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5. Home Choice Solid European Nature Oak Click Flooring, 120mm Light Smoke UV Oiled, £41 per sq m, from UK Flooring Direct. Visit www.ukfl ooringdirect.co.uk


7. Fabulous by Crucial Trading fl ooring specialists, from Bailey Wighton, 78 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2AS or call 01892 520074 / 510355


range stands out for harnessing a natural, sustainable resource in a new way… For some years, solid bamboo has been used as an alternative to wood fl ooring, but now it has been woven into a yarn to produce a wonderfully soft carpet fi bre.


T Bamboo ticks plenty of eco boxes. Not


only is it renewable (it can grow up to 1m a day!), it can also be cultivated without the need for pesticides and chemical fertilisers. The Bamboo and Bamboo Luxe ranges


from Lano [3] make full use of its luxurious texture as well as its natural antibacterial and humidity-regulating properties. Good looks aren’t sacrifi ced for eco credentials, either, as there are plenty of neutrals and eye-catching brights, including ruby-red Carmine and turquoise Sky, to choose from.


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8. Luxmi Eclectic Agra Grey, from £240, by Flair Rugs. Visit www.luxmibyfl air.com


When it comes to hard fl ooring, Quick-Step was the fi rst to develop a technology that coats the joints of laminate fl ooring with a protective water-repelling layer, Hydroseal. Instead of penetrating the joints, water remains on the surface, making the Ultra range the most water-resistant laminate fl oor currently on the market. What’s more, the latest Impressive Ultra collection looks and feels incredibly natural and realistic because it’s now possible for the joints to run exactly level with the design, colour and structure of the laminate planks. And if you choose an option with a distressed look, you’ll even fi nd that rather than straight joints, it has imperfect joints that are slightly irregular with a few cracks. The colour of the planks is continued into the joints too – and


here’s a lot of clever stuff going on in the world of fl ooring this year. On the whole, the innovation is of the high-tech variety – of which more later – but one


6. Clarice Multi, from £750, by Louis De Poortere. Visit www.louisdepoortere.com


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