Wooden Floor Designs for Rooms

Wooden floor, and soft wooden elements and decoration in homes is a sure sign of contemporary interior design.

This material is normally chosen due to the natural patterns of timber (wood) on its surface thus having that unique aesthetic appeal.

Such properties of wood is not limited to only interior flooring or walling decoration, most hand crafted art and sculptures are also done with wooden materials.

…but most people miss the benefits of using wooden floor in their homes. Lets explore in details in the points below.

1. Good quality wooden floors last for decades – This is contrary to the perception that wooden floor is less durable compared to other materials such as, stone, marble, various types of tiles and maybe even metal.

You will find that with a minimal maintenance routine, these floors actually look better as the years go by.

2. Wood floors are relatively easy to clean. The reasons for this are fairly obvious. A simple brush or light vacuum keeps your wooden floors looking great.

If pets or children have dragged dirt through the house a simple damp mop removes it and no, water no longer damage wooden floors now due to special lamination as protective barriers.

3. Wood flooring is more hygienic and safe than it used to be. These materials are now specially treated with anti bacterial and anti pest chemicals during its production process to prevent unhealthy and destructive organisms like dust mites, termites, fleas and other insects from breeding.

4. Not only are wooden floors more hygienic, the aroma of a polished wooden floor coupled with its natural scent is a delight and will make your home more inviting and with certain species of wood, these scent could induce stress relieving properties.

5. Wood provides good insulation to heat, which in Malaysia, helps prevent heat from sinking in too fast into your house with our crazy hot weather.

6. If after a few years your wood floor has been scratched or is a bit damaged due to heavy wear and tear. A simple sand and seal will bring it back to new again.

Such maintainability is a lot less costly than other materials which might need replacing entirely or involving heavy machinery sand blasting for the polishing process.

7. One of the most important advantages of a wooden floor, that many people tend to overlook is the timeless appeal that wood has. Alternatives like tile patterns and colours definitely go in and out of fashion – think of what we had along the way back in the past.

Wood’s appeal has lasted centuries and we believe that is not about to change, in fact wood materials in interior design has seen a rise in popularity now.

8. Wood was always considered only available to the very wealthy. Modern production methods have now meant that most types of flooring can be produced cheaply making wood floors available to all budgets and accessible by all layers of our society.

9. Stone and tile floors although as hygienic and easy to maintain as wood, they don’t have the same warmth and feel that timber floors have.

10. Last but not least, exclusive to believers of Chinese geomancy (FengShui), installation of wooden elements in specific sections of your home is believed to balance out the energies from 5 elements of nature resulting in harmony for its residents.

Here we share some awesome designs showcasing the beauty of modern wooden flooring.