Flooring can be a powerful feature to bring spark and individual character to an interior design scheme; homeowners can utilise the current trends in wide plank hardwood and terrazzo to step up their home’s style game.
Hardwood floors are making a comeback in 2024, with deep espresso tones and elegant ebony hues. Stylish throwback patterns, including herringbone and parquet, are also part of the trend.
High-Contrast Design
homeowners in 2024 want to leave their mark on their floors with carpet styles that are full of colour, pattern and texture – we even use the term ‘patterned carpet’ for them – used, as the article notes, with ‘any design theme!’.
Similarly, people wanting to make a statement in their living rooms, dining areas and bedrooms are turning to risqué flooring options. The deep hues of some dark wood species can make a real statement juxtaposed with light coloured walls and furnishings.
You want things that are natural in their hue and materials, and that are green in the way they come about and can be kept in top order. Search for carpet made of recycled sustainable materials and tiles made in the US and durable for quality construction.
Gray will have its day in the sun, but homeowners are opting for warm colours such as terracotta or peach fuzz instead. Brown, tan and beige move in with their useful neutral undertones, working with any decor style. Hardwood flooring with checkered herringbone or chevron emulsions likewise involve us in a living room’s timeless drama.
Dark Wood Flooring
Natural materials, meanwhile, remain popular with homeowners, from wood floors to polished stone tile flooring. No manufactured flooring materials, no matter how real they look, can provide the beauty and authenticity of natural flooring materials.
Dark wood flooring is one of the most fashionable and iconic floor styling right now. Without any doubt it provides a bold and a luxurious statement. It is suitable for use in any design styling and it goes best with light colour of walls and furniture.
But luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is an intriguing flooring trend to watch in 2024. Such products offer a more organic, earthy look like solid hardwoods and just as much durability as tile but are far less hypoallergenic than carpet.
Patterned flooring is back too: herringbone, basketweave and chevron are just some of the flooring patterns that are adding interest to interior design. As with the floor covering itself, when choosing a pattern, consider what type of flooring it is that you’re dressing up.
Natural Stone Tiles
Natural stone tile floors are experiencing a comeback, their eternal beauty lasting even while being durable. Peaches, clays and terracottas bring earthy glamour into a space, and, depending on the stone, require a bit more maintenance than the ceramics, but do so because they have the ability to up home values.
Another is the use of geometric patterns, including chevrons, herringbones, hexagons and other motifs that offer visual interest, particularly on a large scale. Manufacturers are also making tiles that appear to have large formats (or a small fraction of grout among multiple tiles), which lends a clean, modern look that pairs well with literally any style of decor.
There is a growing demand for so-called ‘eco-friendly’ choices, for which material is of the highest importance, not only for the lesser impact these choices have on the environment but also because they have a direct, regenerative rapport with their area of origin, two virtues which today are far from being trivial, in particular when it comes to innovation and building stylistic traditions. For example, recycled stone tiles and those obtained through energy-efficient methods belong to the green level mentioned before, where appearance, in any case, also has its role to play, bestowing unique aesthetics on any kind of room.
Understated Rugs
Rugs and carpets will be reinventing themselves: a design staple, after all, and an absolute must for 2024. They should make your floor look both more comfortable and arty; bold artistic motifs may be in vogue, but do stop at neutral shades that feature delicate patterns or textures – they can still have a dramatic effect.
Those who believe in understatement will appreciate the quiet comfort of such a beige wool rug, with its pared-down line art, its elegance completing the room’s decor while proclaiming that, sometimes, less is more.
This trend also incorporates rugs of traditional styles, but the niche is occupied by washable rugs that exude sumptuous pleasantry and durability. They typically consist of two parts – a carpet cover that is easy to clean and is backed with an anti-slip pad for greater stability and extreme comfort.