A clever combination of materials, including beautiful, engineered wood flooring from The Natural Wood Floor Co, perfectly blends old with new for a modern kitchen extension to a Victorian, semi-detached property. With the owners looking to extend to ensure their home remains comfortable as their children grow older, the ideawas to create one large kitchen living space on the ground floor, to encourage socializing. Extending out to the rear of the property creates a larger kitchen and the entire space benefits from more natural light.  Overseeing the redevelopment was the team at Anna Ri ..read more

Baked Oak flooring from The Natural Wood Floor Co was the perfect choice for a refurbishment project in Battersea, undertaken by Neil Davies Architects. With a focus on simplified design and architecture that has a calmness about it, without feeling cold and unwelcoming, the architects set to work on the redesign of the Mandeville Lofts apartment. Wood floor part of an earthy palette of materials The two-bedroom apartment with a shared living, dining and kitchen area was being fitted out for the high-end lettings market area. Rather than a white box apartment, the character in the existing lof ..read more

When Threefold Architects undertook the complete refurbishment of a four-storey terraced property in the heart of an East London conservation area, they turned to The Natural Wood Floor Co to help fulfill the brief. The reason? An important part of the requirements was to respect the existing architectural grain of the building, while completely modernising the interior. With raw materials being a big feature of the completed space, Oak engineered wood flooring with all its natural beauty and charm, is the perfect accompaniment. A home full of character with wood While the proportions of the ..read more

Open-plan living is all the rage, and choosing engineered wood flooring that works throughout the ground floor of a property creates a seamless and cohesive look. That was the goal for Anouska Anquetil, a top UK interior designer when her attention turned to creating a luxury yet welcoming feel for own home in south London. A visit to The Natural Wood Floor Company showroom in nearby Wandsworth, led to Anouska, who runs her own interior design business Gilt Studio, falling in love with Oak Parquet boards a Silver White Oiled finish. Commenting on her experience she said: “To me, it was about ..read more

First popular in the 1960s and offering a timeless appeal that has made it a mainstay in our homes ever since, parquet flooring – and herringbone patterning in particular – is in demand right now. Adding striking visual interest, warmth and character to a property, herringbone flooring can be worked seamlessly into any style of home. And perhaps the best bit about it is that parquet patterning makes small spaces look and feel much bigger. This magic makes it a wise choice for compact areas like hallways. Follow these five tips from our engineered wood flooring experts to introduce this in-dem ..read more

We’ve all been there – perched on the end of the table, sat uncomfortably on a garden chair or slumped on the sofa with plate perched precariously on our knees, in a bid to accommodate all the family over the festive period. And when it comes to preparing to feed your hungry visitors, clearing enough worktop space to peel the spuds is a job in itself. Now, thanks to the latest furniture ranges from The Natural Wood Floor Co, the only discomfort you need to be concerned about this yuletide is from indulging in one too many roast potatoes. With timber-made chairs, stools and benches from The Na ..read more

Wood floors are a popular option, with a timeless appeal that ensures they are always on trend whether you live in a classic country cottage or a contemporary urban apartment. Engineered wood flooring offers the best of all worlds in terms of visual appeal and durability. What exactly is engineered wood? The clue to the name is in the construction; engineered wood floor boards are made up of layers, with the top layer being real wood. That’s why engineered floors look and feel like solid wood, but they can be fitted in places and spaces where solid wood isn’t suitable – like the kitchen and ..read more

Living sustainably means making sustainable choices around our home interiors, including the materials selected for various areas. Taking up such a vast expanse of our homes, choosing sustainable flooring is an effective place to begin when looking to incorporate greener materials into your home. But what makes a sustainable floor truly sustainable? The things to look for are natural, renewable materials that offer longevity and clean manufacturing processes. The good news is that there is no need to sacrifice style or quality in favour of opting for environmentally friendly products, as eng ..read more

As the warmer, brighter days of the year approach – hopefully – there’s no better time for bringing a little lightness and brightness indoors with some Scandi-inspired styling. In fact, this is a look that is a treat for your home throughout the seasons and it never goes out of fashion What is the Scandi look? Scandinavian design first took off in the 1950s and has been inspiring interior design trends ever since. Sleek yet cosy, full of warmth yet oh so minimal, Scandi styling has bags of appeal in living spaces of all shapes and sizes. And when we’ve all been spending so much of our time a ..read more

Wood floors are a popular option, with a timeless appeal that ensures they are always on trend whether you live in a classic country cottage or a contemporary urban apartment. Engineered wood flooring offers the best of all worlds in terms of visual appeal and durability. What exactly is engineered wood? The clue to the name is in the construction; engineered wood floor boards are made up of layers, with the top layer being real wood. That’s why engineered floors look and feel like solid wood, but they can be fitted in places and spaces where solid wood isn’t suitable – like the kitchen and ..read more