How to pick the most suitable solution from the endless options on offer in the world of interior design when referring to flooring and cladding. Let’s take a look together at some of the latest trends in internal flooring.
The most commonly used materials for fashionable floors
As with all the elements typically found in interior furnishing, cladding and flooring follow the essence and style of the best loved current trends in terms of material and finishing, with an increasing variety of formats, colours and textures. It is important to understand the new trends in flooring because surfaces heavily influence the overall style of homes, commercial properties, offices and shops. Some of the most commonly used materials for fashionable flooring include linoleum, particularly popular because of its natural origin and available in a wide range of colours and finishes. The timeless elegance of marble with its unique veining, as well as parquet.
Porcelain stoneware is confirmed as one of the best loved materials in terms of finish and technical performance: resistant, ecological, easy to clean and maintain, versatile, hygienic and ideal for creating a continuous flow from outside to indoors. Porcelain stoneware’s ability to reproduce an incredible number of textures, including those typically found in other materials, makes it perfectly applicable to all the latest internal floor trends.
Porcelain stoneware in the latest flooring trends
From the contrasts in colour to the natural veining in marble and wood, via the boldest combinations between different finishes and textures, porcelain stoneware manages to reproduce any colour, weave, decoration or material effect and also offers the chance to combine floor slabs with those for walls and furniture. The latest trends in internal flooring include porcelain stoneware with finishings inspired by earthy colours with a clear leaning towards a reconciliation with nature: every shade of green, hints of sandy beige, greys from natural stone and the warmth of earthy hues demonstrate how focused the world of design is on ecological matters.
The key aspects of the new flooring trends with porcelain stoneware taking centre stage are represented in:
- An extensive range of marble and stone effects with tactile textures and pleasantly sophisticated looks;
- The search for a natural style with surfaces which perfectly replicate the hues of wood, from classic oak to more sophisticated notes such as cherry or American walnut;
- Mix & match: appealing compositions where effects and finishes blend to create surprising and contrasting combinations, where marble elements embrace parquet or terracotta and carpet blends with ceramics. The result is an innovative and practical combination, ideal for customising and separating the different areas of one’s home or creating geometrical elements in a single room;
- Neutral colours and essential lines, for a minimal language which never fails to charm designers and clients;
- The tendency towards large formats is flanked by small glazed decorative formats and shiny finishes to release all the expressive energy of the ceramic product, also represented in lively, colourful variations;
- Equally, the grout lines range from being almost invisible for large formats, to those irreverent, decorative and contrasting ones.
Summing up, the standards for new fashionable floors need to comply with demands for sustainability, aesthetics, practicality and customisation, elements that can be found in porcelain stoneware floors with a traditional or floating installation.
