2015 Trends for Home Flooring

Just like with fashion, every year brings with it a new trend in home flooring and design. Hardwood home flooring has been in for a while now, but there are certain color and material trends that appear to be dominating the 2015 scene. If you are looking to keep your home up-to-date, you will want to go dark, wide, vintage and domestic.

Hardwood Floors Are Still In

While carpet still has its place in the home, hardwood home flooring has dominated home improvement trends for years. They are generally easier to keep clean than carpets, and they look beautiful, to boot. Carpets are still a popular choice for areas of the home such as bedrooms. Living and dining areas, however, tend to use hardwood floors. Consumers in particular seem to be looking for environmentally friendly options.

Dark

Whatever color of hardwood floors you are thinking of installing, the biggest 2015 trend is to go dark with a satin finish. Black is particularly popular, although gray and whitewashed wood are also a suitable choice for the year. Black floors can help make other accents in your home, such as your cupboards and furniture, really pop.

Wide

The size of the planks used in your flooring directly affects its appearance. There are a variety of options to choose from, but going with wide planks appears to be popular this year. Going with 5-inch planks is one ideal choice, although it is common to find options 7-inches and wider.

Vintage

If you are going with hardwood floors anyway, you might as well attempt the vintage trend of 2015. Obtaining flooring with a reclaimed or stressed look can easily add personality to your home. There is only a set amount of real reclaimed wood, and it is quite expensive given its high demand. You can achieve a desirable appearance for your home at a lower price with manufactured vintage wood.

Domestic

Staying in the good old USA to purchase your products is becoming increasingly popular, and wood flooring is no exception. For even better prices, select flooring options that are native to your area. Just make sure the wood was harvested and processed in the US. This also opens the opportunity to choose green flooring from the U.S. as well.

Stay on Trend

If you want your home to reflect the latest trends, keep these areas in mind when selecting your new flooring.