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Wood flooring undoubtedly conjures up the impression of luxury, warmth and welcome. It can also be more suitable than carpeting for those who have allergies or asthma. Unlike carpet, wood flooring doesn’t accumulate soil, dirt, odor compounds and other allergens and so will not trigger allergies or asthma attacks.

Not only is wooden flooring great looking, it can be very long lasting and wears beautifully. The options for the types of wooden flooring are many, and with some amount of maintenance you can enjoy wooden flooring without any problems.

Today wood flooring can be a sustainable option, with fast growing materials such as bamboo being used in their construction. Repurposed wood can also be used to make flooring and wood harvesting is done in a largely responsible manner so that precious forest resources are not diminished in times to come.

Styles of wood floors

Wooden flooring can be made from solid wood; typically planks made from single large pieces of wood. Or they can be engineered wood flooring wherein two or more layers of wood are used as the top layer and another layer below to provide stability.

Engineered flooring is not the same as laminate or veneer or vinyl flooring. Laminate is nothing but an image of wood used on the surface of the material used, vinyl is actually plastic made to look like wood and veneer is, as the name suggests a thin outer surface of wood used usually over fiberboard. These can look like the real thing and can be very much cheaper.

There are various patterns that can be used to create wooden flooring: parquet wooden flooring uses smaller wooden pieces to create an even, attractive geometric pattern. Alternatively strips or planks of wood can be used to construct the wooden flooring. Strip flooring has lesser chances of being affected by moisture and because of the linear effect, can create an illusion of space.

Types of wood flooring

Various different types of wood can be used for flooring: maple wood, beech wood, oak wood, cherry wood, ash wood, bamboo (though bamboo is a grass and so not technically timber) and so many other types.

Hardwood flooring such as maple, oak, beech, cherry, red oak and ash offer durability and a beautifully warm look to the flooring. They can give a traditional and cozy look to any room. Even darker woods such as walnut can look beautiful when used for flooring.

Different hardwood flooring styles such as parquet, planks, and strips and so on can be used to create the kind of effect you want – the warm and rustic look, traditional look, contemporary look, modern look and so on.

Bamboo is becoming a very popular flooring option these days, because of its durability, great looks, cost effectiveness and also sustainability. Whereas wood from trees can take 15 to 20 years to harvest, bamboo is fast growing and can be harvested in 3 to 5 years. Bamboo is very versatile and can be made to look as traditional and as contemporary as you want it to be.

Author info:

Sarika Periwal writes interior design and decor articles. She promotes the use of hardwood furniture over particle board. Check out these beautiful long lasting oak wood dining room furniture sets.  

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