Given that individuals walk around a residential and commercial property on a daily basis, it is important to install the correct form of flooring that is both fit for purpose and ideal to match the interior design. Within any home decorating or remodelling project for a current existing or newly built property, flooring is considered as the final component which defines the design concept chosen across a building. Such is the wealth of choice available, property owners are faced with weighing up the pros and cons to ensure the correct flooring is fitted to create co-ordination with décor and furniture; making the wrong choice can not only have a detrimental effect on the desired impact of any room, but also be costly in terms of time and money spent fitting a floor only to immediately replace it.
Tile and wood flooring are traditionally the most popular form of flooring integrated throughout modern households which have effectively replaced carpet within interior designs. Wood has made the transition from traditional furniture, both in terms of framework and actual pieces, to worktops and flooring as it aesthetic qualities come to the fore within any room. Its sense of nature and structural integrity brings character to any household with timbers such as oak and iroko offering contrasting colour tones and grains to offer their own unique qualities. Unlike carpets, hardwood flooring is considerably more durable, requires less cleaning and does not collect dust or other allergens over a period of time that can become detrimental to the household environment.
The main alternative to wood flooring is tiles which are available in a multitude of patterns and materials that, similar to timber, offer their own unique appearance and style within any interior design. Both tiles and hardwood flooring act as excellent insulators of heat to ensure any generated power is adequately controlled and maintained at any time of the year. Their sheer density and trace minerals have made tiles ideal for walls and floors from a longevity and visual perspective, whilst also acting as a perfect resistant against build-up of elements such as moisture and bacteria.
Although the choice of flooring material is entirely down to personal taste, both wood and tiles are excellent options that fit perfectly within any modern interior design to add value to a property, both in terms of overall price and aesthetic quality to create a stately home.