Looking at the current wood floor colour trends 2024 and potentially into 2025 we can see that natural browns and white wood floors are the most popular. Natural browns are the most popular wood floors followed by white wood flooring.
Natural brown and white are hardwood floor colours that never go out of style. This is most likely due to the fact that they are the colours of wood flooring most associated in our minds with purity and nature.
One of the main aspects of the appeal of wood flooring is the nature it comes from and represents. The quality of wood flooring is also extremely important. Quality has an appeal of itself and is visible in wood flooring. Wood flooring that looks and feels high quality usually retains that appeal forever.
The most popular type of wood flooring is engineered wood. It has been for many years and will likely be for many more. The resilience, price and ease of installation of engineered wood flooring is extremely appealing and for good reason.
Engineered wood flooring is frequently recommended to customers looking for modern flooring ideas for living room areas largely due to the appearance of the floor and also due to its ability to be renewed. It simply ticks a lot of boxes.
Choosing the right colour wood flooring is also important as it has a huge impact of the installed appearance. Customers often ask us are dark wood floors out of style 2024 and will certain floors still be in style next year. Whilst we don’t have a crystal ball unless you choose a particularly bold wood floor you will likely experience no issues.
Providing the wood flooring looks good within the environment it’s installed into and the design of the environment doesn’t change significantly the floor should look great for a very long time.
Hardwood floor colour trends are often considered by customers when shopping for wood flooring. Another thing customers ask about is how thick wood flooring should be.
Aesthetically the thickness of wood flooring makes no difference at all, as only the surface is visible. Thicker planks are stronger than thinner planks so there is a benefit there for thicker wood flooring. Wood flooring with more thickness overall usually have a thicker wear layer which enables the flooring to be sanded and renewed more times.
There is an argument to be made for thinner planks too however. Providing the flooring has been constructed to a good standard and the subfloor is smooth and flat then the thickness should have little effect on the structural integrity.
Another factor to consider that has a significant impact on the wood flooring that people purchase is the price. The thicker the flooring is the more material is needed to create it, and more material means more cost.
The final essential thing to consider is how much depth is actually available in the space that flooring will be installed into. If the overall depth available to install flooring into is 18mm, a 20mm floor with underlay simply will not fit.
2024 flooring trends indicate that wood flooring with wider planks are more popular than narrow planks. Whilst this is true it is also important to consider the size of the area that the flooring is intended for.
Wide planks in a small room or narrow hallway can look too big. Imagine a narrow hallway with the floor installed lengthways, with only 2 or 3 planks across the width of the hallway. The overall appearance would be better if the planks were a little narrower and fit the space more appropriately.
On the other hand large areas have the space to accommodate thicker and longer planks. Small planks in a large area can sometimes appear busy and cluttered. Big areas tend to look better with bigger floor planks.
You should aim to keep the size of the floor planks proportionate to the size of the space the flooring is for.
Obviously the best flooring layout is the one you like the most. It’s your flooring after all. There are also a few other factors to consider.
Future Proof – The flooring layout that is the least likely to become dated is straight plank. To future proof your new floor as best possible the flooring trends to avoid are overly bold and out of the ordinary styles.
Installation & Repairs – The more intricate the flooring style the longer and more expensive the installation will be and the more difficult and expensive any repairs will be.
Price – As straight plank floors are one of the simplest to manufacture they are a little less expensive to buy than more intricate designs such as herringbone and chevron.
As wood flooring is not waterproof manufacturer guidelines advise not to install into areas where water or moisture is frequently present. Not following these guidelines usually voids any warranty included with the purchase.
Bathrooms and toilets are an obvious risk due to water. The risk from moisture and temperature in these areas is also a factor with hot showers and baths. Moisture and temperature changes cause natural wood to expand and contract which needs to be avoided as much as possible.
Whilst wood flooring is often used in kitchens there is still risk due to potential leaks and spillages. There is not as much water used in kitchens as bathrooms but there is still a tap with frequently running water plus the pipes supplying the water that can break and leak.
If you do choose to have wood flooring in your kitchen, engineered wood flooring is the safest option as it is less reactive than solid wood flooring.
If you have any questions or would like some advice please call us on 01992 563 394 or contact us via contact form.
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