Flooring 101: Flooring Design

We know that your flooring project is a big investment – your time, and your budget. To help you make the best flooring design decision, we’ve put together all the information you need to feel confident about your project. Working with your retailer, you’ll find the right floor, at the right price, and have a finished project you’ll enjoy for years to come.

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Whether you have a flooring design in mind, or are just beginning to explore what’s available, you’ll find Armstrong offers inspiring choices and great possibilities. We invite you to get comfortable and take a look at flooring design options to fit any room, budget and lifestyle.

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Color & Palette

Have you ever noticed that walking into a brightly colored room can lift your spirits? In the same way, flooring design elements like styles, colors, textures and finishes influence the way a room feels. Vast rooms can be made to feel cozier with warm, matte tone floors. Add sophistication with a dark wood floor. Use light colors to make a room feel more airy. Home design and home improvement magazines, and interior décor catalogs are rich in photography – terrific sources for ideas, inspiration, and examples of colors working together to create a mood.

Pattern & Texture

If you want to capture old world charm or create timeless appeal, look to patterns and texture in your flooring design ideas. Checkerboard patterns feel ageless and can be designed in wood, stone, tile or vinyl. Parquet wood flooring lends a refined look to areas like foyers and living rooms. Enhance any room by designing your own unique borders with two or more colors of hardwood. You can even get bolder by mixing flooring types like stone and wood to make eye-catching designs with global flair.

Styles & Trends

Choosing a flooring design to complement your home and décor can be a creative and enjoyable process. Here is a how-to tip from professional designers who are always on the lookout for colors, color combinations, textures, finishes, accessories and items they find interesting. Collect images of colors, textures, furnishings and accessories that appeal to you and save them in My Project. Try Design a Room to see your vision come to life in a room like yours.

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