Wood Floor up to front door or inset coir mat?
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Comments (12)Engineered wooden flooring is a very wise and popular choice for a kitchen. As everyone above has advised ...wipe up spills etc as soon as possible. But from my own personal experience (as well as professional ) I have a character oak UV oiled engineered floor fitted throughout the ground-floor of my home. I also have a dog and 3 x boys it still looks beautiful 5 years on, in this time it has encountered 3 washing machine leaks (youngest son had an obsession with pipes - argghh) and has not warped or moved. My advice if you opt for an engineered wood floor is to have a large inset doormat fitted at entrances, to force people to wipe their feet , as the biggest threat to a wooden floor finish is grit (acts like sandpaper / or will scratch). Apart from this it is a very low maintenance floor that will last for years and years.... The floor below is currently our most popular floor White Stained Ash engineered flooring - the photo below is of one of 22 open-plan Mews Houses this floor was installed within , and makes for a bright, light, incredibly durable, floor. One last thing your reclaimed engineered floor sounds beautiful...if it is naturally light in colour be aware that over time sunlight / UV will cause a goldening / darkening effect ...if it has been lightly stained then the timber will remain the same colour as stains act as a 'wood sunblock'. https://woodflooringengineered.co.uk/...See MoreFlooring - Lime stone for hall and kitchen or wooden floor wngineered
Comments (6)We are also very much biased, and would also be in the wood camp for all the reasons already mentioned.. If you do go that way, ask your fitter to install a matwell by the front door for an entrance mat - this will help remove the grit and dirt and limit the potential for scratching your new floor. good luck with the project - Cambium Floors...See MoreLong hallway & dining area flooring dilemma
Comments (17)Hi Becks, What a tricky space! I'm not too sure about industrial rubber...depends on the look you're going for? The house looks older to me, so I'm not sure this material would sit well with the house...especially as this is your main hallway/entrance...these sorts of things set up how people expect the rest of the house to unfold. I can understand you wanting to reuse the original floorboards, however, I think effectively splitting this hallway in half with two different flooring treatments would just be strange to your eye. This may be a case of having to let go of the floorboards for the overall, bigger picture and choosing something you are happy with for the entire length of the hallway. You could use a wool or sisal as others have suggested on the stairs, either works well. And you're right, if you have a slightly wonky room, anything that has lines in it (wood boards, tiling) will highlight this...but if your house is older, sometimes it these "quirks" that add charm and interest. Flagstones should be sealed because they are stone and therefore porous...any stains will stay put if you don't regularly (every couple of years) seal the floor. But some people call staining "patina"...all depends on your outlook on these things! Hope that helps and good luck!...See MoreHallway flooring debate, what goes with red Spanish floor tiles?
Comments (2)A picture would really help! A large landscape mirror is a good bet in narrow hallways, as long as the frame is not obstructive. A dado rail will help break up the height (so giving the illusion of more width), and allows her to paint a bolder colour below the dado without making the space too dark (white or off white above the dado). Maybe even a picture rail too. She could use satin eggshell under the dado, it’s tougher and more easily cleaned than emulsion, and also has a sheen to reflect light. A large coir mat near the front door, spanning the full width of the hall, to help keep things clean and also reduce the visual length of the hall (to help it look wider)...See More
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3 years agoInset mat, you can still change them 😊
Mine is quite big, fits hoomans and woofer 😂
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