Popular Flooring Textures 2020

Many guides to top flooring trends of the year will mainly discuss things like colours, shapes, patterns, etc. These are some of the basic flooring features people consider and think of when choosing the floors for their house, office, or commercial space. However, there is one important aspect people tend to forget about, flooring trend guides too. One important aspect that gives every floor a finished and put-together look, that can completely change the way flooring materials look and feel and the atmosphere they create, that adds depth and sense to every design and every interior style. This important aspect is especially important for floors made out of real materials like wood. This important aspect is the texture of your floor and today we would like to discuss more of the most popular and loved flooring textures of the year, so make sure to stay tuned if you are interested in this topic.

Natural and Charming

Real wood floors are becoming more and more natural, which means their natural texture and grain are enhanced more and more. Considering how popular oil finishes for wood floors are getting, you can guess that people are enjoying the simple and natural look and an oil finish is allowing the natural texture to stand out and be the star. The natural beauty and charm of the wooden texture is the main trend in the flooring industry of the year and probably the upcoming decade.

With the rise of minimalistic and Scandinavian styles, people are now enjoying the serendipity, tranquillity, and cosiness of natural wooden colour and texture created in any space and any interior more than ever. There is no other material like wood that sets the base of a warm, welcoming, extremely enjoyable, and cosy interior. The real texture of wood along with its real pattern creates a unique atmosphere anywhere where it is an element of the interior. Wood floorboards come with a unique and charming natural texture that adds a lot of character and sophistication to the interior. So if you are a lucky owner of a real wood floor, make sure to focus on its natural beauty and enhance and boost the natural texture.

Strong Grain

To add even more distinctive character and uniqueness to more simple and basic wood floors you can consider a retexturing treatment. To make the grain of wood stronger and add an emphasis on the natural texture, make sure to go for a fuming treatment. Fumed wood has richer colour and grain without using stains, paints, and finishes and simply by amplifying the natural features of the wood species.

When fuming wood, wooden floorboards are placed in a chamber where airborne ammonia is released. Thanks to the reaction of wood to ammonia, the colour changes and intensifies and the grain becomes stronger and more visible. The colour change and patina enhance the grain of the wood. As a result, you get a very distinctive and unique wooden floor, a final look that brings a bit of old-world charm and sophistication at the same time. Such look and texture cannot be achieved with staining and refinishing the floor, at least not to such an organic and luxurious extent.

Distressed and Worn

While the first two options for trendy wood flooring textures ensure a lot of uniqueness and beauty for your home or any commercial space, the distressed and worn look and texture are something like the rockstars of the year. Along with a distressed and weathered look, wooden floorboards are retextured to achieve this almost antique feel and ambience. The worn appearance and feel are strongly appreciated by some homeowners and interior designers thanks to its uniqueness and the character it adds to space.

Such a distressed look for the wooden floor makes the floor look pre-loved, even if brand new, which automatically adds a lot of cosiness and warmth to the space. Similar to reclaimed wood, floors that are made to look and feel distressed have their own story to tell, a story about generations and their lives. Just imagine the surface of such a floor like a map of dots and points connecting live stories that are passed down the generations. Indeed, everyone would enjoy having such a charming feature to their interior design that simply stands own and can be the statement piece of the room. Thanks to many professional industry treatments, every wooden floor can be approached with methods that create scratches, marks, dents, and stains, achieving this distinctive distressed and weathered look you are going for.

Soft Glow

The time of high gloss or matt wood floor finishes is gone, at least for now and the upcoming few years. To go along with the natural look and boost the natural texture of wood, the trendies wood floor finishes also look natural, with a soft glow, gentle sheen, and beautiful lustre. More and more people opt for a natural finish, tired of the almost “plastic” look of very glossy finishes and the unnatural appearance of matt. The muted and tranquil beauty of natural-looking finishes perfectly fit the concept of admiring the natural beauty, look, and texture of different wood species. Keep in mind that you should always choose a high-quality finish. Besides the natural look, you are also looking for a finish that is durable, lasting, and hard-wearing. Consider an additional UV filter added to the finish to preserve the wood’s texture and colour from the damaging impact of excessive sun exposure.