Part 3 - Flooring

1. Plain concrete slab floors; sealed and polished are versatile and inexpensive choices if you want an international flavor or contemporary styling.
2. Laminates or resilient flooring is a softer choice to stones or ceramic floorings with choices that appears like parquet to marble. Comparably much cheaper than real parquet, these floorings are most desired for their flexibility to cover over existing floorings instead of major hacking and re-tiling works.
3. Raised - platforms are sensational styling effects – adding warmth, homeliness and opulence with the rich grains that blends easily on any hard flooring. Now, new options of solid surfacing materials in high-gloss are making its headway for futuristic charm!
4. Large polished homogeneous tiles in monotones are one of the in-things now for living and dining areas. Its high-gloss and reflective surfaces suggest sheer opulence at a cost that is much easier on the pocket as compared to marble and granites.
5. Mosaics add visual interests and a cheerful mood for floorings or as highlights on the kitchen and bathroom walls. Gaining its popularity especially in the bathrooms, these tiny tiles are making a tremendous comeback with more varieties in colors and the versatility to create interesting motifs when arranged creatively.
6. Ornamental tempered glasses are available in a wide variety of colors, textures and sizes. You can literally walk on the thicker ones safely. Use them to decorate your foyer landing or footpath or even create a platform for electric dining experiences!
7. Incorporate a bed of pebbles and ornate seashells and starfish, etc. or simply display some artificial floras or artwork beneath temper-proof glass casing in the raised platform as design accents and you can achieve aesthetics without additional fittings!
8. Try out some chrome colors with vinyl flooring. Now available in new formulation that are resistant to most household stains and does not warp nor chip with more than ten years guarantee.