Wood flooring 2017 – a brief on the expected trends

Discover the upcoming trends that will define the wood floors in 2017! The wind-down of 2016 proves that many of the trends that started years ago are going away in 2017.

Neutral is trendy, as well as dark and grey colors

A more traditional approach to color, style and finish for hardwood flooring are on the horizon. Bold will still be popular in some areas, but the general trend is towards a more neutral look and finish.

You can never go wrong with a neutral wood floor. This year’s trend is to go more traditional with neutral and slightly darker colors, as grey and honey.

Grey wood floors are extremely trendy right now. This look can be achieved by either using a gray stain or paint. Make sure, if you choose this route, that you like the plank size and type of wood you choose.

When the trend fades you can refinish the floors to meet the next trend. Lighter honey colored stains are also popular, following the mid-century modern style.

The darker colors create a more sophisticated design element in any home nowadays, making the rooms look larger and grander. The trend towards cooler darker colors and the calm grey tones is out striding the redder warmer tones of the hardwood flooring trends in 2017. The warmer tones of old school hardwoods tend to put consumers off, due to their more seemingly simple hues.

Hand-scraped wood floor for vintage charm

There is a growing interest amongst homeowners who want to replicate the rustic look. This has led to an upswing in demand for distressed, hand-scraped flooring. These floors are also practical; many homeowners select hand-scraped floors to place in spaces that may sustain wear and tear.

The wood flooring of past centuries with its more rustic charms of vast graining throughout the planks and the grooving that can actually be felt under foot and consumer demand is making the old hardwoods become new again. With the use in past years of maple, cherry and knotty pine wood planks in their simple red and brown hues created the warm country feel that was sought after then. Now the use of these woods has a more modern design element. With the different colors of stains and wider and longer hardwood flooring sections, homeowners can take the domestic woods of years past and create a new distressed flooring design in any room of their home.

Wider planks and renewable flooring

This year’s preferences in hardwoods lean towards wider planks or towards using multiple-sized planks, as they give a room the appearance of added depth, making them particularly good to install in a small room or open floor plan to make the space look bigger.

As for the wood to be used, pine and cork are trees that grow relatively quickly, making them more renewable. The wood is softer, but many people don’t mind a more distressed look on the floor. Cork is resistant to fire and very lightweight. Pine is great because it can be cut, stained or painted to achieve pretty much any look.

In a few words, there is a demand for deeper, darker hues and wider planks to create sophistication and bold design features in any room. The vintage look of the domestically used hardwoods is also on the rise making the hardwood flooring trends for 2017 appear diverse in options for the creation of bold and beautiful flooring designs.

All you have to do is contact Koligas Wood & Parquet Products to get a free in-home consultation and expert advice on popular hardwood flooring options, as well as what it will take to turn your flooring into a trendy masterpiece.