Ideas and Inspiration

  1. Leftover Wood Flooring: 4 Creative Ideas

    Leftover Wood Flooring: 4 Creative Ideas

    When you buy wood flooring, it’s highly unlikely you’ll use up every last piece. Here at Direct Wood Flooring, we suggest that you allow for wastage when calculating how many packs you should order. So what are you supposed to do with leftover wood flooring? You’ve made an investment in the flooring, so you wouldn’t want to waste it by throwing it away. We’ve got four creative ideas for you to try to make sure none of your money goes to waste!

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  2. Top Three Pinterest Picks of the Month

    Top Three Pinterest Picks of the Month

    Here at Direct Wood Flooring, we’ve been digging deep into what our customers love. Many of you will keep up-to-date on our Pinterest profile, where we share ideas, industry-leading inspiration and, of course, useful blogs. Furthermore, we’ve decided to share with you, the must-have flooring ranges from the past month as chosen by our followers. Here’s our top Pinterest picks for July.

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  3. Hosting a Party? Protect your Wood Flooring

    Hosting a Party? Protect your Wood Flooring

    Hosting a party this month? Great, these handy tips will help keep your

    wood flooring looking fabulous!

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  4. A Creative Use for Herringbone Flooring

    A Creative Use for Herringbone Flooring

    This week we’ve been inspired by one of our customers. Carl headed to our Bracknell store to purchase some Herringbone Flooring for a new project. We assumed this was a flooring project. But, when we discovered different, we were impressed by his creative use of wood flooring...

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  5. 4 Fashionable Wood Flooring Ideas for Your Bedroom

    4 Fashionable Wood Flooring Ideas for Your Bedroom

    For many of us, our bedrooms are a sanctuary we retreat to after a long hard day. It’s a place to chill out with your favourite book or cosy up to watch your favourite TV. If you’re looking to revamp your bedroom’s décor, both style and function come into careful consideration. It's a place that requires optimal comfort, without hindering its practicality as a space. As with any room, the flooring is a crucial element to your bedroom’s interior design. Some prefer to go low-key, with flooring that offsets more stand-out features. Others would like a statement floor, which is a main component of the overall style. Whatever your preference and taste, we’ve put together a list of our favourite fashionable floors.

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  6. 4 Wood Flooring Trends to Look Out for in 2018

    4 Wood Flooring Trends to Look Out for in 2018

    For many people, a New Year means the opportunity to work on the projects that didn’t make the cut last year. Although it might be a little early to tackle that overgrown garden just yet, it’s the perfect time to head indoors and spruce the place up a bit. For many homes or office spaces, that begins with the flooring. So, we’ve compiled a short list of Wood Flooring trends for you to consider in 2018. Dive into ‘what’s hot’ during this year’s renovation season.

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  7. Get Your Home Decorated in Time for Christmas with our Festive Flooring Trends!

    Get Your Home Decorated in Time for Christmas with our Festive Flooring Trends!

    Flooring may be far from your mind right now as the Christmas hype begins. We’re all in search of the best bargains for our loved ones. Philip Schofield explores this year’s must-have gadgets whilst our favourite money saving expert, Martin Lewis, predicts when and where the best Christmas deals will commence.

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  8. Classy Halloween Decoration Ideas

    Classy Halloween Decoration Ideas

    Our last Halloween themed blog looked at how to protect your wood flooring when hosting a party, now we turn our attention to classy Halloween decoration which avoids the need to be so cautious. Step away from the silly string, gunge and other wood flooring horrors and think elegant, Halloween soiree. We all like to be a bit fancy now and again and if it protects our wood flooring along the way too, then we’re on to a winner!

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  9. Wood Flooring Feature Walls

    Wood Flooring Feature Walls

    Wood flooring not only looks amazing on our floors but now it’s making a statement on our walls too!

    We all have a different idea of what the perfect home looks like. We like to express our unique sense of style through our home décor with distinctive flooring, unique light fittings or bold furniture. When it comes to your wall designs, wood flooring feature walls have totally modernised the way we decorate.

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  10. Top 5 Home Styles Featuring Wooden Flooring

    Top 5 Home Styles Featuring Wooden Flooring

    Wooden flooring is one of the most versatile flooring ranges on the market. From Modern to Traditional and Scandinavian design, it is renowned for the ability to blend effortlessly with décor and furnishings to really enhance your choice of styling. With a range to suit every budget, you’re guaranteed to find the perfect wooden flooring for your next home project. Here we look at some of our favourite home styles to see how wooden flooring can make a real difference to your home.

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