Parquetry is a style of flooring created by arranging planks or tiles of wood in decorative geometric patterns. Seen in homes, public places and featured heavily in trend-setting home decor publications, parquetry has been the world’s most popular flooring design for a long time and dates back to the 16th century.

The last couple of years have been really tough for everyone. The pandemic has really changed our outlook on many things - our families, our friendships, our work and reassess what is important in our lives. It has also given us the opportunity to take time to restructure what we do and how we do it - things like dealing with our personal relationships and even our mental health.

The UK has seen an unprecedented price increase in goods especially flooring that is predominantly made in the Far East. At One Step Beyond Flooring we have been importing flooring for over 20 years and have never seen increases in prices on this scale.

Often overlooked, these can make all the difference to the overall appearance and also performance of your new floor. Most people remember to consider underlays, scotia door bars or threshold strips, but the product that most people miss is radiator pipe covers.

As much as we love our pets as one of the family, they can be messy and damage floors, so you need a flooring solution that is pet-friendly and practical, yet also stylish. 

You need to ensure that the flooring type selected is scratch and stain resistant, and also easy for animals to walk on as some hard surfaces can be slippery underfoot.

Your bedroom should both look great and feel cosy as it is the place you spend the most time resting. Creating an aesthetically beautiful space can be expensive, however just changing the flooring can create impact without the need for a full redecoration.

There are so many options of flooring available on the market, how do you narrow your selection to choose the one that is right for you? One major consideration may be how hardwearing the flooring is.

A stunning floor sets the baseline for your interior design and should effortlessly blend in with your colour scheme, whilst being hardwearing and durable. Herringbone flooring ticks all these boxes, whether you want to create a contemporary look or prefer the more traditional, rustic feel

Solid wood floors were once only seen in the houses of the affluent and wealthy, popular in manor houses and stately homes. Over the years, they gained in popularity as the flooring became more widely accessible and affordable.

When it comes to flooring there are two things trending currently. Not only the colours, but also herringbone boards. So specifically, white herringbone engineered wood flooring and grey herringbone engineered wood flooring.