Transform Your Hallway: 5 Great Flooring Ideas for a Memorable Entrance

As the quintessential welcome into your home and hearth, the hallway is a space that should reflect the overall vibe of your home and style – while being inviting and open. Hallways as the entryway, set the mood for your whole home and tell your guests what you are all about. A thoughtlessly done hallway may not evoke warm feelings and can actually be quite a mood-dampener, even for you. So of course, it’s a great space with plenty of promise to flaunt your style and personality.

Flooring as the base, plays a pivotal role in crafting the perfect hallway. It would be wise to spend considerable amount of time choosing flooring that isn’t just good-looking, but also hard-working. Hallways can be subjected to a whole lot, especially in a family with kids and pets – heavy footfall, muddy paws, bouncing footballs, dirt tracks, et al. Besides, you need a floor that’s easy to clean and maintain. Basically, scuffs and stains shouldn’t cause you strain.

It would also be a great idea to use a flooring material that can be easily installed and removed, to switch up designs, should your tastes change over time. Keep an eye on the budget as well since there are flooring options, like luxury vinyl, that are incredibly affordable, while being superior in performance.

Luxury vinyl is a veritable winner when it comes to choice too. Pro-Tek™ offers such a vast array of colours, finishes and textures to choose from, that you would wonder why you didn’t consider vinyl floors before. What’s more, Pro-Tek™ has premium floors to suit every budget, so you never have to compromise on quality.

When it comes to choice of vinyl flooring, it all depends on the overall aesthetics of your home, of course. Without further ado, here are 5 inspiring hallway floor ideas that you could consider:

Wood you look at me?

For the longest time, wood has been on the top of everyone’s list because of its sweeping beauty, elegance and warmth. It is a perennial favourite in hallways and is essentially a safe bet. But solid wood is a bad idea for our modern-day, busy households. Moisture, scratches, dirt and grime don’t go well with wood and you would strain your budget trying to maintain it.

But Luxury Vinyl Planks (LVP) give you the undeniable beauty of wood without its disadvantages. For a hallway with high ceilings, consider a dark, intense wood-effect like Kingfisher Slate – which will make an imposing space feel more snug and homely.

For a smaller hallway, think about adding visual expanse with a lighter hue, like the richly nuanced Richmond Oak. The feeling of space can be heightened by adding tall mirrors on either sides.

For a home that evokes a more rustic, lived-in feel, consider LVP that feels roughly-hewn, like the raw appeal of Battersea Oak.

If you wish to make a sweeping statement, opt for the sophistication of longer and wider planks. Layla Walnut with its gorgeous interplay of brown and black tones is a great option to consider.

Keep calm and tile on

We know what you are thinking. Natural tiles are expensive to install and maintain and feel hard and cold underfoot. But not if you go the Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) route. LVT comes in many of your favourite finishes plus more, while being warm and comfy underfoot.

If your hallway is all about Roman columns and decorative arches, Venetian Marble will further enhance its regality. Marble is not just for the rich and famous anymore. LVT brings home the exact look of these rich materials without the exorbitant cost.

Smoke Travertine or Natural Slate are great hallway floor choices for an ultra-modern home that exudes industrial chic.

Perfect the statement floor

Parquet floors are back with a bang. The good news is, they can make quite a statement in your hallway. These abstract floors are a dramatic visual treat and can actually trick the eye into making a hallway seem larger than it is.

A Herringbone floor, for instance, adds depth and lengthens a room with its stunning zig-zag pattern drawing the eye away from the door. They don’t even have to be in a laborious real wood format either, which is highly expensive and labour-intensive. LV floors are here with a range of Herringbone patterns in varying shades for you to experiment with.

Checkerboard patterns are also all the rage now. It creates a stunning decorative focal point in a hallway, while adding tons of character. With LVT, you have the advantage of experimenting with contrasting colours and don’t have to stick to the classic black and white. Think cool greys and off-whites with a time-worn patina in a Victorian home’s hallway. Or deep brown and beige in a more modern, playful home. Statement floors are always a great idea for that ‘wow’ effect.

Monochrome it up

For smaller hallways, one of the best tricks is to opt for a floor that blends seamlessly into the wall colour. This monochrome trend helps blur the edges of the hallway and tricks the eye into thinking you have a larger space.

White walls with white tiles is one such monochrome that doesn’t have to be boring. It, in fact, invites you to be playful and lets you experiment with pops of colour across the hallway. Dot your hallway walls with exuberant and vivid artwork, like Andy Warhol’s pop-art. Add a comfy couch with colourful throw cushions or add a brightly coloured rug.

Stand out with mix and match

Vinyl flooring is your playground. It boasts versatility and flexibility more than any other flooring material. So there’s no stopping you if you want to mix and match planks or tiles. Like all décor gurus will let you know – there are no rules to great design.

For instance, you could install white marble-effect tiles all over and have a central ‘rug’ created with black slate – for a stunningly dramatic effect. This gives you the advantage of truly individualizing your hallway and making it your own. Contrasting materials, textures and finishes can produce surprisingly exquisite effects.

Try before you buy

We hope these hallway ideas have inspired you to explore more. You would benefit greatly from the XXL sized free samples Pro-Tek™ offers – so you can experiment all you want before committing to an idea.

To transform your hallway and make it the talking point of your neighbourhood, talk to us.