Interior Design tips: How to create a cohesive interior design using flooring

Flooring is the foundation of a good interior design scheme, and choosing the right flooring can tie a room (and your whole house) together. 

When it comes to creating your ideal home, it can all be a bit overwhelming but knowing where to start will provide you with the ideal basis to start filling in that complicated jigsaw. 

So, start at the bottom.  

Whatever design style you want to go with, you have to ensure that your flooring can back that up. 

Without well-coordinated flooring, your design won’t perfectly match your aesthetic, so when choosing flooring for your space, it is essential to consider how your choices will help rooms flow together and unify their styles in one big interior decorated happy home. 

When considering what type of flooring will go where, you will need to consider aesthetics, functionality, durability, and customisation. However it is also important to think about cohesiveness to create a continuity throughout your home, or your home could end up looking like a gigantic patchwork quilt of different rooms that happen to all be under the same roof. 

Consider the flooring to be the spine of the house when you start your decorative plans. It plays a major role in your own habitable costume drama in the following ways. 

Continuity 

A lot of modern homes are now open plan, allowing for more space and more room for family time and entertaining. Flooring can create visual continuity that carries you through these different areas like a yellow brick road of cohesion between rooms. 

Defining spaces 

Flooring can also help subtly differentiate between areas of your home in a cohesive way. Mixing coordinated patterns, colours and textures allows for seamless transitions between rooms. 

Themes 

In addition to creating a flow for your space, flooring can contribute to the overall design of your home. Traditional natural textures or sleek, modern clean lines and colours can effortlessly set the tone you are hoping to achieve throughout. Scandi cool, beachfront bohemian or industrial chic, everything that you want your home to be starts from the ground up. 

Handy hints and tips for tying your home together with flooring 

There are a lot of options available when choosing flooring. Knowing where to start is like asking, ‘how long is a piece of string?’ but with a little bit of help you can make the right decision that works for you and your home. 

Consistent Palette 

As we mentioned before, picking flooring with similar tones, materials, or finishes across your rooms creates a unified look. If you have a hankering for a coastal theme, you may choose light, natural tones to coordinate with your aesthetic, beech wood LVT is always a seaside winner. On the other hand, modern homeowners may choose darker, tiled effect LVT to keep a consistent palette throughout their open spaces. 

Thoughtful Texture and Pattern Mixing 

Too many contrasting looks and materials can interrupt the flow of your living rooms, and your home can end up with mis-matching styles. Although an unexpected tile pattern in a bathroom, utility room or a separate toilet won’t spoil things and can add a bit of personality to your off-shoot rooms, it’s all about planning – figure out what items should contrast and what should complement.

Multi-Purpose Flooring 

The easiest way to maintain unity throughout your home is by using the same flooring material throughout the entire space, especially when it comes to the more open plan living we see more and more of. It’s essential to choose a versatile material that can withstand heavy foot traffic, busy family wear and tear, and wet feet, pets and shoes. 

Accessorise 

When it comes to open space living, another easy win is to break up the flow by using rugs to separate rooms without actually separating them. A big, stylish rug can enhance your lounge and make it feel aesthetically different from the dining area without interrupting the flow of the flooring.  

A bit of forward planning and getting advice from those who know best can be invaluable when it comes to creating that all important synergy throughout your home. Order three free samples today so you can start experimenting with what looks great in each room, or visit one of our supplier showrooms for an in person look.