Hardwood floors have an endless variety of colors and patterns. Color and pattern selection should be made according to the characteristics and requirements of the place where the flooring will be applied. Also should be paying attention to the integrity of the criteria such as the volume of the room, its shape, the way and rate of receiving daylight, the colors of the furniture in the area, and its compatibility with other decoration elements. Let's look at the features you should pay attention to when choosing a parquet pattern!
The Desired Effect
The daylight entering the room must be evenly distributed on the floors in order to assist the effect that the space needs and is desired to create. The direction and pattern of parquet floors also change accordingly.
For example, a square-shaped area would be laid with the parquet flooring in such a way that the direction of the daylight by perpendicular. In a rectangular volume, parquet boards should be laid parallel to the long side. Likewise, if we are trying to make our space appear larger than it is, the parquets should be laid in the direction of the large area. All these details contribute to the visual aesthetics and the integrity of the space.
Common Parquet Flooring Shapes
Although parquet flooring has a wide product range in terms of diversity, there are some of the most well-known and frequently preferred pattern alternatives since the early days of parquet history. Although the colors and patterns of the parquet generally vary according to the brands, the most common ones continue to be included in the catalogs with the known names.
Free Laying
It is the most preferred flooring style in our country, Turkey. It is the laying of laminated parquet boards in a free order, flat. It is the most accessible type of flooring to assemble.
Cut Stone Flooring
The cut stone model flooring is formed by adding another symmetrical parquet slab to fit between two symmetrical parquets. It is widely used because of its practicality as well as its appearance that adapts to most spaces.
Herringbone Flooring
The name herringbone was inspired by the bone structure of herring, and the pattern was first seen in the Roman Empire. The Romans used this pattern to create solid roads by arranging rectangular blocks. In the 16th century, the herringbone pattern was used on wooden floors.
Brick floor in Herringbone design in Trajan's Market, Rome
Herringbone is a parquet pattern alternative with a zigzag appearance on the floor axis, consisting of equal-sized, rectangular pieces, narrower and shorter than standard parquets. Each end of the herringbone wood plank is cut at a 90-degree angle.
Hungarian Flooring (Chevron)
Hungarian parquet style is often compared with herringbone flooring. The herringbone model uses rectangular planks with straight edges, while the Hungarian parquet model uses planks cut at an angle. Hungarian parquets applied at an angle of 45 or 60 degrees form a straight line on the floor axis and have a ‘’V-shaped’’ zigzag pattern.
An example of Hungarian embroidery
The V-shaped pattern was first depicted during the Bronze Age on ancient pottery from Knossos, Crete. The pattern appears as a separate flooring with the name of Hungarian parquet due to the embroidery style, which is called 'point de Hongrie' in Hungary. Like Herringbone, Chevron came to be used as a popular type of wood flooring in 16th-century Europe.
MarkutryFlooring
Marquetry flooring is tiled parquets in which geometric patterns and special motifs are created by cutting wooden pieces of the same or different colors and sizes for combining them meticulously with each other.
Since it is a decorative product, it is preferred much more for luxurious and important places (hotels, ballrooms, etc.) where aesthetic concerns are at the forefront, and site-specific designs and applications are made for personal living spaces.
It takes its name from the art of carving, made by cutting and placing wooden veneers in different colors. It began to be recognized in the 17th century, especially in the Palace of Versailles, in France.
Dendro Atelier Flooring
They are our original patterns specially designed for the floor.
We combine different formats, shapes, sizes, and colors with a completely new approach and present them in our design range. You can change these designs (under the conditions of production) in the pattern and style you imagined or even design a brand-new pattern for yourself.
BIn this article, although we have discussed the parquet types in a limited way by talking about the most preferred parquet appearances. As Dendro Parke, we offer you the product you are looking for with our endless product range in texture, pattern, and color. Also, you can get consultancy services from our team of experts in areas, where you are undecided about parquet types in your living spaces.
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References:
www.teskamimarlik.com
www.deccors.com
www.janestreetclayworks.com
www.furnishingnewfrance.org
