Herringbone happens to be among the trending designs of the time. In its look it offers a slight analogy to badge flooring. However, there are differences, the main being cube boards bottoms in herringbone and angle cuts in badge boards.
Most of the so called ultramodern flooring comes equipped with a click system. This is particularly helpful in installation as it makes it way easier. It allows an easy installation without any worry about bonds or cement, which leads to a floating bottom. In addition, it is also easy to take up and reinstall.
Nowadays, it isn’t uncommon to see herringbone wood bottoms in modern houses and even among the popular design magazines. Mostly owing to the appeal of mid-century ultramodern styles, classic flooring designs like herringbone are coming back in trend. You could easily spot it in new houses and even the recently redesigned ones.
Below are a few things that you need to know about Herringbone design.
A Quick History of Herringbone
The name Herringbone makes it obvious that the design takes its inspiration from the popular fish in general and its shell in particular. However, the design happens to be a lot more eye catching than the fish shell. This has made it survive over many centuries.
The earliest example of herringbone design goes back to ancient Egypt. Back then, it was popular as jewellery. Also, in ancient Rome builders were quite keen on using the design for gravestone bottoms and on roads.
During Renaissance, when builders discovered that herringbone could also work well with wood planking, it gained significant popularity.
Usage of Herringbone wood bottoms stayed in trend till the 20th Century, and only went out of trend when wood bottoms were overshadowed by wall-to-wall carpeting.
Nowadays, we see this pattern making its comeback almost everywhere. One can see traces of it in pipe flooring, hardwood bottoms, indeed fabrics, and even in accentuation walls.
Achieving the Herringbone Look in Hardwood Bottoms
Herringbone flooring is a very easy design. However, the artificers might find it a little tedious to achieve. Real herringbone consists of perfect blockish wood planks placed at exact 90- degree angles in a repeating ‘break- swerve’ pattern.
Although the pattern itself is relatively harmonious, you can achieve different aesthetics grounded on whether the planks are large or small, wide or narrow, etc. We can produce indeed more visual interest by varying the tones of the planks.
Herringbone wood bottoms can elicit fineness in any space large or small, but they also produce a sense of movement which can also help add a warm sense of depth and spaciousness.
Conclusion
If you want a line with a variety of looks and a dash of character, this is the collection for you. The lifespan and sturdiness of herringbone parquet flooring is one of the factors why it will not go out of popularity as a flooring option.
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