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Specified: Flooring for all eventualities

Words:
Claire Leavey

From ancient bog oak to the cruel desert, bodyshop bashing to a power stance class, our flooring selections are here to help specifiers brighten up their interiors

Handgrade Premier Bog Oak, Havwoods

When Tanya and Pete Marsh restyled their beautiful home in Cheshire’s golden triangle, the choice of ancient Bog Oak for the flooring meant Pete could really feel at home. ‘Pete was dug up in Wilmslow’, says Tanya, ‘but obvs it’s changed since he was a lad, and this triple-layered FSC flooring takes him right back to when he had legs.

With a 6mm wear layer, in premium lengths and widths and multiple patterns, it would be great for underfloor heating – though we decided against that, cos even before he got unearthed at the dig, Pete had always liked the humidity, and he didn’t want to dry out.’

www.havwoods.com/uk

 

Credit: Jana Sebestova

Beton Porcelain collection, Casalgrande Padana

The Fiat, the Fiat F76

The beastly old beast of Turin: We’ve done up the workshop, the shop where they bashed that beastly old beast from sheet tin. Mere concrete? Stained concrete? Pish pash! We’ve gone posh! with a floor of fine porcelain stoneware in pearl. In huge 9 mil slabs with a spatula finish that looks (if you squint) like the actual thing.

Alright, you are right when you say that the beast wasn’t bashed here:- you’ve got me, OK! But this bodyshop bashed some other cool cars for ragazzi anyway.

www.casalgrandepadana.com

 

Taralay Libertex looselay, Gerflor

Welcome everyone to our really empowering Tory Power Stance class. Under your feet, ladies and gentlemen, you’re experiencing the durable, hygienic, high quality sensation of our newly laid Taralay Libertex looselay flooring, which was installed quickly between Brownie groups by my husband Gary with minimal subfloor preparation. You’ll notice it’s durable, acoustically damping, and will enhance the sense of personal empowerment and unstoppability what comes from the psychologically powerful Tory Power Stance what we will endeavour to teach you tonight. I’ve got some of Gary’s business cards here if anyone wants one.

www.gerflor.co.uk

 

Credit: Ceramiche Refin

Namib tiles collection, Ceramiche Refin

‘Oh, darling John Mills as Captain Anson, this new bathroom is everything!’ ‘Yes, Sylvia Syms as Sister Murdoch. Worth waiting for. It perfectly captures the exquisite tones and textures of the dessicated landscape where we first met.’

‘The desert. Yes… The cruel desert. These versatile ‘Oasis’ and ‘Linen’ tiles are just as enduring and as majestic, but without the treacherous quicksand and terrifying lack of taps.’

‘True, lovely beautiful Sylvia. Feel that wonderful Italian textured porcelain stoneware, and imagine the bliss of that giant bath when we finally find an oasis. Meanwhile, we’ll keep harvesting our sweat. Beer?’

www.refin.it

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