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]]>Wood flooring is one of the closest materials you can get from Nature. The rustic feel, musky smell, and the unique grain of each piece of plank brings about a nostalgic feel to the living space. Wood flooring styles naturally exudes a touch of timeless elegance and it is no wonder that it remains the choice of many home owners. It is almost always found in buildings of characters, such as palaces and manors that date back to historical times. For example, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia that has arguably the most beautiful wood floors.
Contrary to common beliefs, wood can be a great eco-friendly choice for all living and company working spaces too. By using wood sourced from sustainable forests (FSC / PEFC certified) and using only adhesives that emit little or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs), wood flooring can be an eco-friendly choice.
For your next design project or home renovation idea, come take a look at some of the beautiful wood flooring style projects that The Floor Gallery has been a part of…
Project #1: HDB Flooring
The owners of this unit chose American Walnut to dress up the floor of their living room. The warm-tone wood flooring style complements the unit well as it provides contrast to the white walls of the premises. The natural varying tones of the wood’s light shade breaks the uniformity of the flooring, brings out the character of the family home, and gives a warm cosy feel to the home. In addition to its aesthetics, this solid wood flooring’s eco-friendly and non-toxic features made it a great flooring choice for the whole family, including the little corner of their furry companion.
Project #2: Condominium Flooring
This apartment in Cote D’zaur Condominium in Marine Parade is covered by FloorTop wood flooring. Also known as engineered wood flooring, it is made by compressing multiple layers of 100% real textured hardwood. With its unique construction, this wood flooring style is more durable, dimensionally stable and less susceptible to warping. In this home, FloorTop engineered wood, along with its natural wood grains, blends perfectly with the Scandinavian-like white walls of the apartment.
Installation of FloorTop engineered wood flooring is also faster and easier. Unlike traditional wood flooring, the original floor does not have to be hacked. FloorTop wood flooring can be overlaid onto the existing floor. There is also no need to sand and varnish on site as the floors are pre-finished at the factory. This cuts down the installation time from weeks to just a day or two!
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Interested to find out more about FloorTop wood flooring for your property? Feel free to contact our decking specialists HERE!
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Project #3: Editlounge Pte Ltd’s Outdoor Decking
Generally all wood can be used for outdoors. The wood used will have to be kept dry and regularly maintained to prevent wood rot. However, there are some wood species that have a higher resistance to decay than others and these are the wood species that are commonly used for outdoor decking. One of the wood species would be Chengal. It is study, durable and naturally resistant to termites. In addition, Chengal has a relatively low shrinkage ratio, (only inferior to Teak) which makes it excellent for applications where it undergoes periodic changes in moisture.
Editlounge Pte Ltd, a post-production and media management company, installed chengal wood decking at the balcony of its Cendex Centre office. Instead of laying a deck over the entire balcony, the chengal wood decking was interspersed with some grey pebbles and tiles. This breaks the monotony of the decked space and gives it a calming “Zen” feel. This project shows that one can definitely create stylish wonders in an outdoor space. All it takes is a little creativity!
Types of Wood Flooring
At The Floor Gallery, we have a wide range of wood flooring styles to suit your needs. For traditional solid wood flooring design, consider Canadian Cherry, a red-colored hardwood hailing from Canada and the United States. Alternatively, take a look at European Birch, a lovely brown hardwood popular among Singaporean homeowners. If you love something a little darker, Tasmania Oak is a grey-colored wood that blends well with contemporary, white interiors. We have more than 20 types of hardwood to choose from, check them out here.
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| Canadian Cherry | European Birch | Tasmania Oak |
If, however, you fancy FloorTop engineered wood style, check out the lovely designs under Spirit M. Select ETM001 for that cool, black minimalist look or ETM003 for a warm cottage feel.
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| ETM001 | ETM003 |
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At The Floor Gallery, be spoilt for choice as there is a wide variety of flooring solutions. From indoor flooring to outdoor decking, from wood lookalike to real wood floors, and many more! Whether you’re in need of some fresh home ideas or just want to view our flooring range, feel free to contact our friendly consultants HERE today.
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Wood has been the main option for homeowners for many years. It is strong and durable, natural and looks awesome. Engineered wood flooring offers a number of benefits in addition to being strong, durable and beautiful. Engineered Wood also known as layered wood, is made of 100% real timber, adding a feel of luxury to your home interior space. It is also environmentally friendly as it is made from sustainable wood resources.
It is also extremely easy to install in homes. Most wood flooring used the tongue and groove system and the pieces fit together easily. This can reduce delays and speed up the installation process. Engineered wood flooring can be installed directly on the concrete. This can also save a lot of time and money. Unlike natural wood flooring, engineered wood flooring is stable and reduces the risk of deformation, twisting, bending and creaking in the future.
Besides that, engineered wooden floors also come in a variety of colors and wood finishes, making it easier to find the one that suits your home perfectly. You can choose from a wide range from light to dark colors, and this is an advantage for home owners as they are given many options to choose from.
Engineered wood flooring is a good flooring to use especially in hot weathers. It is strong and can withstand high heat. Heat resistance property of this flooring is very important in hot climate like Singapore.
Hence, the high dimensional stability and comfort that this flooring provides, makes it an excellent choice of flooring for home owners who also want their home to look luxurious and in style.
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]]>The structure of layered wood flooring
Like a sandwich of wood, the structure is usually a minimum 3 layers of wood. The base layer will be the part for adhesive and contact with the subfloor. For the middle layer is the core layer which is the important layer of all. It is important to check with the flooring contractor what is the material of the core layer, whether it is suitable for tropical countries like Singapore or Malaysia, where surrounding temperature may cause the flooring to expand and contract. The top layer is a thinner layer which is also called the design layer. This is where consumers will get to choose a collection of wood designs from.
Main Benefits of Layered Wood Flooring
High Dimensional Stability
Due to its strong structured patterns and bigger surface area, the layered wood flooring plank is relative much more stable when it comes to changes in surrounding temperature compare to traditional parquet strips. Such high dimensional stability of the layered wood flooring will give it an added advantage in terms of heavy interior structure or high traffic interior projects
Real Authentic Wood Look And Feel
At a fraction of the price to a solid wood flooring, layered wood flooring also gives an authentic wood look and feel, which therefore adds comfort to the feet. Real wood flooring also gives a sense or image of luxury to your interior, adding value to your property. Layered wood flooring has authentic wood texture which makes the feel on the feet better and firmer.
Unique Design
Each piece of layered wood flooring plank is unique from the other, therefore it gives an unique design for the entire interior space. Even if two homes are using the same wood species of layered wood flooring, they will still look and feel different from one another. Compare to laminate and high quality resilient flooring, layered wood flooring will be better in terms of giving an unique design to the living space.
In a nutshell, layered wood flooring is a flooring recommended for the wood lovers as well as the home owners who want to look for a more stable, durable and resilient wood flooring to traditional parquet.
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