What flooring is in style in 2025?
The flooring colours that are set to continue to be in style in 2025 are warm soft colours. All of the most popular patterns such as straight plank, herringbone and chevron will remain popular too. The trend is increasingly moving further towards natural colours and tones.
Wood flooring and especially engineered wood flooring is still as popular as it’s ever been and is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. People love the natural look and feel of wood flooring. High end wood flooring is a real luxury, and most people love luxury.
Is vinyl flooring going out of style?
No vinyl flooring isn’t going out of style. Luxury vinyl tile flooring aka LVT flooring is adding to its existing popularity and surging ahead. LVT is the market leader due to its versatility, durability and waterproof design.
The most used flooring in new homes is glue down LVT. It looks great and is the easiest to work with during the construction phase. Once glued in place the LVT will expand and contract a very small amount which is ideal for building new homes. So expect to see more and more LVT in the coming years!
What was the most popular flooring in 2024?
The most popular flooring in 2024 was LVT flooring. There is no stopping it, it just ticks too many boxes. Whether you’re a new homes builder or you just want a couple of packs for your bathroom and install it yourself, LVT fits the bill!
The next most popular types of flooring in 2024 were laminate and engineered wood flooring. When budgets permit people tend to choose engineered wood. However many people either are on a tighter budget or simply don’t want to spend the extra money, in which case they are usually perfectly happy with laminate!
What flooring is the best value?
If it will be installed in bathrooms or toilets then vinyl flooring offers the most value, specifically LVT flooring. Carpet is a great choice for the rest of the house. It’s soft and comfortable to walk on and available in endless colours and patterns.
When it comes to value for money however it has to be the flooring that actually adds value, which is real wood. Real wood flooring is confirmed to add value to homes and help them sell faster than homes without wood flooring. It will pay to bare that in mind.
Is laminate still worth buying?
Laminate flooring still has its place and is certainly still worth buying. Although laminate isn’t waterproof, it’s an extremely durable material. Higher quality laminate floors have registered embossed surfaces to better imitate the feeling of wood and stone.
Laminate is also one of the easiest types of flooring to install which makes it an excellent choice for home DIY projects. It’s cheap to buy, you can install it yourself for free, and it will last for around 30 years. A lot of boxes ticked there!
Is solid wood flooring still worth buying?
Absolutely, solid wood flooring is still a fantastic flooring choice! With the exception of stone which is cold and hard, no other floor type lasts as long. Solid wood flooring is the ultimate natural luxury flooring for homes. It’s similar to a luxury piece of furniture.
Solid wood flooring looks brilliant in most colours and patterns, however to ensure it remains in style stick to natural colours. So far all floor patterns have stayed in style as well as each other. So the choice of conventional straight plank, herringbone or chevron is yours to make!
