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Trends and Trades, www.trendsandtrades.ca
flooring trends
The experts at Trends and Trades help
decipher today’s flooring trends.
WIDER AND LONGER PLANKS
Whether the look is sleek modern or rustic vintage, wider planks
in longer lengths continue to be a popular choice.
THE BARE WOOD LOOK
A new specialty finish called “Invisible
Touch” from Listone Giordano gives
the look and feel of natural, bare,
unfinished, untreated, wood, but with
the protection required for everyday
wear and tear. This water-based
finish protects wood while keeping its
natural appearance and the colour of
an untreated surface. In addition, it
features Listone Giordano’s new antibacterial technology.
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MODULAR-SHAPED FLOORS
Listone Giordano keeps challenging
famous Italian designers, such as,
Daniel Lago, Michele de Lucchi,
Philippe Nigro, Matteo Nunziati,
Marco Tortoioli Ricci, to think outside
the box and come up with innovative
concepts for hardwood floors. That’s
what the Listone Giordano Natural
Genius line is about; products like
the Slide, Medoc, Vibrazioni, Foxtrot,
and Quadrone represent completely
different concepts in the hardwood
floor industry.
TRADITION REIMAGINED
Traditional patterns like herringbone
and chevron are being reinvented
with modern finishes. This has been a
strong trend in the last few years and
will keep growing in 2016 with new
finishes and colours.
GREY TONES
Grey tones, achieved through a
smoking or staining process, will
continue to be a trend in 2016. Grey
tones can appear green or even
purple depending on the lighting. To
ensure your flooring looks the way you
imagined, take a few samples home
to see which tone will look best under
your lighting.