Journal

Parquet flooring has experienced quite the renaissance in the last few years and there are different ways to make this old favourite look modern. Defined simply as timber flooring composed of wood blocks or “battens” laid in geometric patterns,...

The owners of a charming Victorian house on a quiet street in Islington had their heart set on a green colour scheme for their living room. When it came to choosing the floor, they knew they wanted a deep, rich colour to offset the verdant walls...

Among the many desirable features of our floors is that most of them are sealed with hard wax oil creating a surface on the wood that is both pleasing to the eye and to the touch.

With spring finally having sprung, the blossom season in full swing, and gardens looking greener by the day, we thought we'd look back at a project by Bridget Reading ID, completed last summer, where it’s all about bringing the outside in. The...

One of the most common questions we encounter in our showrooms runs along the lines of, “We just moved into an old property, and we have old pine floorboards. Should we try to restore them or should we replace them with new timber flooring?” Now, we...

We met Mata Architects when Solid Floor’s HQ resided in Notting Hill’s Great Western Studios and have been following this growing practice with much interest. Our old neighbours were appointed by the team behind Berber&Q and Shawarma Bar to...

Feeling that New Year energy? Ready for future projects and fresh design challenges? Benefit from a 10% discount on timber across our bespoke collection on all supply and fit orders throughout January.

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Pick up any current interior magazine, flip through glossy pages, and look at the photographs of the stylish rooms. What do you see on the floors? Parquet…you see lots and lots and parquet, so much so that you would be tempted to think that parquet...

Last year Michaelis Boyd architects completed a total refurbishment of a disused mews house in Notting Hill transforming it into a creative haven reflecting the energetic personality of its owners. The brief was a multifunctioning home serving as a...

A characterful family home in Wiltshire was given a new lease of life with the addition of what the owners called their “entertaining space”. The elegant dining and living area just off a refurbished kitchen and larder was created using our textured...