The Beautiful Wood Flooring That Brings The Wow Factor To Any Home

If you're looking for a designer home upgrade, you can't go wrong with installing hardwood flooring in your home. For an intricate look, you could consider laying a parquet floor, which creates geometric shapes with small pieces of wood. Traditional patterns for parquet flooring include herringbone, basketweave, chevron, and more. The result is a stunning repeating pattern that's been used in homes for centuries as an alternative to slabs of marble or simple wood planks. With their glowing, hardwood finish and range of colors and various patterns, parquet floors are a spectacular addition to rooms throughout the house but are particularly appealing in formal rooms and long hallways, which completely show off their design. 

When it comes to parquet, we can't help but feel that the most important decision is the pattern. And like any popular home feature, there have been additions to the classics, with new patterns like Princess Anne and flower. There's also another modern option that's sure to bring the wow factor to any home, and it's the leaf pattern. Beautifully organic and wave-like, a parquet leaf pattern creates a lot of visual energy. It looks as if the floor is undulating with an easy, surf-like movement. A pattern like this is ideal if you're going for a coastal or nature-inspired design. You could even have a diagonal stripe of leaf parquet placed across a wide wall for a creative accent.

If you're a fan of the organic modern aesthetic, this parquet leaf design works perfectly with its smooth texture, curved shape, and natural, branch-like appearance. An entire room installed with leaf tile flooring gives the space plenty of interest, so furniture and accessories can be minimalist and understated with clean lines and simple shapes to compliment the floor. Another way to make the leaf pattern look as organic as possible is to choose a nature-inspired color. Previously we asked design experts about the best hardwood floor colors to help you decide. While we admire gray-toned flooring for its calming effect, in this case, aim to use authentic wood tones like dark walnut, mid-tone maple, or light oak or beech.

If you admire the eye-catching silhouette of the leaf pattern but are concerned that an entire floor of it will appear too busy in your room, there's also a tradition of mixing parquet and plank flooring. You could place the design along the border of a space or use it to separate two areas of a room. Just be sure to coordinate the color, shape, and size of the plain boards with the parquet portion so you don't have two designs clashing along a wall or an intersection of the floor. Also ensure you're absolutely in love with your parquet choice, as its durability, with proper maintenance, will allow it to enhance your home for years.