flooring ? - carpet , wood, tiles , laminate against a stripe carpet
6 years ago
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Me again ! No further forward with my hallway project . We have decided to keep the striped carpet on the stairs and will be painting the walls white along with the newel . My dilemma is the flooring .... The rooms that lead off the hall have different type of wood floor in different shades ( replacing all floor is not an option at the stage ) therefore please help me decide what floor to put in hallway space below the striped carpet . Should I got for a parquet which has a mix of wood tones ( pic attached ) plain tiles - what colour would you recommend or Victoria tiles ( would these clash with stripes ) or would you say to stick with carpet ( but this means - it would be the only downstairs area that would have carpet . Attached some pics of my hallway and the wood parquet was considering . Thanks guys
Me again ! No further forward with my hallway project . We have decided to keep the striped carpet on the stairs and will be painting the walls white along with the newel . My dilemma is the flooring .... The rooms that lead off the hall have different type of wood floor in different shades ( replacing all floor is not an option at the stage ) therefore please help me decide what floor to put in hallway space below the striped carpet . Should I got for a parquet which has a mix of wood tones ( pic attached ) plain tiles - what colour would you recommend or Victoria tiles ( would these clash with stripes ) or would you say to stick with carpet ( but this means - it would be the only downstairs area that would have carpet . Attached some pics of my hallway and the wood parquet was considering . Thanks guys
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PRO6 years agoHi Simone,
We can't help but love parquet in a hallway and feel it would work well with the traditional look of your carpet and stairs.
What colours are your surrounding wood floors? You're right that parquet wood floors have a mix of tones which could help the hallway to blend more seamlessly with the others.
Here's some inspiration:
Goodrich Natural Oak
Goodrich Natural Oak · More InfoGoodrich Coffee Oak
Goodrich Coffee Oak · More Info
I hope that helps!Best wishes, Hannah | Woodpecker Flooring
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