Herringbone parquet in the interior

The beauty of the texture of wood fiber in the most profitable way manifests itself in the flooring. A large floor area emphasizes the play of shades of natural materials.

The history of the parquet dates back several centuries, all this time the finishing material has enjoyed unchanged popularity. Parquet on the floor is always a sign of well-being and prosperity. Piece natural parquet is trusted to be laid only by professionals, this expensive material requires special knowledge and skills.

Modern manufacturers have begun to produce standardized parquet dies and floorboards of various materials from different price segments. Knowing the basics of technology, even a novice master can master the self-laying of flooring. The most common version of laying parquet dies - in the "Christmas tree".

Parquet "Christmas tree" is considered a classic version of the location of the dies. This drawing of the parquet began to be used by master cabinetmakers for the decoration of the palace premises. The material required special treatment, as it was subjected to constant mechanical stress. Numerous receptions and balls took place in the main halls, the lack of regular heating led to fluctuations in humidity. Masters in the manufacture of parquet took into account all of its features, and it could serve for many decades.

For laying the Christmas tree pattern, a solid die made of solid wood is used: oak, ash or walnut.

Quite a simple pattern and accuracy of cuts of wood elements of parquet, made on modern equipment, allows you to mount the floor without gaps and cracks. Tight joining of dies increases the wear resistance of the parquet, does not allow moisture to penetrate the coating, thus avoiding deformations.

The parquet flooring perfectly absorbs sound and has insulating properties, therefore it is very pleasant to walk barefoot on the parquet.

Parquet manufacturers offer a full set of parts for finishing the floor according to the layout of a particular pattern, a wide range of colors and design options. One of the most sought-after patterns is a kind of Christmas tree stacking.

This drawing is slightly reminiscent of the branches of spruce. Which depart at an angle from the trunk, hence the name of the herringbone parquet.

English masters first began to lay a parquet plate at right angles to each other. The noble perpendicular interlacing of the fibers of the wood structure creates a beautiful elegant floor surface. Every detail is woven into the floor pattern. This is achieved by the fact that the end side of each plate is set end to end of the longitudinal side of the other plate. Such laying gives the highest wear resistance to the parquet flooring, since the load is evenly distributed.

Laying "English tree" is used both on the entire surface of the floor, and as a border for art inserts. This pattern gives a clear geometric pattern due to the rectangular direction of the wood grain of each plate.

Monochrome wood or wood of contrasting colors can be used for the English Christmas tree, this will add expression to the design of the room.

Sometimes, for a certain style decision, wood is aged in a special way in order to give it additional refined shades of antiquity.

A larger floorboard of dark shades in spacious living rooms or halls in combination with plain light furniture looks impressive.

Designers often use this look. Dies are stacked in strips with the opposite direction of wood fibers in each strip, visually it looks like an alternation of light and dark shades.Apply the layout of the dice in the same way, but the color of the wood is chosen in different shades. It turns out a kind of striped pattern of the floor.

The apparent geometry of the perpendicular placement of the plates can be replaced by the angular arrangement in the pattern. Each edge of the die is cut at an angle of 30 to 45 degrees, sometimes this angle is made 60 degrees. It turns out a dense coating with fewer joints. Such a picture looks elegant and sophisticated.

This type of installation allows you to use not only standard dies, but also floorboards of other sizes. Massive boards are used in loft or country style interiors. The color of the fiber of the tree is chosen for the overall design of the room Machining the edge of the board allows for high precision cutting, there is no gap between the parts.Dies or boards fit snugly to each other, and a seamless structure is created that pleases modern designers.

A huge influence on the perception of the interior is the color of the parquet floor. Hardwoods have different shades and textures. The most popular material is oak, it is affordable, has good performance characteristics, nice colors. To create accents in the parquet used ash with almost white wood, pink shades will give beech. The African wenge tree has a rich black color. But these are rare and expensive materials. It is much more convenient to give a certain tone to the parquet with the help of stain.

There is a technique for dyeing a parquet plate in different bright colors with ordinary paint with a high wear resistance. But here the beauty of the game of the fibrous structure of a tree is irretrievably lost.But finishing paint also has the right to exist and can look extremely impressive.

Adherents of more traditional views on the aesthetic design of the interior, if you want to create an exclusive parquet, you should look at the combination of painted and natural boards.

The stylish artistic combined pattern of the French Christmas tree consists of natural oak color and white floorboard. A simple geometric pattern, based on a French Christmas tree pattern, becomes a spectacular decoration of the room.

Bleached parquet plate or board allows you to see the texture of wood, and at the same time get a luxurious white floor as a background for vintage furniture.

Parquet can have a silky or smooth texture. If for the architectural design of the space you need gloss and gloss, then the parquet is polished and coated with a glossy varnish of the desired tone.

To reveal a special texture of wood, it is given a matte silkiness, for this it is treated with oil or wax, regularly rubbed with special means on an oil basis.Self care is quite laborious, the surface of the parquet is more unprotected, it should be protected from shock and moisture.

In the kitchen, the best option would be to lay a suitable laminate or ceramic tile, made in the texture of the parquet flooring. If the kitchen is combined with the living room, then in the cooking area you need to choose the same color and texture of tile or laminate as the main parquet in the living room area, good, now the manufacturer offers an unlimited palette of artificial finishing materials.

With all the variety of paint and varnish coating, the main stage is the assembly of parquet. Sets of finished parquet dies simplify the whole process. Each die or board has a modern tongue-and-groove locking mechanism, where every detail is ideally suited for another.

If you chose laying in the French “Christmas tree”, you should purchase a ready-made kit with a specific die cutting angle, or invite a wizard for laying uncut floorboard.

First, a concrete base is prepared - a screed on the beacons; as necessary, a finishing leveling with a self-leveling floor is performed.

The top is laid in a gap with a gap of half a centimeter of multi-layer plywood, cut into squares 60 by 60 centimeters or 90 by 90. These squares of plywood are glued to the self-leveling floor and are screwed to the screed with special glue and nails.

The last layer is placed on a special glue parquet die with an additional fastening with a special screw into the groove.

The laying of the first row is important: a straight line is drawn in the direction of laying, the first row is laid over it, and it must be ensured that there is a sufficient technological distance from the wall for possible deformation of the wood from moisture.

More information about the technology of laying parquet "herringbone" you can in the next video.

The layout of the parquet in the "Christmas tree" has a variety of options for location in the plane of the floor.

If the room is narrow, then it is better to use the option of the “Hungarian Christmas tree”, lined with transverse stripes. The alternation of transverse light and dark stripes will visually shorten the length and expand the ends of the room.

In small rooms, the diagonal placement of the pattern looks good, the boundaries of the floor visually increase, and the room seems larger.

For large areas, the traditional longitudinal arrangement of parquet dies is the best choice. Such laying technology creates the prospect of space. The pattern itself so harmoniously and beautifully emphasizes the beauty of wood that does not need additional decor. Only a few touches are used, stylish vases are appropriate for accents on the floor.

The unique and noble appearance of the parquet, laid in an elegant "Christmas tree", with a wealth of textures and colors in itself is a valuable piece of luxury.

The manufacturability of futurism is harmoniously combined with traditional parquet.

The expensive texture of the natural parquet is as if created for sheby-chic.

The engineering board looks unconventional and exclusive.