10 new home flooring ideas
Bright furniture stands out against a dark carpet
Create a welcoming entrance with a fun and bright carpet runner
A natural fibre matting – such as this Coir one – won’t show stains in a high traffic area
Coir entrance matting / hall runner in natural, £8 per linear metre, Kersaint Cobb
Add glamour to the floor with a smattering of metallic terracotta floor tiles
Marrakech hexagon terracotta floor tiles in white, silver and grey, £8.95 each, Fired Earth
Rough stone flooring will offset a sleek kitchen perfectly
Jaipur brushed limestone stone flooring, £47.98 per square metre, Mandarin Stone
Make a feature of the floor by using patterned floor tiles
This vinyl flooring is sophisticated and practical: dampening noise and resisting wear and tear
Parquet vinyl floor tiles in stone by Neisha Crosland, £42.95 per square metre, Harvey Maria
Light coloured wooden flooring with wide planks enhance the sense of spaciousness
Duo living oak flooring in polar, £48 per metre, Kersaint Cobb
Herringbone parquet flooring looks thoroughly modern in pale wood
Continental herringbone engineered oak flooring in pure ultramatt poly, from £100 per square metre, Ebony and Co
This high-tech laminate flooring has the appearance of reclaimed wood
Livyn Reclaimed Oak laminate flooring in Light Grey, from £39.99 per square metre, Quickstep
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