So, it’s a brand new year, and as such, you’re mulling over what sorts of things you could do to renovate your home into something that matches your resolutions. Well, one of arguably the most overlooked components of the house, but one that can have an outsized influence on the way it looks and feels, is the humble floor. Your flooring can say a lot about the overall style you’re hoping to achieve and will have a significant impact on how the rest of your house is decorated. For instance, a terracotta tile floor is excellent for creating a rustic look, while your standard subway tiles might be better suited to a more contemporary look. The tricky part comes in choosing an option that fits the general aesthetic of your house and figuring out which options are best for your circumstances.
In this post, we will lend a helping hand so that you can begin your new year’s renovation and get your house looking like the accurate extension of your character that it ought to be.
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Understand Your Home’s Architectural Style Before Setting Out On A Shopping Spree
So, let’s get perhaps the most obvious point out of the way first. Before you start anything related to your home, including setting a budget for yourself, it pays to take a step back and assess precisely what either your existing style is or what you are planning on turning it into. This will extend to both the interior and exterior spaces, including when planning on paving your outdoor areas to ensure a seamless flow throughout your property. By taking the time to figure this point out, you will save an inordinate amount of time and money during the actual work phases when you are ripping up your existing flooring and placing a new one down. It will give you a great indication of how to create a budget to match your desired outcome and possibly even an estimation of how long it will take and who you need to hire to get the job done.
Match Colors And Textures With Existing Decor
If you only plan on mixing things up regarding your flooring, then you will save a lot of time and effort, not to mention headaches when figuring out how to sync up entirely new designs. However, you will still need to match your options up with whatever colors and textures you currently use in your home. While you could go completely wild and create a different sort of look by mixing and matching disparate schemes, in most cases, you will probably achieve a better result by syncing things up. For instance, you might have an industrial-style decor where a polished cement floor might work best. Conversely, if your home exudes a more rustic quality, opting for suitable tiles or hardwood flooring will undoubtedly be a better bet.
Assess Durability For Areas With Large Amounts Of Footfall
Matching styles is one thing, but if you want to avoid regular and costly repairs over the course of your time living in your house, you may want to assess which areas have the most footfall and, therefore, will require flooring a little more on the sturdy side of things. This could manifest as durable tiling in spaces like the kitchen where more people walk and more mess is created (culminating in more use of cleaning products to keep the area clean and tidy). It could also mean options like vinyl in bathrooms that are more water-resistant than other options and easy to replace if they become damaged.
Factor In Budget Constraints (But Remember That A Smaller Budget Needn’t Mean Sacrifice)
If we’re being honest with ourselves, bringing up any mention of budget can be a real buzzkill, especially when we’re in the throes of such mental stimulation as creating a new look for our homes can be. Nevertheless, think about it: we must, especially if you happen to be a mere mortal without easy access to a multimillion-dollar trust fund. However, just because we need to create a realistic budget doesn’t automatically mean that we have to sacrifice too much. Obviously, you might have to eschew those Calacatta and Statuario marble tiles you have been hankering for, but with a bit of effort and research, you can usually find some pretty convincing replicas that might not be the real thing but look just as good and for a fraction of the cost.
Choosing the correct flooring for your home that matches an existing aesthetic is never an easy task, but when done correctly, it can result in an utterly new feel. By using the tips in this post, you should land on something that perfectly syncs up with your existing and desired styles that you are proud of and can be happy with for years to come.
