphic pattern. The use of innovative technology allows you to get both classic options in the spirit of retro, and solved in an ultra-modern style. Natural oil was used for surface treatment. www.mafi.at nine0153 Photo 9. Due to the presence of long slits obtained by manually processing Zauber Eiche silber floorboards, the room acquires additional visual volume. The indentations are reminiscent of natural cracks and give the surface a natural look and a special vintage charm. www.mafi.at
Photo 10. Trendtime 8 Seaport Oak solid wood decor - cracks, nail holes and port stamps. The details of the coating are reminiscent of parts of boxes that have been in distant lands and are pretty weathered during strong sea storms. www.parador.de
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Picture 11. Designer Hardy Krueger Jr.'s new collection sets fashion accents with confidence and has all the qualities needed to become a classic. There are three current shades of oak from the Longlife series: titanium grey, cream gray and natural. www.meisterwerke.com nine0153 Photo 12. The smooth surface of Fancy flooring in lime-bleached oak clearly shows the grain of natural wood. Due to the contrasting graphic coloring of the floorboards, the typical natural grain pattern becomes particularly noticeable. www.haro.de
Photo 13. The Fresco series is a symbiosis of naturalness, quality and design. The characteristic features of the coating are the even deep color of the wood and the relief structural waves on the surface. They look especially interesting in combination with textured, “embossed”, wall decoration and stone framing of the area near the baseboards. www.mafi.at nine0153 Photo 14. Eiche Terra Relief brushed parquet is beautiful in any light, but it looks especially impressive when exposed to oblique sunlight. www.haro.de
Photo 15. Oiled oak board suitable for laying in all areas, both in new buildings and in old houses with classic furnishings. The patented locking system for connecting the floorboards greatly simplifies the installation of the flooring. www.landhausdielen-direkt
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Photo 16. In the modern range of solid boards you can find fairly thin models (only 15 mm) from larch and oak, as well as from pine in Nature, Fog, Canyon, Deep Forest and Stone shades. They are especially convenient to use when redecorating already inhabited premises or organizing an underfloor heating system. All items are waxed. www.osmo.de nine0153 Photo 17. A classic flooring with a modern interpretation - an unusual "checkered" oak parquet. For its laying, it is not necessary to invite specialists, because an intricate checkered pattern is just a pattern applied to the floorboards of the simplest, square shape. They are simply and securely joined to each other using a locking connection. www.parador.de
Photo 18. The classic oak parquet flooring is presented in a modern design with a highly structured surface and a natural alternation of soft amber shades of adjacent planks. www.haro.de nine0153 Photo 19. A wooden floor should have an authentic look, natural look and noble design. If earlier coatings were more often characterized by an orderly structure and an absolute absence of visible defects, today they can look like they are 100 years old. Driftwood imitating floors are gaining more and more popularity. Technically, all these models meet the most stringent quality requirements. www.solidfloor.com
Photo 20. Embossed bleached oak floorboards have the specific colors and textures of waxed wood and a distinctly rustic look. Knots are treated in a special way, and cracks and areas partially sealed with putty become design elements. The white pigment does not completely cover the surface, the difference in color nuances of natural wood is preserved. www.admonter.at
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Photo 21. Ash wood also opens up numerous possibilities for finishing. The trunks of this rock have a special, so-called ring-pore structure, due to which the surface structure of the flooring is very effective. Models of natural, white, grayish and titanium blue shades are very relevant today. www.hain.de nine0153 Photo 22. Anthracite oak designer parquet is well suited for modern interiors with a clear structure. The unusual contrast of the Nordic restraint of the metallic finish and the warm rustic texture of natural wood makes it unusual. www.parador.de
Photo 23. The top line of the hit parade of extravagant solutions is quite possible to place parquet with a colored pattern in the form of a fine mesh, which is demonstrated by the model HOCOstyle Diamant Bavaria. www.hoco.de nine0153 Photo 24. The XXLong Douglas fir flooring has a Scandinavian design (with a white surface finish). Its peculiarity is in the variable geometry of the floorboards: about 80% of the elements have a width of 240 mm, the rest - 325 mm. The surface is satin or oil coated. www.admonter.at
Photo 25. The matt texture of the floor can also be given by varnishing. In this case, not too common maple wood was used for its manufacture. The acrylic lacquer applied to the surface closes the pores of the wood and gives the appearance of the coating restraint. www.admonter.at
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Photo 26. Nero Vulcano oak wood flooring exposed to intense heat treatment. The wood seems to be baked - without chemical additives - and as a result it acquires an almost black color. Thus, the model is an alternative to natural tropical wood, and no less environmentally friendly. www.mafi.at nine0153 Photo 27. An interesting novelty is tobacco-colored oak parquet. The wood was dried in natural conditions, thanks to which the floorboards acquired a special smoothness. www.hain.de
Photo 28. The rough, oiled surface was previously only a feature of rustic flooring. Now everything is different: the parquet board of rustic design is no less actively used for interior decoration of city apartments. www.haro.de
Photo 29. A typical fusion of tradition and modernity, an innovative model made of Larix Linea novum larch. For the production of elements of such a coating, high-quality blanks from tree trunks of large diameter, without knots, are used. At the same time, boards produced can be not only solid, massive, but also multi-layered. www.larix.bz
Photo 30. Embossed structure, beveled on four sides and impregnation with natural oil, which emphasizes the rustic look of the floorboards, are the advantageous features of Esche Country Relief. The alternation of shades of the floorboards helps to create an interesting spatial effect. www.haro.de
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Photo 31. Beech wood retains its attractiveness for many years. Rustic steamed wood with a textured surface texture, Country is an unusual and memorable example of this flooring. www.haro.de nine0153 Photo 32. Carving Club 1 is the name of the plaid floor model. The visual dominant is the wide stripes running across the direction of laying the floor elements, which emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the decor. www.mafi.at
Photo 33. The outer layer of caramel oak laminated veneer is a solid mass of selected, manually sorted and processed wood. A tangibly structured surface is given to it using a special technique of brushing and embossing. www.tilo.com nine0153 Photo 34. Not only the type of wood used, the nature of its tinting and the format of the floorboards, but also the finishing technology give individuality to the appearance of the coating. So, the texture of the elements can be glossy, matte, satin, embossed (planed, brushed, etc.). Models with a “rough satin” surface that accentuates all the natural features of the tree are also fashionable today, such as Charisma Eiche Pure. www.weitzer-parkett.com
Photo 35. The exclusive Earth & Fire collection is inspired by the silence of nature and the beauty of modern architecture. The coating will successfully fit into almost any interior. The unobtrusive herringbone pattern harks back to the classic parquet tradition without feeling old-fashioned. www.solidfloor.com
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Photo 36. High quality Douglas fir flooring is modern and environmentally friendly.