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Luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) combine the attractive aesthetic of natural floors and the durability of artificial ones, making them one of the most sought-after floors on the market. But if you plan on installing them, you’ll need to learn more about LVT flooring styles. And that’s why we’re here!
We’ll tell you all about the different patterns and styles of LVT to make it easier for you to choose. So keep on scrolling!
LVT floors come in endless patterns and styles. So whether you want your floors to look like parquet, marble, stone, or oak, you’ll find a style that matches your interior decor. Here’s our detailed guide on the different patterns and styles of LVT flooring.
We’ll begin with the different styles you might come across while shopping for LVT floors.
Wood effect vinyl will give you the elegance of natural wood without being prone to scratches and water damage. It’s ideal for rooms where moisture is expected, like bathrooms and kitchens. The reason it’s famous among other styles is its durability, ease of maintenance, and wide variety of wood effects to choose from.
Whether you want your floor to look like ceramic or limestone, you’ll find what you’re looking for among stone effect types of vinyl. They come in numerous shapes and patterns, and they’re an ideal choice for modern-themed houses.
Stone effect vinyl is preferable to natural stone because it isn’t as cold and hard underfoot. Also, you can install it over underfloor heating, making it an excellent choice for people who live in cold regions.
If you’re aiming for an old-fashioned, sophisticated look, you should consider LVT flooring parquet style. It has elegant herringbone patterns that look like natural wood, but isn’t as expensive as genuine parquet and is much easier to maintain. And best of all, it’s much more resistant to water damage.
Parquet luxury vinyl floors come in many colours, so if you don’t want traditional brown floors, you’ll find suitable alternatives like grey, white, and red.
Karndean floors come in abstract, stone-themed, and wooden designs that work with most interiors. Their high-quality craftsmanship makes them easily confusable with natural materials. Also, since Karndean specialises in luxury vinyl floors, you’re guaranteed to find what you’re looking for, be it a unique colour or pattern.
Oak floors have a timeless charm that works with any interior decor. But, unfortunately, they’re prone to water and termite damage, are easily scratched, and aren’t affordable for everybody.
The best news is that oak-style LVT flooring has the same elegant appearance but is more affordable and easier to maintain. It also comes in many shades, colours, and patterns to fit every house.
Interior designs during the Victorian era were made distinctive by intricate mosaic patterns, out-of-this-world decorative craftsmanship, and lavish styles.
Victorian-style LVT flooring reflects all of these points with its charming designs. The tiles are suitable for both modern-themed and classical interiors and add just the right amount of elegance to any room. They’re most famous for appearing in bathrooms and kitchens because of their bright colours.
And the best part, Victorian luxury tiles are easy to clean and maintain, resistant to water, and durable.
Now that you know all about the different LVT flooring styles, it’s time to look at your options regarding the floor colour. Generally, vinyl floors come in unlimited colours. You can install white, grey, or red floors, to name a few.
That being said, each style has a limited choice of colours. For instance, wood effect vinyl naturally comes in wooden colours only, like shades of brown and grey. Meanwhile, Victorian-style floors and stone effect vinyl come in various bright colours.
In the end, the choices you get depend on the style you choose. But the most common vinyl colours are:
One last piece of advice before moving on to the next section is to always stick to light colours if you have limited space. Dark colours make large areas look smaller, especially when installed with dark walls, so they have undesirable side effects on small rooms. If you want dark floors, make sure to colour your walls a lighter shade.
Vinyl floors come in many geometric patterns that work in both modern and classic-themed houses. Let’s take a look at the most common patterns you can come across during shopping.
A grid pattern includes equally-sized bricks aligned together both vertically and horizontally. It’s an organised pattern that gives off rigour vibes and is easy on the eye, and it’s commonly known as a stack bond pattern.
Grid-patterned floors are more suitable for modern-themed rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms. They also look elegant when installed around fireplaces.
Offset patterns are universal, so you’ve probably come across them before. They’re named this way because while the first row starts with a whole brick, the one beneath it starts with half a brick, and then the third is whole bricks again. So looking at it, you’ll notice that there aren’t any whole bricks that align vertically. Offset patterns are best left for modern houses.
Stagger floors look like offset floors, but they’re often installed in two or three colours. The colours are added to columns, not rows, to emphasise the disorganised and attractive appearance of tiles. Stagger tiles are more famous in modern homes, but you can install them in classical interiors if you choose brown hues.
Diagonal patterns look like offset patterns that are bent at a 45-degree angle. They’re available in both planks and tiles and are ideal for making a room look more spacious. While diagonal floors come in many colours, they look most elegant in brown shades.
Herringbone patterns are characterised by zig-zagged and staggered bricks. They’re commonly confused with chevron patterns because, at first glance, they look the same. However, chevron patterns don’t have the same stagger as herringbone and resemble inverted Vs instead.
Herringbone patterns are associated with wooden styles, like oak and parquet. They come in many colours and are best suited for classic interior decor.
Weave-patterned floors have the same patterns as woven baskets, and they’re mostly associated with wooden tiles. Such tiles consist of rectangular shapes that have different shades of the same colour and look woven over each other. What makes them a favourite among renovators is the dimension they add to a room and their elegant, complex patterns.
While you can get weave vinyl floors no matter what your interior decor is, they work best with classic themes.
Corridor vinyl tiles are similar to grid tiles but have additional columns that intervene with the organised horizontal rows. The rectangles on corridor tiles often have the same colour. And despite their name, you can install them in any room you want.
Soldier tiles are another variation of grid tiles. But while they have rectangular shapes all over like their counterpart, the shapes are placed vertically instead of horizontally. And beneath each row of vertical shapes, a horizontal line takes place.
In addition, the vertical shapes often have a different colour from the horizontal ones to create more depth and highlight the pattern.
Soldier tiles are ideal for a modern layout and are simple to achieve. They’re commonly used on pavements, parking spaces, and walkways.
Flemish bond floors look like grid tiles, but instead of having the same shape all over the floor, they have alternating rectangles and squares. This pattern is ideal for bathrooms and kitchens because of how basic it is. Also, it looks better when the alternating shapes have different colours.
The last flooring pattern we’ll talk about consists of organised rows of rectangles. However, while the first row starts with an entire rectangle, the one beneath it begins with a quarter one. This creates an offset pattern that looks attractive on walls and floors.
The variety of LVT flooring styles, plus their durability and ease of maintenance, makes them a favourite choice for many homeowners. The endless patterns and colours are suitable for every interior decor theme out there.
For instance, if you’re going all classic for your new place, you can’t go wrong with wood or parquet vinyl. But if you appreciate modernity, you’ll love the effect stone-themed tiles have on rooms.
If you decide to install LVT floors, contact us now!