White floors as a masterpiece of design art

For connoisseurs of exquisite interiors, a white floor is an opportunity to turn their home into a living dream.

White flooring is another achievement of the building materials industry. The use of such methods of interior decoration will make it easy to achieve the desired elegance, create lightness and airiness of the atmosphere and emphasize the impeccability of the design.

Snow-white kitchen with furniture Wooden floor in shades of white

A person takes all the ideas of interior decoration from nature, since ideal combinations can be found in it. White floors are a tribute to snow-covered fields in harsh winters.

In winter, the contrast between different colors is especially pronounced. The contrast of dark and white looks favorable in the interior of the premises. The white background of the flooring perfectly adjacent to dark skirting boards, window and door frames, sockets, switches and more.

Among the materials for flooring you can choose:

linoleum;
laminate;
wood;
stone (natural or artificial);
tile;
Self-leveling floors;
bung.

Glossy or matte bulk floors are suitable for any room. It is made of a two-component epoxy material, into which other components can be added as desired. Various compositional options will make the floor pearlescent, silver plated, granular.

Porcelain tile will look great in white on the floor in the living room. This coating is very practical and easy to clean. With the right combination with furniture and walls, the floor will look expensive and chic.

Porcelain tiles for the floor can be polished and structured. The second option imitates a variety of materials, ranging from wood to leather. This feature gives the designer wide scope for imagination.

The advantages of porcelain stoneware make it a popular material for flooring:

environmental friendliness;
moisture resistance;
resistance to temperature extremes;
fire resistance;
inability to burn out;
resistance to chemical attack.

The budget option for white floors can be a widespread laminate in our time. At the same time, high-quality material effectively imitates natural wood. You can create a picture that exactly repeats the parquet board.

The most inexpensive way to get white floors is to use linoleum. It is easy to lay it with your own hands and save on workers. So that such a coating does not look cheap, it can be combined with dark elements.

Cork flooring is rarely used. At the same time, designers are convinced that it is rare materials that can give the most original interior to a room. Cork flooring also attracts customers with its ability to retain heat, antistatic, moisture resistance and other benefits.

In order for the floor made of natural wood to become white, the material with which it is covered is treated with a special composition. After it, the fibers change their original shade and lighten by several tones.

After this treatment, the material requires a topcoat. This is usually a special varnish or oil for wood. The result will be an ideal flooring in a light shade.

The most popular types of wood for creating such a floor are:

oak;
ash;
European maple and others.

Such a coating is not like simply varnished wood. The decorative effect is amazing: matte glaze with an ashy shade. In a modern interior, such material performs many decorative tasks. The room acquires sophistication, elegance and emphasized neatness of decoration.

The practical value of a white wooden floor is hard to overestimate. Selected wood boards have good strength and durability. Dust on such a surface is simply not visible. This is very valuable when you cannot regularly clean the room.

Qualitatively prepared material is not subject to abrasion for many years. Therefore, the choice of such flooring can be considered a good investment.

As a material with such properties, you can choose:

a bleached wood board;
massive board;
parquet board.

Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of possible varieties of such material.

White tiles in the bathroom White glossy floor for the original room

Among the current trends in flooring, the use of glossy floor coverings can be noted. Fashion designers are increasingly using this method to create original interiors.

When choosing a white glossy floor, you need to be careful, since not every of the available styles and their combinations withstand such a combination. The classic setting may not be combined with tints of light on a white surface.

The best allies for such sexes will be modern styles:

Art Nouveau;
high tech;
fusion.

When choosing furniture, it is worthwhile to pay attention to polished wooden coatings, chrome parts and metal products. Such pieces of furniture will allow rays of light to shimmer and bounce off the floor.

In addition, bright gloss is able to give a festive mood even to a room with modest decoration. By all criteria, such flooring is designed to create a chic atmosphere.

If a quality material was chosen during the purchase, then such a floor will be resistant to scratches, stains and various modifications after mechanical impact. Such a coating will withstand walking on heels, short-term contact with a fallen cigarette or candle, or the fall of a heavy object.

All this can be achieved thanks to melamine resins, which impregnate the finish layer of the floor. The absence of cracks and scratches on the surface will protect it from the gradual appearance of a mesh of stubborn dirt.

Also, bona fide manufacturers usually add corundum in powder form to the top layer. This crystalline alumina increases the strength of the coating several times, since corundum ranks second after diamond by the strength criterion.

As antibacterial agents, silver ions are added to the composition for processing the material, which ensures a high degree of environmental friendliness of the floors.

Features of white floors in the interior

The main advantage of the white floor will be the visual expansion of space. Especially vividly this property can demonstrate a combination with white walls. White skirting in this case will be very relevant.

The desire to give the room lightness and elegance is easy to realize with a white floor. The interior can be supplemented with various combinations of related colors and shades in order to achieve the greatest harmony.

Regardless of the chosen material, with the help of various decor items and suitable furniture, you can create a magical snow-white tale in the rooms of the house or an elegant stylish atmosphere. Any of these options can emphasize the taste of the designer and the owner of the premises.