Wood and wonder

The human race has used wood from the first day we could make an axe strong enough. We have always used this wonderful material to build, heat and equip our homes; to live in a house without wood is unthinkable.

FLOORS

The development and growth of laminate floors has been phenomenal and the choices and price ranges are staggering. You can achieve any look, from cool and light-giving, golden and warm, to dark and gleaming, making rich-coloured rugs look like gems. In solid woods the traditional favourites of pine and oak are being joined by bamboo and block wood flooring, including the traditional parquet blocks whiuch are becoming popular again.

STAIRS

If you are renovating a house, a new flight of stairs is the equivalent of a nose job; it can change the look so completely. Even if you are just updating your look today’s technology enables a new fight to be added far more easily and affordably than ever before. The stairs can be an elegant statement within your living space or entrance hall – or just the way you get upstairs, there is so much choice available within design and the range of products. One thing is for sure – make sure the space underneath is never wasted.

DOORS

There is something elegant and reassuring about a wooden front door, be it high gloss or matt-painted, or the natural beauty showing through. It is the first impression and that always counts. That’s why we all take so long deciding how to decorate and then adorn it with handles, bells and names plates. Inside, doors help to create and develop how the interior looks. Will you go for laminate, solid-wood or will it be painted? Will it have glass panels to help spread light and increase the feeling of space? Which wood grain appeals the most? Choose the right handles and no one notices; choose wrongly and they will glare at you.