Top Five Flooring Solutions

By: Kibwedaisy Aug 12, 2010

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Photo: Modern-nests.com

I have been obsessed with flooring lately. A former mentor of mine said that all design begins with the foundation or the floor. The floor sets the tone for how we perceive a space. The following is a ranking of my favorite solutions, many of which are quite affordable. The photo above is of the Ameni Hotel in Greece by Stavros Papayianni.

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5. Carpet Tiles. (Photo: Design Sponge) The FLOR tiles in this child's room is a clever way to punch up the color in this space. Design by Ore Studios.

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4. Painted Wood. (Photo: Design Boner) Painting wood floors white or black is an inexpensive way to revive your space. High to semi-gloss recommended. IKEA's Tundra comes in a white and is a great cheap way to create this look. And you can go over vct, tile, low-cut pile carpet, etc.

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3. Leather Floor Tiles. (Photo: Albertahardwood.com) More high end but still absolutely stunning! I love leather tile floors, very soft but with the warmth of wood.

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2. Layered Rugs. (Photo: Inventorspot) I never thought about layering rugs until I thought about how to deal with my carpeted floors (which I hate). I love the idea of using uniform or contrasting rugs to create a layered look that will ultimately take the attention away from my carpet.

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1. Epoxy. (Photo: Design Milk) An epoxy floor is usually seen more in commercial settings but I love the seemlesss fluidity of a white epoxy floor like the one found in this apartment in the Netherlands, designed by i29.

Tagged : white, epoxy, leather, wood, Ikea, flor, carpet tile

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zanna
Jan 19, 2012

Thanks for all the info. Can you please tell me -what is the best way to prepare sanded wooden floors for painting?

Epoxy floors are my favorite! You can even make an epoxy floor resemble marble by drizzling in a reflective additive into a solid cream base coat. The results are stunning! You get the duribility of 100 % solid industrial epoxies and the elegeant look of marble! There are so many decorative concrete options out there when dealing with epoxies! I install alot of them in the dallas, tx area and have seen a huge increase in residential applications when it comes to epoxy floors. No longer are the epoxies being put in just the garage or man cave! Check out the designer epoxy floors on our website!

The expanse of bright white epoxy used on the private residence floor in the photo is stunning! But I had to chuckle when I saw a child in the picture! A pure white floor -- even in durable, commercial-grade epoxy -- is hard to keep clean in any setting, much less with children around. Depending on the design, I might suggest randomly broadcasting decorative chips in an off-white, cream or light gray into the wet epoxy, and then topcoating with a clear, UV-resistant topcoat. This slight color diversion helps to hide any soil. The chips also provide mild skid resistance.

I love what you did Amanda - I had hiddeous carpet in my old place, ripped it up and stained the subfloors...but I never thought of cutting lines into the wood to create seams - genius!

4. Painted Wood - My house came with lovely (insert sarcasm) plywood subfloors. Because we're cheap, we took a skill saw (on a shallow setting) and cut lines into the floor, then painted them. It looks like an old factory floor, and people can't even tell it's plywood.