A primer on wood floor patterns inspired by timothy corrigan s home chateau du grand luce.
Herringbone parquet flooring patterns.
Parquet flooring is wood flooring made into geometrical shapes installed in a repeating pattern.
Modern homes opt for non traditional wood shades like grey white black.
Made up of rectangular wood blocks sometimes called staves arranged in a geometric zig zag pattern which loosely resembles fish bones.
The most popular parquet floor pattern of all time is said to be the herringbone pattern.
Two interlocking wooden blocks form a repeating bird pattern in a warm oak finish resulting in a wall to wall patterned floor that is as beautiful as it is unexpected.
May 1 2016 from parisian parquet floors to herringbone and hexagons.
Here you can see the herringbone parquet floor in white and how it makes the room look sleek elegant.
Herringbone planks are slightly staggered zig zags.
The second becoming more and more popular in recent years because of it s straighter lines and modern appeal is the chevron pattern.
A beautiful example of the herringbone wood parquet floor pattern as executed by atelier des grange in paris.
A design classic in its own right the herringbone pattern can be traced back to roman times.
Most commonly the points of a herringbone pattern floor are laid parallel to a room s longest wall or towards the window.