Picture Perfect: 16 Flooring Ideas to Connect Indoors and Out
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Vanessa Walker
20 August 2019
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
Who in Australia (aside from perhaps those living in Coober Pedy) doesn’t want an indoor-outdoor lifestyle? And of course, that means creating structures that promote a seamless experience of moving from one space to another. Flooring is a key factor in making this work, and here are 16 examples to get you thinking how it could work in your house…
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Linear + angles. London, UK
Designer: Gundry & Ducker
Designer: Gundry & Ducker
2. Polished concrete + brick. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Field Office Architecture
Designer: Field Office Architecture
4. Same shades. London, UK
Designer: Finkernagel Ross Architects
Designer: Finkernagel Ross Architects
5. Complete polished concrete. Seattle, USA
Designer: Jim Burton Architects
Designer: Jim Burton Architects
6. Large format tiles continued. Surrey, UK
Designer: Concept 8 Architects
Designer: Concept 8 Architects
7. Tiles to wood. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
8. Marking the boundaries. Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Walker Workshop
Designer: Walker Workshop
…And here’s another part of the same home.
9. Uniform approach. British Columbia, Canada
10. Tile to timber. Essex, UK
11. Mixed media. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Melbourne Design Studios
Designer: Melbourne Design Studios
12. Timber + granite. London, UK
Designer: Jones Associates Architects
Designer: Jones Associates Architects
13. Ways with wood. London, UK
Designer: Designcubed
Designer: Designcubed
15. Mismatched perfection. London, UK
Designer: Martin’s Builders & Decorators
Designer: Martin’s Builders & Decorators
16. Smooth lines. Sussex, UK
Designer: Penton Architects
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Designer: Penton Architects
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Hard to pick a favourite, they are all unique in their own right.
Hi! All very interesting but for No 13, how is this grey timber achieved??
Karen Kilkenny, the grey timber is just natural timber that has aged and weathered. :-)