15 Ideas To Spice Up A Boring Floor
If you rarely find yourself thinking about the floors in your home, then they're likely perfectly fine. However, there's also a chance that your floors squeak or might even feel bouncy. Beyond that, when it comes to how your floors look, they could simply be boring. In that case, you may have been looking for ways to add some pizzaz to what's under your feet.
When it comes to what kind of flooring suits your home, you need to consider how easy it is to clean, whether or not it needs to stand up to animal members of your family, and if it will end up getting wet, according to The Spruce. That's not to mention if you're willing and able to do certain kinds of work yourself as well as how much money you have to spend on the project.
With that in mind, you can either opt for a minor (or major) reno or choose a quick fix when it comes to taking the floors in your home up a notch. Check out these intriguing ideas for spicing up a boring floor.
1. Eye-catching rug
Putting down a rug is a quick and easy way to bring extra life to your boring floor. It can also make things beneath your feet a little warmer and a lot cozier. However, it's a far from straightforward choice. While there is a wide variety of rugs available, choose a rug that will anchor the room's style.
2. Opt for a colorful carpet
While a rug can cover a single section of your boring floor, that may not be enough. If you need something to fully cover the existing flooring, then opting to install a large colorful, charming, or captivating carpet might be your best bet.
3. Add rattan carpet
Not all carpets in your home need to be soft and fluffy — although we can't deny that we do love a good shag carpet! If you're interested in something that's undoubtedly trendy and has a pleasing texture while also being wonderfully stylish in a minimalistic way, then try adding a rattan carpet over your boring floor.
4. Put down patterned tile
Just like rugs and carpets, there are seemingly endless options when it comes to the tiles you can put down over a boring floor. If you want something that's on the snazzier side, you can choose tiles that boast a stunning pattern. They can also be as colorful as you desire or beautifully black and white.
5. Paint the wood floor black
The idea of painting wood floors may be intimidating at first. However, if the wood floors in your home are in less than ideal shape, painting them a dark shade like black is a great way to cover up imperfections and turn the slats from bland and bleak to super chic.
6. Paint the wood floor white
If black floors are too dark for your personal taste or wouldn't suit the existing style of your room, then painting your wood floors white might be a better choice. Just as sleek and chic as a black floor, it can be the minimalist base for pretty much any aesthetic.
7. Put down faux wood flooring
There's a chance that you don't have wood floors at all and would love to have them. Or, you might have wood floors that are beyond redemption. In either case, you may want to consider laminate wood flooring, which comes in a wide range of colors, patterns, and sizes while often being affordable and durable.
8. Add a cement finish
Cement floors can help you achieve a unique look that can work with anything from a cool industrial style to warm contemporary décor. Whether you're willing and able to pour real cement onto your floor or just want to paint a faux cement finish onto your existing floor, you'll surely love the result.
9. Put down an elevated layer of tiles
While tiles can offer a lot to a space thanks to their colors, designs, and patterns, you can also try layering interesting tiles on your rather boring floor to create something that's intriguing and exciting. Add an extra eye-cathing element by choosing interestingly shaped tiles and placing them in alluring arrangements.
10. Switch up one section
Adding some flair to the floors in your home doesn't mean that you have to redo every inch of them. Instead, you could leave one area untouched while changing up another section. Consider pairing marble floors with wood or floors with large white tiles next to an area with smaller, colorful tiles.
11. Create distinct lines
Create an eye-catching accent on your floor by designing lines using either paint or tiles. Make them as thick or as thin as you like and have them running in a direction that flows with the existing space. Of course, if you want something a little more dynamic, you can also run various lines in different directions.
12. Use faux marble paint
There's no doubt that marble floors can be gorgeous. However, if you don't already have marble floors and adding them isn't in your budget, then you can still enjoy the same look thanks to faux marble paint. With a little creative TLC when applying and creating the effect, you'll surely adore your faux marble floor.
13. Use faux brick
Faux marble isn't the only option when it comes to creating a stone-like effect on your floors. You could also use something with less shine and more texture, like faux bricks. When incorporating tiles that are made to look like brick, it's best to choose a flat-finished option so that you're not walking on something rough or bumpy.
14. Lean into the distressed look
If your floor has seen better days, then you may have assumed that you need to fix them up and get them back to pristine condition. Of course, there's another option — you could lean into the distressed look. For instance, if you have wood floors, sand them down in some places and not in others.
15. Enhance the floor with matching elements
A bland floor won't seem so boring when it's enhanced with matching décor. Add accents, art, and furniture in the same or similar shades as your floor — as well as a few contrasting pieces — to nail a cohesive style that will bring what's under your toes up to the next level.