*Article updated on 27 April 2022
When it comes to increasing the value of your home, consider the very thing you walk all over. Many real estate professionals recommend spending money on floors to improve the appeal of your home.
Although, budget is a big factor there are ways and means to ensure your floors look good.
So during these tough economic times, fixing broken tiles, patching damaged floor boards, and removing wall-to-wall carpeting is certainly the place to start. You might even have wooden floors under those tired carpets that can be refurbished at a fraction of the cost. If you can’t face retiling, you could consider tile paint which is cheaper – but needs to be done properly to work.
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In some cases, however, a new floor is needed, because let’s face it – an unsightly floor just leaves a bad impression. These are the floor trends that are bound to take your home’s style up a notch.
Large format tiles
The scale of these tiles means a beautiful aesthetic, especially with glazed porcelain tiles. Grout lines are also diminished. This makes cleaning and maintenance of these tiles much easier.
The most popular size is 600 x 600mm and come in all manner of designs and textures.
Wood-look-alike tiles
This trend seems be taking over where laminate flooring left off. Ultimately, natural wooden floors are the most prized – but they’re expensive.
Interest in this type of tile or engineered wood flooring has peaked as a result. It is also much easier to maintain and still adds to the overall look and feel you’re aiming to achieve.
Laminate remains stylish
Wood floors remain popular, with laminate offering the perfect modern-flooring solution, at a fraction of the cost. Maintenance of these floors, which are scratch- and impact-resistant, is easy. Grey tone grains are in demand right now as are white-washed, ashen colours.
Bringing timeless beauty to your floors has never been easier.
Resurgence of luxury vinyl tiles
While these might have been frowned on before, the quality of luxury vinyl tiles has improved dramatically. It’s affordability also makes it a modern flooring hero – also being waterproof and scratch-resistant.
The range of prints available will also serve your creativity in redesigning your home, whether you want the appearance of real wood or bright and bold patterns.
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