You’ve thought about the type of flooring you want and even narrowed down your options to a few specific colors, but have you thought about the texture or design elements of your floors?
Texture can dramatically change the look of your flooring and add character by giving it a unique look. Depending on the type of texture you choose, you can create an old world feel, a warm rustic look, a handcrafted appearance and more. Keep in mind that with textured floors, different levels of light can create different looks in your home as well.
Here are a few texture and design trends in wood flooring that Mohawk Flooring is seeing right now:
Texture
Light Wire Brush Textures
Wire brushing is a technique that gives floors a more dynamic look and is achieved by brushing hard-bristled wire against wood planks to pull out the softer wood and emphasize the grain patterns. This rustic look is popular and a good medium between hand scraped and smooth surfaced flooring. Lately, the wire brush trend has had a lighter touch, looking more like a gently weathered floor rather than a heavily brushed and texturized floor.
Band Sawn Textures
Design Elements
Large Knots
Square and Beveled Edges
Different edge styles can have quite an impact on the look of your flooring once the planks are put together. Planks with square edges give a traditional look of wood that was finished onsite while beveled edge flooring has a grooved appearance that’s more casual and rustic. Square edges are very popular, especially since they’re lower maintenance, but don’t be surprised to see more floors with textural bevel edges in homes going for a handcrafted look.
In additional to style and design, textured floors come with many performance benefits. Textured wood is perfect for homes with kids and pets or in any high traffic area. Scrapes, scratches, and dents are able to easily hide within the varied textures making normal wear and tear less visible. Your wood floors will look just as good year after year. What type of texture are you interested in? Come in to explore our wood flooring options!
