Introduction to Hall, Stairs, and Landing Flooring
On Flooring Hut’s shiny new website, we have an inspiration page. Let’s look at some hall, stairs, and landing flooring inspiration today.
Carpets
A carpet may not be the best floorcovering for your hall. When you enter your home, you are usually carrying dirt on your shoes. This dirt can easily get trapped in the carpet fibres, which will require frequent vacuuming. However, carpets are a fantastic choice for stairs, as the fibres offer more grip and so it is deemed a very safe floorcovering for stairs.
For your landing space, it really depends on what floorcovering you have in the other rooms of your home. If your bedrooms are carpeted, then carpeting your landing makes sense. However, if all your rooms are hard floor, then you would not want to carpet your landing. As far as colours go, choosing natural hues (grey, beige, brown) that help transition the décor between the other rooms in your home is the way to go!
Carpet manufacturers and ranges we rate highly include: the Tweed range by Abingdon Stainfree and the Miami range also by Abingdon Stainfree; also, the Primo Plus range by Cormar Easy Clean and the Avebury Stripe range also by Cormar Wool Loop.
Luxury Vinyl Tiles
Luxury vinyl tiles are an excellent choice for halls, as they are very durable and can easily deal with shoe footfall. LVTs on stairs is increasing in popularity, so if you want to continue your flooring across multiple levels in your home then you can. Luxury vinyl tiles on your landing will depend on whether your bedrooms are soft or hard floors. If the majority of your upstairs floors are hard, then go for a LVT landing.
However, if most of your rooms are soft floors, then do not choose luxury vinyl tiles for your landing. As far as design goes, the obvious winner for most homes is wood effect luxury vinyl tiles. Within that category, you have range of different hues, woods, and grains that you can choose from.
Grey colours and oak patterns are popular at the moment. Luxury vinyl tile brands we recommend include: the Vantage Rigid Core range by Burrnest and the Victoria range also by Burrnest; the Stanford range by Real Textures and the Enduro range by Forbo.
Wooden Flooring
Wood flooring is suitable for halls, stairs, and landings. This is useful because people who choose wood flooring often want it in every room in their home! Remember that wood flooring will require professional installation. Also, note that you can re-sand, re-seal, and re-stain wood to adapt your floor with your home’s changing décor and to keep it looking fresh and new.
Oak is a very popular and durable real wood choice that interior designers like these days. Brands we rate include: Kährs and Furlong Natural Solutions. Real wood flooring brings a touch of nature inside and with that a touch of sophistication too!
Sheet Vinyl
Sheet vinyl is a great choice for halls because dirt simply sits on the top and can be easily swept or mopped away. Sheet vinyl can be used for stairs, but it rarely is. This is because it is quite tricky to cut and install large sheets on staircases. However, sheet vinyl can be used on landings. Again, this will depend on the whether the majority of your upstairs rooms are hard floors or soft floors.
One advantage of vinyl is the sheer range of design options you have, you could go for wood effect, stone, effect, or even abstract effect. Wood is the most popular effect at the moment, but the choice is yours! Recommended ranges include: the Amazon range by Abingdon and the Fab-Tex range also by Abingdon; the Designatex range by Polyflor and the Secura range also by Polyflor.
Conclusion about Hall, Stairs, and Landing Flooring
There you have it, some popular floorcoverings, design ideas and recommended brands for your hall, stairs, and landing. Hopefully, we offered some useful advice to you. Happy Flooring!
