Throughout our lives, we’ve had experiences that influence the way we react to things that we see. When it comes to interior design or décor, the way we perceive things depends on what we’re used to seeing and in which setting. For example, until recently, a distressed, aged floor would have been considered neglected and in need of repair. Today, this look is highly sought after and both artificially aged and reclaimed flooring are in high demand.
Throughout our lives, we’ve had experiences that influence the way we react to things that we see. When it comes to interior design or décor, the way we perceive things depends on what we’re used to seeing and in which setting. For example, until recently, a distressed, aged floor would have been considered neglected and in need of repair. Today, this look is highly sought after and both artificially aged and reclaimed flooring are in high demand.
When it comes to wide and narrow flooring, we tend to categorise these according to our life experiences. In the same way that we associate hats on women with weddings, we associate highly polished, narrow board wood flooring with a more formal setting. What’s more, in the same way that vertical stripes have a tendency to make ‘chunky’ people look thinner and horizontal stripes tend to make everyone look ‘chunkier’, wood flooring will affect the apparent dimensions of your room.
There’s no escaping the fact that we associate narrow flooring more with formality than casual settings, but this needn’t be the case. If you have a valuable, highly polished dining table for example and you want it to retain a formal and distinguished look, choosing highly polished, narrow wooden floor boards will give an overall look of class and charm. On the other hand, if you want the backdrop to your table to be more relaxed, then a wide board, distressed finish wood floor will help you achieve this feel. So, as a general rule, if you assume narrow boards to look more formal and wide boards to look more casual you won’t go far wrong.
The other thing that wide and narrow flooring will do to your décor is that it will appear to change the shape and, or dimensions of a room. If you’d like to change the apparent dimensions or shape of your room, here are some ideas for you:
While all of these effects are only visual illusions, the right choice of board can make a huge difference to the look of both your décor and your room size or dimension. Having said that, with an immense choice of boards available today, making the right choice for your project can seem overwhelming.
If you have any further questions regarding wood flooring or you are looking for an advice about the best flooring options for your home feel free to contact the ESB sales team. Contact us now to request your no hassle no obligation free samples or come down to our North London showroom for a closer look.
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