Guilty of shoving a cushion under things to slide them about on wooden floors, as always too impatient to wait until someone can help me move the furniture around ! ( the perils of being a designer, needing to move stuff about almost weekly !!)

Greige, or the combination of grey and beige, is the new neutral for those seeking a change from boring beige, overdone grey or clinical white. It’s the ideal colour option for any modern home looking to create a bright, clean space and with so many easy ways to style and decorate with it, it’s no wonder it’s becoming a firm favourite in the interior design world. Of course, we have responded to the demand from our customers for this trend and have introduced a number of different flooring options to allow you to embrace the greige flooring trend with confidence. Find out more about using these wooden flooring options in your home. Greige flooring options Picking a quality floor in the ideal shade of greige means you’ll have a beautiful floor which you can enjoy for years thanks to its incredible design and durability. This floor colour is also incredibly versatile, making it ideal for use all over the house. Some of our favourite greige floors include this Signarture Grandeur Oak Parquet Herringbone Laminate, which would look extremely luxurious in your living room. This Canterbury Leon Oak floor has multiple shades of grey and beige contained within each board, which adds a beautiful warmth to any room. It’s also very hard wearing, making it an excellent choice for your hallway. If you prefer a completely contemporary look and feel when it comes to your floors, this Balterio Dolce Vita Harmony 165 Laminate Flooring is designed with solid board colours in varying shades, providing an eye-caching flooring alternative, and a great choice for your bedroom. Pick the paint to match Choosing paint to match your greige flooring is normally a choice between neutral shades with either black or brown undertones to complement either the grey tones in the wood or the beige – this allows you to experiment with the warm and cool tones. The beauty of this flooring is that you can go light or dark with your paint colour choices to create a large, bright space or a cosy room with a more dramatic feel. Make sure you get a couple of paint samples and test them against your flooring to see if you need more beige tones or grey to create the desired effect – and if you need samples of flooring too, you can request up to 3 free samples from us on our website. Choosing furniture Furniture choices are not limited when you embrace the greige flooring trend, however as it’s a modern flooring trend, a more contemporary style of furniture would be best. Whether you favour lean lines or opulent designs, you can get furniture to match with the grey and beige tones of your floor quite easily, no matter if it’s a bed, dining room table or sofa. Soft furnishings to complement your greige floor Depending on the level of greys and beiges in your chosen greige floor, you can choose to pull out the warm or cool tones with your choice of gold or silver accents. Darker colours of accessories and furnishings like curtains or rugs can also create nice contrast if your light floor is paired with lighter coloured walls. Rose gold is also a great way to add a bit of extra elegance to a room – use it in cushions or lighting fixtures for floor to ceiling co-ordination.

When you’ve spent a long time deciding which is the perfect wooden floor for you, you’ll want to keep it looking good for as long as possible. Unfortunately, opportunities to get scratches in your floor are plentiful, but can seriously detract from the overall effect. A beautiful wooden floor with an ugly scratch mark isn’t always easily fixed either – with a solid wood floor you can always sand down the top layer of the wood and refinish it (although this is a big undertaking and not a quick fix), but for laminate flooring this isn’t even an option – you’ll have to live with it or replace it. In this case, prevention definitely is better than cure, so here are a few easy ways to keep your wooden floor protected from scratches. Footwear Protect your wooden floor from scratches by being mindful of your footwear when you walk over it. Boots and high heels are the worst culprits for leaving scratches and indentations in your floor, so you should always get into the habit of removing your shoes when you come home. Obviously, you can’t expect guests to remove their shoes when they come into your home, so having area rugs or runners in high traffic areas can help to prevent some damage. Never walk over your newly re-varnished floor in anything other than fluffy socks for at least 24 hours after it has drie Felt pads on furniture Moving furniture around to redecorate, clean or make room for new pieces (or a Christmas tree in December), can result in scratched floors. The solution – add felt pads to the bottom of your heavy furniture to prevent deep scores. These felt pads are easy to apply and last for ages – and they’re extremely cheap so it’s a simple and extremely effective way to prevent unsightly damage to your wooden floor. Care when cleaning Taking care of a wooden floor is very simple – it’s one of the easiest flooring types to keep clean, which is why it’s such a popular choice for many homes. You do however need to have the right kit on hand for cleaning – never use a hard-bristled brush to scrub your floor and if you use a mop, be careful not to push too hard otherwise you could end up scratching your floor. Toys & small children If you have young children, you’ll know that their toys can be a hazard to your floor. The best way to prevent these scratches is to have a playmat which you can roll up when not in use to protect your floor, and their little knees while they play. Also try not to drag toyboxes across the floor, and add felt pads to the bottom of these too. Refinishing your floor Sometimes deep scratches in your floor are unavoidable, and if you have a solid wood floor you may want to consider sanding it and re-varnishing it to restore it to its former lustre. Our team can provide you with lots of tips and advice if you want to tackle this job yourself, from how long it will take to the right products to us. Contact us anytime for more expert advice and guidance when it comes to looking after your wooden floor.

Oh that looks like a lot of hard work. I have tiles in my kitchen and use a steam mop. Would one of those work?