Hard floors, soft touches
Spruce up your space with stylish flooring and cosy accessories
When it comes to creating a welcoming home, the right choice of flooring is key. Whether you’re looking for luxury vinyl for your hallway or engineered wood for a living room, hard flooring can dramatically alter the way your property looks, adding individuality and character.
As well as complementing every interior scheme, hard flooring can be extremely durable, cost-effective, easy to clean and resistant to daily wear and tear, making it a great option for high-traffic areas. It’s also brilliant for those with pets, thanks to its wipe-clean surface, which makes it harder for dust particles and animal dander to settle.
Despite the common misconception, hard flooring doesn’t make a room feel cold, so there’s no need to worry about keeping your space snug when temperatures drop. To bring an even cosier feel, try layering a super-soft rug over your flooring for texture underfoot, or adding soft background lighting to enhance the overall ambience of the room – and if you really want to show off your flooring, chic wall sconces save space.
EXPERT ADVICE
If you’re one of the many who’s spent more time at home over the last year, you may have been thinking about how to update your space. Whatever room you’re planning to redesign, hard flooring ticks all the right boxes. But deciding which type of material to use needs careful consideration. For inspiration, the House Beautiful Collection at Carpetright has a huge range of options to help you create a wonderfully welcoming home. With a clever online visualiser tool and free flooring samples available too, your dream flooring is just a click away.