Top Flooring Trends to Watch This Year
Flooring has come a long way from the wall-to-wall beige carpet of decades past. Today’s homeowners have access to an incredible range of textures, colors, and technologies, and trends are shifting toward flooring that’s as functional as it is beautiful. If you’re planning a renovation or building a new home, here’s what’s shaping flooring choices this year.
Wide-Plank and Natural Wood Looks
Wide-plank flooring continues to dominate, whether in real hardwood, engineered wood, or luxury vinyl. Wider boards create a more open, seamless look and reduce the number of visible seams across a room, giving spaces a more expansive, high-end feel.
Natural, lighter wood tones are also gaining ground over darker, traditional stains. Warm honey and soft driftwood shades bring a bright, airy quality that pairs well with today’s popular neutral color palettes.
Waterproof Flooring Everywhere
Waterproof luxury vinyl isn’t just for bathrooms and kitchens anymore. Homeowners are increasingly choosing it throughout entire main living areas because of its durability and worry-free maintenance, especially in households with kids or pets.
Waterproof flooring technology has advanced so much that today’s products closely replicate the grain, texture, and even the slight imperfections of real hardwood, offering the aesthetic without the vulnerability to moisture.
Textured and Patterned Tile
Tile is having a design moment, with encaustic-inspired patterns, textured surfaces, and large-format tiles becoming increasingly popular in bathrooms, kitchens, and entryways. Herringbone and chevron layouts, once reserved for high-end hardwood, are now widely used in tile installations to add visual interest to floors and even shower walls.
Sustainable and Eco-Conscious Materials
More homeowners are prioritizing sustainability when choosing new flooring. Products made from recycled materials, responsibly sourced wood, and low-VOC manufacturing processes are becoming a bigger factor in purchasing decisions, not just an afterthought.
Cork and bamboo flooring, both renewable materials, are also seeing renewed interest for their eco-friendly properties combined with unique natural textures.
Bold Carpet Colors and Textures
While neutral carpet remains a safe, popular choice, more homeowners are experimenting with deeper jewel tones and richly textured carpets in bedrooms and formal living spaces. Looped and patterned carpets are also making a comeback, adding dimension that flat, cut-pile carpet doesn’t offer.
Statement Area Rugs
Area rugs are being used less as an afterthought and more as an intentional design element, layered over hardwood or tile to define spaces within open floor plans. Oversized rugs that anchor an entire seating area are especially popular in today’s open-concept homes.
Bringing Trends Into Your Home
Trends are a great starting point for inspiration, but the best flooring choice is always one that fits your home’s specific needs, your budget, and your everyday lifestyle. Our team stays up to date on the latest products and styles so we can help you translate these trends into a space you’ll love. Read more about our story on our About Us page, and when you’re ready to explore samples in person, you can find our showroom hours and directions on our location page. We’d love to help you bring your vision to life.