Cottage style wood flooring is equally popular in the likes of apartments and modern houses as it is in old cottages themselves. When people think cottage styles they tend to think of small rooms with lots of chintzy furniture and plenty of bric-a-brac, but cosy, cottage style interiors needn’t be that way.
Winter is a time of year when we spend a whole lot more time indoors than we do at other times and it’s great to know that our home is waiting to welcome us after a hard day’s work.
So if you want to create a cosy interior for this winter, a great place to start is by installing a cottage style wood floor. This sort of flooring solution provides a great backdrop for big comfy seating, plenty of rugs and throws, and if you’re lucky a big log fire. Think Swiss chalet style or an eclectic mix of comforting and casual pieces cleverly mixed together and you’ll get the idea. Let yourself drift away into a big comfy armchair, enrobed in a cashmere throw with your feet snuggling on a sheepskin rug; a warming hot chocolate and your favourite book in hand and you’re there – heaven!
Cosy interiors can either be a bit eclectic or they can be elegant; the choice is yours, but one thing’s for sure, getting the flooring right gives you a great leg-up to achieve a superb end result. There are various options that work really well when it comes to cottage style wood flooring, but here are our Wood and Beyond 3 Top Choices:
Rustic solid oak. We currently have a superb solid rustic oak floor in stock that is called Country Vintage. It has been UV oiled and comes in a choice of thicknesses (120 and 140mm). This solid oak floor is simply stunning. And as you would imagine, being solid oak, it has a particularly robust feel to it. Albeit not suited for installing in kitchens or bathrooms, for creating a cosy lounge, living room, dining room or bedroom with a cottage feel to it, you really can’t go wrong. A light, classic oak colour, the rustic grade of the wood really reinforces the relaxed, casual look you’re keen to achieve, and that’s what makes this solution so inviting. Currently on sale with 70% OFF its original price, not only is this solution great to look at, it won’t break the bank either. Combine this floor with chintzy or plain linen furnishings and plenty of scatter rugs and throws and you’ll feel as if you’ve been transported to a 5-star boutique hotel deep in the countryside.
Smoked engineered wood flooring. This whole range of smoked engineered wood flooring again provides a perfect backdrop for a cottage style, cosy interior. But there are a couple of specific examples that work even better than the others. In a setting where you want a nice dark backdrop to your room, this prime engineered oak herringbone dark smoked brushed UV oiled solution is hard to beat. It works particularly well with pastels, whites and off-whites and the herringbone design is timeless. After that, this natural engineered oak click vintage light smoked brushed UV oiled option is ideal if you’re looking for a lighter feel to your room. Because it has been brushed and UV oiled, you see every detail of the wood and can pick up the real contrast between the natural lights and darks in the grain. This really is a stunningly natural looking floor that would look great with any sort of comfy, cosy furnishing.
Reclaimed engineered wood flooring. Last but not least, our range of reclaimed style wood flooring lends itself perfectly to a cosy, cottagey interior. Although the black options work well in this setting, in our experience, it’s the browns that work best of all. Looking like they’ve been in situ for decades, even the most skeptical of people would be fooled into thinking you’ve sourced your floor from an old gym or factory prior to it being demolished. With their UV oiled finish, they really do look the part and will offset this cosy look to a tee.
So there you have it, three great cottage style wood flooring solutions that we’d recommend if you want to achieve a real cosy look in your interior this winter. But of course, with a bit of imagination and creativity, there are plenty of other solutions on our website – so do take a bit of time to browse. And needless to say, if you need help, we’re here for you – all you need to do is ask!