Gradient underfoot - combining wood floor with tiles

23 of May '22

We choose to combine tiles with wooden flooring for practical reasons. However, traditional solutions do not look very interesting. So we suggest how to break the pattern in floor design, while introducing modern aesthetics into the house.


Połączenie parkietu i płytek Połączenie parkietu i płytek

Combination of parquet and tiles

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Troublesome composition

When proceeding to compose our floor, we face many dilemmas. One of them is the juxtaposition of two surfaces - practical and durable tiles and noble-looking parquet or plank flooring. We have to take into account the differences in the height of the applied layers, but also the juxtaposition of different shapes and colors can cause us a lot of trouble.

Kompozycja stworzona z płytek i parkietu Praktyczne i nowoczesne rozwiązanie na podłodze

Compositions created with tiles and parquet flooring

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Practicality and aesthetics

If the spaces in our house are open, but nevertheless we would like to separate the zones, we can choose to highlight them and divide them through a different floor surface. In this way, we can separate the open living room and kitchen, the bedroom and bathroom or, for example, the hallway the representative part of the house.

Such a solution will work for both practical and aesthetic reasons. Cool to the touch, but easy to clean tiles would not be a pleasant surface for use in the living room, which is why we usually lay parquet there. Also in the bath area, open to the room, it is worth using a moisture-resistant surface, which is not necessarily needed in the rest of the room. The floor in the hallway, which is exposed to more frequent abrasion and dirt, would also do well to be made of a more resistant or darker material than the one in the living room.

Stopniowe przejście od parkietu do płytek Połączenie parkietu i płytek

The interpenetration of parquet and tile surfaces

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Some architects use this technique to introduce variety into the space. This solution also happens to be a way to optically change the proportions of a room, or its perspective.

Gradient stworzony z różnego koloru desek parkietowych

Gradient created from different color of parquet boards

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A pattern planned in detail

If you want to subtly differentiate zones, it is worth choosing a flooring material in a similar shape, but differing only in color. Extremely fashionable lately is the seamless blending of different types of flooring. Nothing stands in the way of combining different style surfaces, for example, honeycomb and classic herringbone. This can look intriguing and interesting, but it is worth making a visualization of such a composition in advance and planning the arrangement in detail.

Elaboration: Liwia Sus

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