Interior Design Trends in 2025: Focus on Hardwood Flooring
Each new year brings fresh trends in interior design, and 2025 promises to be a year where natural materials, sustainability, and functionality take center stage. Among the many elements that define a space, hardwood flooring remains one of the key features that add warmth and style to a home. Let’s take a closer look at the latest trends that will shape this year.
Serbian walnut as a brand
In Serbia, especially in Šumadija, there is no large walnut forest or plantation, there are plantations on small surfaces or individual wild trees, yet the quality, strength, completely unique texture and color, the wood of our Serbian, Šumadija walnut ranks among the most expensive species in the world.
Advantages of a wooden floor – Properties of wood
It is usually said that wood is stronger if it has a higher density. A method often used to determine the strength of a wooden floor is the so-called Brinell method.
Wooden floors as part of the interior
The use of wood as a floor covering dates back to Roman times when hand-finished oak planks were used and the first installment of parquet flooring like today began in France during the reign of Louis XIV.
Subfloor preparation – leveling
In order for your parquet in a residential or commercial space to look perfect, you should make plans before installing the covering. Namely, high-quality subfloor preparation will provide you with maximum durability, a beautiful aesthetic experience and comfort in the space.
Preparation of the subfloor – conditions that the subfloor must satisfy
The subfloor on which the wooden covering, parquet or hardwood flooring is placed must be solid, load-bearing, flat as well as degreased and dust-free. If the subfloor is cement-based, it must meet a very important condition related to humidity.
Parquet adhesion – types of adhesives
Nowadays, there are a large number of different types of adhesives for parquet or hardwood flooring available on the market, each with its own purpose and convenience for a specific case (parquet size, type of wood, purpose of the space where the parquet is laid…).
The effect of moisture on parquet
Wood humidity is influenced by the humidity of the substrate, as well as the conditions in the surrounding area (temperature and air humidity). For laying wood, depending on the type, the parquet manufacturer determines the relative humidity of the substrate on which the parquet or ship floor can be laid, as well as the humidity of the wood itself.
Parquet price
There are many factors that affect the price of parquet, and some of them are the type of wood from which the parquet is made, the class of wood, the size of the pieces from which the parquet is made…
Educated parquet worker equals 90% of the work done
After working for many years, primarily in the production of parquet flooring, I can freely conclude that the installers, fitters, or simply put, parquet workers, represent the most important factor in the entire segment called parquet in the interior.
