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Flooring for office space on landing

2 months ago

There is an area at the end of our landing that we are going to use as a home office space. Desk will be going under the Velux window in the photos below.

We're using a fairly squidgy carpet. I fear the carpet in the office space is going to get ruined by the chair castors, even if we use one of those plastic chair mats.

Would it look weird if we had carpet on the landing but wood LVT in the area under the Velux?

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penny_mei1
Original Author

2 months ago

They can build up the floor to level up the LVT and carpet otherwise yes there would be a very noticeable difference. Would need a threshold strip.

We decided against wood on stairs as we find it can be a bit slippy with toddlers and elderly parents. I agree with Isla that carpet is not ideal but can always swap it out for wood once carpet is worn.

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PRO
Studio 84 Interiors
2 months ago
What a lovely idea to place your home office there! About the flooring, if you align it with the walls in a way to create a special corner, it may look interesting. Just make sure you have a nice and minimalist profile to create the transition between the materials.
PRO
Upholstered.Solutions
2 months ago
Hi Penny, I would agree with the above.
Although I think that you can afford to be a little bit more bold whilst creating a zoned area. Whether it’s wood/tile, wood/wood or tile/tile, your office area will certainly stand out.
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Isla Cherry
2 months ago
I would use engineered wood for the entire landing and keep the luxurious pile carpet for the bedrooms. Its also a high traffic area and carpet is not the most practical choice. You could also do sisal, seagrass or jute. They are also hardwearing but stains are almost impossible to remove.
penny_mei1
Original Author
2 months ago
Thanks so much - seems like it will work :)
Sonia
2 months ago
I’m not sure squidgy carpet meeting up with LVT would quite work with the levels. It may well need carpet strips edgings of some sort around it which may make it look a bit clunky? I agree with Isla to go all one flooring on the landing and have your cosy carpets in the bedrooms only. Depends on your budget of course and whether the carpet has already been purchased and laid.
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Upholstered.Solutions
2 months ago
Penny, I too think carpets should be for the bedrooms only as oppose for flooring.
You could still get around the carpet on the stairs issue, by opting for carpeted steps only & go with the wooden flooring in the landing as shown below.
Anna G
2 months ago
I'd have thought any carpet tough enough for stairs wouldn't be harmed by an office chair with a chair mat. And I'd assume any flooring that's not explicitly suitable for office chairs will be damaged without a floor mat. I stretched sheet vinyl with an office chair very quickly at the start of pandemic wfh so would be nervous about LVT. Ultra cheap hard stick on floor tiles were pretty robust, just lightly scratched with a heavier occupant of that office chair over a couple of years.
Jonathan
2 months ago
I think it’s very difficult to switch off from work if your work computer is something you see before you go to bed and before you have made your morning coffee. If there is opportunity to put it somewhere different I think you should.

What about the guest bedroom?
Loki
2 months ago
I’m envious of your office book, my desk has to go in a spare bedroom making the rest of the room redundant and my landing has no natural light. As someone who WFH some days I disagree that seeing my computer prevents me from shutting off from work so I think it’s a great space. I also agree that using a different flooring in that space will work. I agree with you using carpet on the rest of the landing - I don’t like hard flooring at the top of a stairs as it can be slippery. Those plastic mats squish the carpet so they’re not ideal and it would unfortunately be a must if you had all carpet - my desk chair has wrecked the underlay on ours- the carpet looks great but it sounds like plastic carrier bags when you walk on it

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