Getting Just the Look You Want: "English Pub"

Rod Lorenz

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Welcome to the first in our series of blogs on using hardwood flooring to create certain specific looksr. The first style we'll consider is the "English pub" look.

Many people today want the charm, comfort, and coziness of an English pub in their own home. I think it has something to do with creating a sense of familiarity and ease—like the Cheers bar in the classic sitcom, where “everybody knows your name.”

People like walking down into their basement and entering another world—a space that’s warm, inviting, and intimate, where they can relax and entertain in an easy-going atmosphere.

If you like the idea of having an English pub look in your basement, here are some tips on how hardwood floors can help make that happen.

Use medium to dark hardwoods.

Of course, it’s a matter of personal taste, and we’ve seen the pub look pulled off very well with relatively light floors.

Use flooring with texture. 

Hardwood reclaimed from old homes, barns, factories, schools, etc. are wonderful for creating an authentic English pub feel. The same is true for wood that is hand-scraped, wire-brushed, or distressed to give it an aged character.

Use flooring with pronounced grain.

Distinctive grain adds to the casual, informal environment typical of an English pub.

Complement and contrast the flooring to other elements in the room.

The bar, walls, furnishings, and décor should all work together with the flooring to create the English pub look. 

Be careful about choosing soft species of wood.

If you’re going to be doing a lot of entertaining in the room, you can expect things to get dropped on the floor, and soft floors more easily dent.

The right hardwood flooring can be just the element that really pulls off the English pub look, immediately conjuring a sense of hospitality and good times. Please stop by our showroom our give us a call if you’d like to discuss an English pub style for your home.

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