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10 new home flooring ideas

With such a wide variety of options – from type to colour and finish – choosing the perfect floor can be a tricky business. To help you out we’ve done some of the legwork and collected together our favourite floors in each category, from wooden flooring and laminate flooring to carpets and stone floor tiles, and more in between.
By Helen Young
Wood, Room, Floor, Wall, Interior design, Cabinetry, Flooring, Picture frame, Drawer, Sideboard,
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Bright furniture stands out against a dark carpet

Wood, Room, Floor, Wall, Interior design, Cabinetry, Flooring, Picture frame, Drawer, Sideboard,
Brintons carpet

Bell twist carpet in smoke, £40 per square metre, Brintons

2

Create a welcoming entrance with a fun and bright carpet runner

Floor, Flowerpot, Flooring, Room, Interior design, Property, Stairs, Home, Purple, Real estate,
Sophie Conran carpet

Knickerbocker glory (broad) carpet, £60 per square metre, Sophie Conran for Axminster

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A natural fibre matting – such as this Coir one – won’t show stains in a high traffic area

Room, Floor, Flooring, Interior design, Fixture, House, Camera accessory, Hardwood, Boot, Home,
Kersaint Cobb hall runner

Coir entrance matting / hall runner in natural, £8 per linear metre, Kersaint Cobb

4

Add glamour to the floor with a smattering of metallic terracotta floor tiles

Floor, Flooring, Tile, Pattern, Mortar and pestle, Tile flooring, Grey, Composite material, Circle, Ceramic,
Fired Earth terracotta floor tiles

Marrakech hexagon terracotta floor tiles in white, silver and grey, £8.95 each, Fired Earth

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Rough stone flooring will offset a sleek kitchen perfectly

Wood, Wood stain, Cabinetry, Handle, Backyard, Courtyard, Household hardware, Building material, Flowerpot, Home door,
Mandarin Stone floor tiles

Jaipur brushed limestone stone flooring, £47.98 per square metre, Mandarin Stone

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Make a feature of the floor by using patterned floor tiles

Plumbing fixture, Floor, Flooring, Room, Property, Bathtub, Tile, Interior design, Ceramic, Plumbing,
Original Style floor tiles

Phoenician floor tiles in denim blue on dover white from the odyssey collection, from £4.65 per tile, Original Style

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This vinyl flooring is sophisticated and practical: dampening noise and resisting wear and tear

Room, Floor, Interior design, Tablecloth, Flooring, Wall, Interior design, Linens, Home accessories, Grey,
Harvey Maria vinyl flooring

Parquet vinyl floor tiles in stone by Neisha Crosland, £42.95 per square metre, Harvey Maria

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Light coloured wooden flooring with wide planks enhance the sense of spaciousness

Green, Room, Floor, Interior design, Flooring, Furniture, Wall, Living room, Couch, Interior design,
Kersaint Cobb oak flooring

Duo living oak flooring in polar, £48 per metre, Kersaint Cobb

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Herringbone parquet flooring looks thoroughly modern in pale wood

Wood, Toy, Beige, Toy vehicle, Baby toys, Wood flooring, Still life photography, Laminate flooring, Rolling, Wood stain,
Ebony and Co oak flooring

Continental herringbone engineered oak flooring in pure ultramatt poly, from £100 per square metre, Ebony and Co

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This high-tech laminate flooring has the appearance of reclaimed wood

Wood, Lighting, Floor, Interior design, Room, Flooring, Countertop, Table, Furniture, Glass,
Quick-Step laminate flooring

Livyn Reclaimed Oak laminate flooring in Light Grey, from £39.99 per square metre, Quickstep

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