DOMOTEX INTERIORS EXPERTS IT MAKES SENSE TO WORK
FROM THE FLOOR UP. PAINTS AND FURNITURE CAN THEN BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE, GIVING YOU MORE SCOPE TO CHANGE UP THE LOOK
Jodie Hatton | Brintons
piece which has to be the most hard-wearing and will likely be one of the larger investments in the space. So, it makes sense to work from the fl oor, up. Paints and furniture can then be selected to complement the fl ooring, giving you more scope to change up the look and feel of your space without having to fi t a new carpet.” This sort of thinking is commonplace all over Europe. Schotten & Hansen, of Peiting, Bavaria, a specialist in renewable wood note, for example, the virtues of thinking “beyond the fl oor” for ensuring harmony in interiors. Wood surfaces “lend character to doors, walls and furniture, too: matching in design and with the same details innate to your fl oorboards or parquet”. And Andalu Living of Nerja, Spain, stress the importance of ensuring
that design thinking is involved at the start of a building project. “What may seem like a small decision is often a huge part of the overall aesthetic”, they say. In California, Garrison, note that fl ooring is a “crucial part of any
interior design and can easily make or break your space. While our fi rst interaction with a space is visual, the fi rst physical contact a person will have with your space is the fl ooring. It serves as a foundation to your design and can ultimately impact its overall success.” And they advise: “Regardless of which design style you have chosen,
INTEGRATING ITALIAN MOUNTAIN STONE
A good example of how fl oor surface choice is so integral to the overall scale of a project is the one used to support the subtle touches of this space by the Milan-based Italian tile maker Ceramiche Refi n. The company reinterpreted the renowned stone quarried on the slopes of Mount Clemo. on the north-western shore of Lake Iseo. The Ceppo di Gre featured is a precious and rare natural stone quarried from the Lombardy region. It’s a dolomitic breccia - rock composed of broken fragments of minerals cemented together by a fi ne-grained matrix – and particularly suitable for public, retail and horeca applications, which have high traffi c. It also creates an elegant and relaxing ambience which is important here, given what the architects were aiming to achieve. The tiles are part of their Orobica collection and the company insists it has worked further on originality by integrating pebbles of warmer shades, to help make the surface even more varied and dynamic.
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selecting a complimentary fl ooring option is a must. As one of the most used surfaces in our home, fl ooring is expected to withstand constant use while enduring its transcendent quality. With the vast variety
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fl ooring choices available, it is easy to get carried away and forget about the practical aspects that should be taken into consideration.” The experts have spoken but in many ways, much of this must be obvious. Few artists would begin creating a work without fi rst having chosen their canvass. The framing may be chosen later but the foundations are a vital part of the process, whether you’re creating something to hang on a wall ... or seeking a room with the perfect walls on which to hang it. But perhaps Lamett of Deerlijk, Belgium summed it up best when they said: “A fl oor is what makes a room. It’s the bottom line. The foundation upon which everything and everyone rests. And you can take that quite literally. Our fl oors are a blank canvas for a life you get to adorn. A life devoted to the small pleasures. Things to cherish. Rest and relaxation. Life in the purest sense of the word.”
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