Merry Christmas to everyone from the Polyflor at Home team!
We’re taking a well-deserved break over Christmas but we’re looking forward to seeing you in 2016 for another year of inspiring ideas, the latest trends and new flooring designs for the home!
If you are looking at ideas for home makeovers during your down time over the Christmas break, don’t forget to take a look at the Polyflor at Home website, or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone from the Polyflor at Home team!
To get 2016 off to a stylish start, we’re taking a closer look at the Pantone Colour of the Year – which this year is the blending of two soft and beautiful shades, pale pink Rose Quartz and Serenity, a calming purple toned blue.
Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director and the Pantone Colour Institute, comments on this year’s choice of colours, “Joined together, Rose Quartz and Serenity demonstrate an inherent balance between a warmer embracing rose tone and the cooler tranquil blue, reflecting connection and wellness as well as a soothing sense of peace and order.”
Photo credit – Graham & Brown
The Pantone Colour of the Year is often a great indication of trends to come, which was true of 2015’s chosen shade, the earthy red-brown Marsala hue. These colours reflect a trend for calmer and more airy tones emerging in 2016, which are ideal for home interiors as an antidote to the stresses of everyday life.
The key to using pastels in the home is to keep them fresh and current rather than too sweet. Wood effect flooring works particularly well with pale, pastel tones such as Rose Quartz and Serenity as it adds warmth to a room. However for a modern modern look, a white wood effect floor would also help to create a light and airy atmosphere.
Camaro Loc Rich Valley Oak
Secura Antique Herringbone at New Road Court, Bridgend
Light stone effect luxury vinyl tiles also perfectly complement pastel shades for a soft and feminine look. Remember that you can add extra impact to your stone effect floor design by using feature strips or grouting strips in between tiles.
Camaro Travertine with Brown Feature Strip
Colonia Glazed Metalstone
Don’t forget you can also add these new pastel shades to your home simply using a few carefully chosen accessories. Here’s a selection we’ve found online which will help you embrace 2016’s hottest colour trend.
New Jersey cushion (left) and Ditsy Lace cushion (right), both £12.99, Dunelm Mill
Whether you prefer stripes or floral patterns, you can mix or match pastel cushions on your sofa as a quick and inexpensive way of incorporating the Pantone shades into your living space.
Debenhams pink and grey wool ‘Geometric’ rug, £190.00 – £315.00
Pairing the pale pink Rose Quartz shade with grey in this bang on-trend geometric rug makes it grown up and modern (up to 70% Off in the Blue Cross Sale In-Store and Online).
For another take on the geometric trend but in the Serenity shade, we found this great statement wallpaper from John Lewis. It may be pricey but has such impact that you you could use it to create a feature wall instead of decorating a whole room.
Prestigious Textiles Remix Wallpaper, £48 a roll, John Lewis
We also love this unique March Hare print wallpaper which would look fantastic in a nursery or child’s bedroom.
Jane Churchill March Hare Wallpaper, £48 a roll, John Lewis
Don’t forget to take a look at the Polyflor at Home website where you can find more inspirational ideas for reinventing your home in 2016. Keep an eye on this blog for our advice on how find the perfect floor to complement the latest home interior trends.
It’s a brand new year and we’re sure many of you are thinking about plans for the year ahead, whether that be buying a new home or making some home improvements. Installing new vinyl flooring is a great way to freshen up the look of your living space and with our five Polyflor at Home ranges there are plenty of beautiful designs to choose from, the problem is choosing which one!
To give you some design ideas, here’s some of our favourite flooring installations that have been sent into us by our Twitter followers over the past month. We always advise that our flooring is fitted by a professional flooring contractor to get amazing results like the jobs below.
Take a look at the Polyflor at Home website for further floor design ideas and don’t forget you can also see our latest real life home installations on our Pinterest and Facebook pages.
SL Design Floor, Designatex Rich Oak Parquet
Cheshire Décor Floor, Camaro White Metalstone
Featherby Flooring, Colonia New England Elm
J&I Carpets, Camaro Nut Tree
Future Flooring, Camaro Portico Limestone with Coffee grouting strip
Downie Flooring, Colonia Quarried Millstone with Pearl grouting strip
SL Design Floor, Designatex Sicilian Oak
Leigh Baker, Camaro White Limed Oak with Walnut Marquetry Strip
STM Flooring, Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm
Dan Evans Flooring, Camaro Vintage Timber with Brown feature strip
PMO Architects, Expona Light Elm
With the winter blues setting in after the excitement of Christmas and New Year, everyone is dreaming of sunshine and thinking about where they are going to jet to for their holidays in 2016.
Using vinyl flooring from our Polyflor at Home ranges and some carefully chosen accessories, you can bring a taste of your favourite holiday destination to your own home.
Here’s a couple of inspirational ideas to try…
Modern City Break
Camaro Loc Grey Mountain Ash
If you dream of living the high life in a bustling city like New York or Paris, then it is easy to recreate the look of those stylish city apartments in your own home with some interior design know-how.
Flooring in grey woods or polished stone effects will give you the on trend look you need for creating the perfect urban home. You could start with Camaro Loc interlocking luxury vinyl tile flooring in Grey Mountain Ash as a starting point for creating your cool palette.
To add the finishing touches to your city inspired living space you could stick to a monochrome colour scheme, invest in some unusual artwork and put your fashion magazines on display rather than hiding them in a rack.
Designatex Manhattan Limestone (left) and Barça Limestone (right)
When the Polyflor at Home team are tasked with coming up with names for our latest products, we are often inspired by some of our favourite destinations – Manhattan Limestone and Barça Limestone from our Designatex range for example. These contemporary designs create the effect of slim stone tiles in a sheet vinyl floorcovering, which are ideal for smaller spaces and recreating the look of a modern city apartment.
Traditional Country Retreat
Camaro North American Walnut
If you are planning on staying on home turf for your holiday this year, take inspiration from quaint cottages and grand country manors in the UK for your home makeover.
Rich, dark woods like Camaro North American Walnut and Country Teak are ideal choices for injecting a sense of history, character and warmth into your home.
Camaro Country Teak
Our Country Teak design features authentic grain detail and markings to create an aged effect which looks really striking when paired with traditional or vintage home accessories.
By the Seaside
Camaro Loc Hickory Oak
If you are an outdoors type whose ideal holiday is taking in some sea air, going for walks along the beach and trying your hand at some water sports, then why not recreate the coastal look in your living space.
Designatex Cornish Oak (left) and California Oak (right)
To achieve this beach home feel, look out for traditional oak effect flooring with fresh, sun bleached tones. Our Designatex Cornish Oak and California Oak designs give the effect of reclaimed coastal timber that has been exposed to the elements.
A Place in the Sun
For those who crave sunshine and heat from their holiday destination, a home that takes design influences from the Mediterranean could help combat the winter blues.
With stone being a preferred flooring choice for warmer climates as it is naturally cool, our vinyl versions give the same effect without being cold underfoot, which is useful when the weather isn’t so beautiful!
Colonia Quarried Millstone with Maple marquetry strip (left) and Camaro Serpentine with Gold feature strip (right)
Get creative with inlay strips and tile layouts for a unique stone effect floor design – we love the use of the gold feature strip with our Camaro Serpentine LVT for a luxurious and exotic look.
Named after Italian holiday hot spots, Tuscan Paving and Sicilian Oak flooring from our Designatex range feature golden, taupe and beige tones to add that sun kissed feel to your home.
Designatex Tuscan Paving (left) and Sicilian Oak (right)
For more interior design inspiration, take a look at the Polyflor at Home website where you can browse our full Camaro, Camaro Loc, Colonia, Secura and Designatex ranges and order free product samples.
Whether you’re looking for a wood or stone effect floor, our Polyflor at Home collections feature both traditional and contemporary designs that can be combined with inlay strips to create an endless variety of looks.
These flooring contractors all sent us examples of their recent work and we love the looks they have achieved with our Camaro, Colonia and Secura collections.
As always don’t forget to send in your Polyflor installation photos via Twitter to be in with a chance of winning £50 worth of shopping vouchers and featuring in upcoming blog posts.
For further inspiration don’t forget to check out the new and improved Polyflor at Home website where you can order free samples and brochures to help you choose the right flooring design for you.
Flooring by Kimpton, Camaro Vintage Timber in herringbone pattern
MJC Flooring, Camaro Black Oilshale with Grey grouting strip
Wood Flooring Co, Colonia New England Elm
S&M Flooring, Secura Norwegian Maple
Diddley Rascal, Camaro Black Oilshale and White Oilshale
DL Flooring Services, Camaro Nut Tree
Orchid Bathrooms, Camaro Serpentine with Ice grouting strip
PJL Flooring, Camaro Vintage Timber with Walnut marquetry strip
DW Design Flooring, Camaro Romano Stone with White feature strip
RT Floors, Camaro White Limed Oak with Silver feature strip
J&I Carpets, Camaro Natural Oak
Scott Martin Carpets, Secura Limestone
Courtyard Carpets, Camaro Vintage Timber
The beauty of using luxury vinyl tiles in the home is that you can create an eye-catching flooring design that is truly unique to you and fits in with your personal style.
For creating more ambitious and intricate design floors, Polyflor’s experienced team of design specialists are on hand to cut tiles into different shapes and sizes using waterjet cutting technology. This method uses a high-pressure stream of water 0.1mm thick to cut through luxury vinyl tiles with exact precision.
These six designs are taken from our Camaro Creative Edge brochure which showcases some of the amazing design floors that can be created with Camaro luxury vinyl tiles, a little imagination and waterjet cutting technology. The brochure includes designs using whole planks laid in different patterns, designs where tiles require a straight cut, and more complicated designs which require bespoke waterjet cutting from our in-house Design department like those below.
Camaro American Oak triple row wood block effect triangles with Natural Oak Marquetry Strip
Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm in a herringbone design with half-width and half-length planks
Camaro Aged Metalstone, White Metalstone and Portico Limestone tri-colour random diamond design
Camaro Crema Slate and White Metalstone offset chevron design
Camaro Aged Metalstone in stitch design
Camaro Black Oilshale and White Oilshale dogtooth design
Our Design team can also create motifs and border designs using different colour combinations to add interest to a customised floor design.
Greek key border design
As you can see, with the power and precision of waterjet cutting almost any design is possible! Our team have over 20 years of experience using this technology and can even help you with development of an idea for your own home or a commercial project (price upon request).
For more design floor ideas take a look at the Polyflor at Home website, and don’t forget you can also order free product samples online to help you decide what style you want to go for.
Check out more of Polyflor’s most intricate waterjet cut floors for commercial and domestic projects on the Design Service page on our website.
With each new collection we launch, Polyflor at Home offers a wide range of traditional and contemporary designs to suit any home interiors, but on occasion our customers fall in love with a floor design from one of our commercial luxury vinyl tile collections and wish to use it in their home.
Although these high performance products have been developed with commercial interiors in mind, such as offices, leisure facilities and retail stores, there is no reason why these floorcoverings can’t be used in the home. Collections including Expona Design and Expona Commercial luxury vinyl tiles, Bevel Line luxury vinyl tiles with bevelled edges, Affinity255 2mm gauge luxury vinyl tiles and Expona SimpLay loose lay tiles which require no adhesive, altogether offer over 150 wood, stone and abstract effect designs to choose from. It is worth noting that these products include a variety of larger format tiles and planks, so are perhaps better suited to larger open-plan spaces in the home.
To order free product samples from any of our commercial LVT ranges then please visit the Polyflor website.
Here’s a couple of installation photos that flooring contractors have sent to us via Twitter which show some of our commercial luxury vinyl tile products installed in bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms…
Expona SimpLay, White Rustic Pine
County Flooring, Expona Design Antique Oak
Dan Evans Flooring, Expona Commercial Taupe Brazilian Slate
Floor24, Expona Design, Blond Indian Apple
Flooring Emporium, Bevel Line French Nut Tree
HL Design, Bevel Line Light Oak
MF Flooring, Affinity255 Smoked Walnut
Micky Baker, Expona Design Light Elm in herringbone pattern
S&M Flooring, Expona Commercial Dark Grey Travertine
We’ve teamed up with one of our favourite interior design titles Good Homes magazine to offer one lucky reader the chance to win £1,000 worth of luxury vinyl tile flooring from our Camaro and Colonia ranges.
Pick up the April issue of Good Homes magazine and go to page 139 for full competition details. Alternatively visit the Good Home website to read more and enter online.
In the meantime, why not check out the Camaro and Colonia brochures on our Polyflor at Home website to choose which designs you’d pick if you were selected as the lucky winner.
The competition is open now and will close on 5th April 2016 so remember to get your entry in before then.
Good luck!
We love getting photos of Polyflor flooring installations sent to us on Twitter and Facebook every month. They really showcase the creative effects that can be achieved using our vinyl collections, and how a professionally fitted floor can really transform a room.
So if you’re looking to update your current home or thinking about interior design ideas for a new home, take a look at the installations below for some inspiration. Remember that all the installations that we feature on this blog can also be found on our Pinterest page so you can save all your favourite flooring designs on your pin boards.
Don’t forget to check out the Polyflor at Home website which also has a wealth of interior design ideas shown alongside our full collections of Camaro, Camaro Loc, Colonia, Secura and Designatex flooring.
Here’s our pick of favourite flooring installations from the last month…
Balflooring Manchester, Camaro Atlantic Slate
CP Building Services, Camaro Loc White Limed Oak
Paul Hood & Son, Camaro Natural Oak
Perfecto Flooring, Camaro Black Marble with Ice grouting strip
Design Flooring SW, Camaro Ocean Slate with Ice grouting strip
S&M Flooring, Camaro Ambrosia Maple
Connect Floors, Colonia White Nordic Oak
Flawless Flooring North East, Colonia Welsh Raven Slate with Ice grouting strip
Featherby Flooring, Affinity255 Aspen Pine with Walnut marquetry strip
SD Flooring, Camaro Loc Black Shadow Slate
Floor 24, Expona Design Light Elm
With the Easter holidays coming up we’ve found a couple of small interior design touches featuring bunnies, eggs and florals which you can incorporate into your home to boost that spring time feeling.
Designatex Laurel Oak Parquet
Go down the Rabbit Hole
Rabbit motifs have been used in art for centuries to represent love, rebirth and nature, making them a perfect symbol to use in home interior design.
Camaro Loc, Smoke Limed Oak
Rabbit prints and accessories are ideal for animal enthusiasts and the Easter period but when used subtly they are incredibly versatile and look stylish all year round.
Fabric Rabbit Wall Stickers by Spin Collective, Notonthehighstreet.com, £28.00
Accents like the bunny wall stickers above are a simple way of adding interest to nurseries and children’s rooms. Go traditional by choosing a framed print of a classic children’s character like this one featuring Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny framed print, John Lewis, £25.00
For grown up living spaces, more modern, stylised rabbit designs like this geometric wall sticker or these origami style rabbit lamps are a quirkier choice.
Geometric Rabbit Wall Stickers by Parkins Interiors, Notonthehighstreet.com £20
Nordikka Origami Rabbit Lamp by Lisa Angel Homeware and Gifts, Notonthehighstreet.com, £36.00
Eggs-cellent Easter decorations
Celebrate the Easter holidays with a different take on the traditional Christmas wreath, with these springtime versions featuring eggs in pastel colours and feathers to give the illusion of a bird’s nest.
Speckled Egg And Feather Easter Wreath by Ella James, Notonthehighstreet.com, £29.00
Mini Egg Easter Wreath, Tesco, £30.00
Candy coloured Easter trees like the one below are also becoming more popular, you could even keep the kids busy making their own Easter decorations over the school holidays.
Yellow Easter Tree, Tesco, £25.00 (decorations sold separately)
For a more subtle egg design that you can use all year around, we love this sophisticated speckled egg dish which would look amazing filled up with Mini Eggs!
Blue Ceramic Egg Shaped Dish, Tesco, £9.50
Floral Walls
Spring is the perfect season to brighten up your home with some fresh touches of colour. Yellow is the ultimate springtime shade and the cheerful hue used in these floral wallpaper designs will bring some sunshine into your room.
GP & J Baker Flowerdene Paste the Wall Wallpaper in Yellow / Ivory, John Lewis, £75.00
Emma Bridgewater Daisy Spot Wallpaper in Yellow, John Lewis, £49.00
This pale yellow shade looks fantastic when paired with warm, rustic oak flooring like Camaro luxury vinyl tiles in Vintage Timber.
Camaro in Vintage Timber
For even more interior designs inspiration don’t forget to visit the Polyflor at Home website where you can browse through our full flooring collections in online brochures and order free samples.
Designatex Nero Oak
The bold pairing of black and white is a classic colour combination that is always in style, making it an ideal choice for a sleek and sophisticated interior design scheme.
Flooring is a great place to start when using the dynamic duo of black and white to create a striking monochrome look in the home. The luxury vinyl tile and sheet ranges in our Polyflor at Home collection offer stunning wood and stone effect designs in both black and white hues – use the View by Shade function on our website to browse and order free samples.
Colonia Nordic White Oak
It is important to strike the right balance between light and dark when creating your monochrome space, too much black can sometimes make a room feel dark and confined, whilst too much white can look cold and bare. For example, a black floor brings dramatic impact when offset against contrasting clean white walls and modern furniture. Keep the rest of your décor simple to create a minimalist style living space.
Our black stone effect Camaro and Colonia LVT designs look fantastic when paired with a crisp white or grey grouting strip (see below). We love the simplicity of the pure white tiles in this bathroom, whilst the printed wallpaper in this dining room adds a polished, retro style.
Camaro Black Marble with Grey grouting strip and staggered joints
Colonia Imperial Black Marble half cut tiles in a brickwork design with Ice grouting strip
The Noir Slate design from our Designatex collection is another great choice if you are looking to achieve a graphic, monochrome look. This design is available in a sheet format for a fuss free installation.
Designatex Noir Slate
A strong monochrome colour scheme can look very stark, to soften this style simply add grey tones, prints or textures. Adding a strong accent colour or metallic shade can look particularly eye-catching against a black and white backdrop. The red wall in this kitchen perfectly complements the chequerboard design floor created using Camaro luxury vinyl tiles.
Camaro Black Oilshale and White Oilshale in chequerboard pattern
For even more fantastic floors and inspirational interior design ideas, visit the Polyflor at Home website and browse through our collection of brochures. You can also find examples of installations in our customers’ homes on our Twitter and Pinterest
pages.
Whether you are have recently moved into a new property and want to put your own stamp on it, or you want to refresh your existing home, a new floor is a great way to transform a space.
Amongst our five Polyflor at Home LVT (luxury vinyl tile) and LVS (luxury vinyl sheet) collections we’re confident that you will find a flooring design that is the perfect fit for your interior design scheme.
If you’re undecided about which design to go for, take advantage of our sample service where you can order free product samples along with brochures on the Polyflor at Home website.
Here’s our pick of some of the flooring installations we’ve been sent over the past month…
Crowe Flooring, Expona Commercial Warm Grey Concrete with Ice Grouting Strip
Mark Tulley Flooring, Designatex English Oak Parquet
MJW Flooring, Colonia Welsh Raven Slate with Ice Grouting Strip
Paul Hood & Son, Camaro Vintage Timber
Leigh Baker, Affinity255 Dappled Oak
Orchid Bathrooms, Colonia Quarried Millstone with Maple Marquetry Strip
Marcus Howells, Camaro Natural Oak
Forever Flooring, Expona Design Silvered Driftwood
S&M Flooring, Secura Norwegian Maple
Phil Tonge, Expona Commercial Light Grey Travertine with Graphite Grouting Strip
Kurtis Ltd, Camaro Vintage Timber
Featherby Flooring, Affinity255 Aspen Pine with Walnut Marquetry Strip
Remember to keep tweeting us with photos of your Polyflor flooring, you could appear on this blog next month or win £50 worth of shopping vouchers in our Twitter competition.
Polyflor Photo of the Month Twitter competition
Thanks to everyone who sent in pictures of their home and floor makeovers. Here at Polyflor, we love seeing your images which capture what transformations can be achieved with a brand new Polyflor floor. Each month we share what we think are the best designs and ideas for you to use as inspiration on how a new flooring could reinvent just about any room in your house!
Remember all of the designs below can also be found on our Pinterest page, available to save to your own pin boards. Don’t forget to check out the Polyflor At Home website too for more interior design ideas and of course to make the most of our free samples service.
Here’s a handful of fantastic installations sent in to us this month:
S Edwards Carpets, Bevel Line Smoked Chestnut
Sam Howes, Camaro Natural Oak
Simon Peers, Camaro Nut Tree, Herringbone Design
Balflooring, Colonia Nordic White Oak
Simon Peers, Expona Design Roman Limestone
MJC Flooring, Camaro Ocean Slate
Long Lane Flooring, Camaro White Limed Oak
Southend Floors, Camaro Ambrosia Maple
Simon Peers, Expona Design Silver Driftwood
Johnny Emperor Flooring, Colonia Imperial Black Marble Offset Brick Design
Mayjay Flooring, Camaro Atlantic Slate with Grey Feature Strip
Featherby Flooring, Expona Commercial Blue Recycled Wood
Thanks again for all your hard work and remember to keep sending us photos of your Polyflor flooring, you could appear on this blog and stand a chance of winning £50 worth of shopping vouchers in our Twitter competition!
Summer has officially kicked off and with plenty of major sporting events taking place around the world we are feeling inspired by perfect green pitches and bright celebration banners.
Royal Ascot, Olympics in Rio, the Euro’s in France, Wimbledon, there really is something for everyone. We clearly aren’t the only ones who feeling inspired by all these sporting events, as we have spotted an interesting up-cycling trend using sporting equipment. Check out the ideas below for re purposing old tennis rackets that will bring the 2016 summer of sports into your home. Don’t forget to follow our Pinterest page for even more unique ideas for adding some summer fun to your home!
The unusual design is almost as creative as what you can with our Camaro Flooring.
Use retro tennis rackets as mirrors to add a Wimbledon theme to your interior.
Work on your craft skills by adding beads to these for summer garden accessories.
Now you’ll never run out of space to hang your jewellery, and display your favourite pieces.
Game, set, match! Create unique patterns that really catch the eye.
Brighter weather deserves a brighter interior so where better to look than our very own Polyflor At Home website for inspirational ideas showcasing how you can revitalise your space, for a summer ready finish. Order FREE samples of your favourite floors today!
Camaro luxury vinyl tiles in Travertine
When it comes to choosing a practical floorcovering for your home, it’s important to consider the needs of your furry family members before making a new investment
Polyflor vinyl flooring is the ideal choice when creating a pet-friendly home interior as it is affordable, easy to clean and comes in a wide variety of stunning designs.
Whilst real stone can be too cold for sensitive paws and a hardwood floor can be noisy when claws are clicking across the hard surface, vinyl flooring is quiet and comfortable underfoot, providing enough traction to prevent pets from slipping around.
Secura in Ebony
Our Camaro, Colonia, Designatex and Secura flooring products feature our exclusive Polyflor polyurethane reinforcement (PUR) which protects the floor against everyday wear and also means that it is very easy to clean in comparison to other types of flooring. Something which is not to be underestimated if you are puppy training!
Designatex in Platinum Oak
Here’s a few tips for keeping your vinyl flooring in top condition with pets in the home…
Secura in Antique Oak
Visit the Polyflor at Home website to find out more about how to best look after vinyl flooring in our Floor Care guide, or contact us at pahteam@polyflor.com if you have any questions.
Here’s some of photos of Polyflor pups checking out their owner’s brand new floor!
Poppy, sent in by Tile Productions
When your dog matches your floor! Sent in by Red Carpets Leicester
The Polyflor at Home team love to see our flooring products being used in real homes and we get fantastic photos of installations sent to us on a daily basis on Twitter.
Our favourites feature in our monthly blog post and we always retweet, so make sure to tag @polyflorathome in your tweets.
If you are an Instagram addict like us, Polyflor at Home now also has an official Instagram account. Follow @polyflorhome to see stunning photography, home makeover inspiration and even more customer installations.
Here’s our favourite installations from the past few weeks…
Emperor Flooring, Camaro White Limed Oak and Smoke Brushed Elm in mixed length and random laid pattern
Anderson Flooring, Camaro Vintage Timber in herringbone pattern
DM Design Floors, Colonia Nordic White Oak with Walnut Marquetry Strip
Longlane Flooring, Camaro Ocean Slate in brickwork pattern with Pearl Grouting Strip
Homechoice Carpets, Camaro Loc Evergreen Oak
Step on Sign, Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm and Camaro Portico Limestone in brickwork pattern with Coffee Grouting Strip
Balflooring, Colonia English Oak with Maple Marquetry Strip
Emperor Flooring, Camaro White Limed Oak
Town and Country, Camaro Atlantic Slate with Ice Grouting Strip
Paul Hood & Sons, Camaro Travertine in brickwork pattern with Coffee Grouting Strip
Balflooring, Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm in herringbone pattern with perimeter border and Black Feature Strip
Ben Woods, Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm with Black Feature Strip border around perimeter and unit
Ward Flooring, Camaro Smoke Brushed Elm
Launched in 2015, the Affinity255 collection of heavy commercial luxury vinyl tiles features 16 stunning wood effect designs in a 2mm gauge format. Originally designed for use in commercial areas in the retail, leisure and office sectors amongst others, we’ve found that the Affinity255 range has also proved to be a real hit as a flooring product for the home.
Many of our flooring contractor followers on Twitter have been sending in photos of Affinity255 looking fantastic in customers’ homes. The inspirational designs on offer in the collection have obviously caught people’s attention!
There’s no reason why commercial LVT can’t be used in domestic environments and other ranges such as Bevel Line, Expona Design and Commercial luxury vinyl tiles are also often installed in the home (read our blog).
Visit the Polyflor website to order samples from the Affinity255 range and view the brochure.
Here’s a look at some of the Affinity255 installations we’ve been sent…
DM Flooring – French Limed Oak
Featherby Flooring – Aspen Pine
Flatpack Joinery – Flamed Chestnut
Lee Carpets – Cracked White Oak
Howarth Flooring – Seasoned Grey Oak
Leigh Baker – Cross Sawn Timber
Leigh Baker – Champagne Oak
Leigh Baker – Cross Sawn Timber
MF Flooring – Smoked Walnut
We are excited to bring to you our biggest Luxury Vinyl Tile launch ever .
Camaro, the brand you all know and love has been reinvented and now features 16 brand new shades alongside some of our best-selling designs, all developed with modern homes in mind.
10 enthralling wood effects together with 6 alluring stone designs make up the new additions to the collection, leaving you spoilt for choice for a new floor for your home.
Whichever shade you choose, rest assure you will be selecting a floor that is:
You can browse the full Camaro collection in our brand new brochure and on our new Pinterest board.
Here’s a closer look at some of the new shades on offer:
Left: Bianco Oak – Middle: Boathouse Oak – Right: Midnight Ash
If you are looking for a modern contemporary flooring solution, or a neutral base for your home furnishings and fabrics, the white crisp look of Bianco Oak, the cool grey tones in Boathouse Oak or the deep dark features of Midnight Ash are sure to look stunning in your home.
Left: Cashmere Oak – Middle: Quayside Oak – Right: Salvaged Timber
If your taste is more traditional, these three wood designs are perfect for pairing with modern or traditional furnishings. Inspired by the Nordic shores, Cashmere Oak will provide a calming feel, whilst the blonde cool tones in Quayside Oak are both sophisticated and elegant. For a reclaimed finish, Salvaged Timber uses diverse tones and different plank sizes to create a recycled wood effect.
Left: Sienna Oak laid in Full Plank Chevron – Right: Wild Amber Oak
Sienna Oak has a smooth, timeless appeal that looks great laid simply or in more intricate designs for a striking effect, whilstthe rustic cracks and amber brown tones in Wild Amber Oak provide more texture and movement.
Left: Cambridge Parquet laid in Tramline Parquet – Right: Georgian Parquet laid in Parquet Herringbone
Perhaps the most eye-catching designs of the new Camaro collection, these Parquet designs are both rich with history and will give a luxurious feel to any home. Try Cambridge Parquet for a more modern appearance or choose Georgian Parquet, with its warm heritage red tones.
Left: Smokes and Brushed Concrete laid in chequerboard – Right: Organic Concrete
If you prefer industrial materials in your home, the new Camaro collection also now includes three new concrete designs. Each of these designs replicate the look of poured concrete with a fine surface texture for further authenticity. Burnished Concrete has the cool grey look of traditional concrete, , Organic Concrete introduces earthy, clay tones whilst Smoked Concrete replicates the appearance of cindered concrete with its dusty grey undertones.
Left: Glacier Slate – Middle: Highland Slate – Right: Arctic Slate
Slate designs have been used in home interiors for years and continue to be popular, so we have added three new slate designs to the Camaro collection, in a brand new format. Introducing a new slimmer slate tile, Glacier Slate and Highland Slate offer traditional cool grey and white hues in a modern shape. The crisp white shades in Arctic Slate provide a striking finish, suited to both traditional or contemporary home interiors.
Visit the Polyflor at Home website to take a closer look at the Camaro range, read our new brochure and order free samples.
Parquet flooring refers to the traditional design where small blocks of wood (or wood effect vinyl tiles) are laid in a geometric pattern to create a stunning, luxurious effect. The design dates back to the 1600s and is still as popular as ever. Instantly recognisable and often referred to as mosaic, parquet flooring is a perfect way to add an expensive feel to any room.
Real wooden parquet flooring requires a big budget and regular maintenance, but luckily, Polyflor at Home’s vinyl alternative require none of those things. Easy to clean, much cheaper than real hardwood and coming with a 10 year guarantee, the new Camaro range is the perfect solution for those that want the enticing design of parquet flooring without the extra cost.
Georgian Parquet 2252
The new Camaro range features two wood effects specifically designed to flourish in when used in a parquet design, let’s take a closer look at the two:
Cambridge Parquet 2251 laid in Tramline
So what makes Cambridge & Georgian parquet different to the other designs in the collection?
Share your parquet designs with us by tweeting @polyflorathome for a chance at featuring on our blog, we will retweet the best ones!
Concrete is often seen as a plain, industrial and not very appealing material and it is easy to see why. Predominantly used in building sites, often over large outdoor areas covered in dirt and muddy footprints – we wouldn’t blame you for thinking this way!
2344 Smoked Concrete
When it comes to interior design however, concrete is the latest big trend and can look stunning when used correctly. We are obviously not saying that you should give your local tradesman a call and ask him to fill up your living room with concrete! Instead, take a look at the three concrete designs that feature in our latest Camaro luxury vinyl tile collection. Smoked, Burnished and Organic Concrete are three brand new LVT designs that are guaranteed to look great in any interior design scheme.
Whether decorating your living room, bedroom or bathroom, rest assure that by choosing Camaro LVT you will be selecting a floor that is easy to clean, easy to install and comes with a 10 year guarantee.
Smoked, Organic & Burnished Concrete laid in hexagon design
2343 Organic Concrete
Unlike real concrete, luxury vinyl tiles are warm and comfortable underfoot and help reduce impact sound. These designs look great when laid on their own, but have a look at what you can achieve when laying them side by side. Check out this example of our hexagon design combining all three shades for a truly magnificent result.
Feel free to tweet us any of your concrete designs and be sure to follow our Pinterest for more inspiration.
