We’ve all heard of a feature wall – you might even have one in your own home – but what about a feature floor? Whether you’re drawn to dramatic geometric patterns, are a sucker for stripes or can’t get enough of colour, these floor finishes offer plenty of inspiration for a design statement that’s oozing with wow factor. From asymmetric tile schemes to show-stopping carpets, we’ve rounded up a selection of spectacular flooring schemes to take your breath away.

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There’s nothing like the feeling of a cosy carpet underfoot as you pad around your house, and this sensational striped design packs plenty of punch. It warms up the otherwise neutral colour scheme of this living room and brings a welcome energy to the space. Perfect for bedrooms, playrooms and communal living spaces, carpet helps keep heat in the room and reduces noise, so it’s a win-win, especially if you live in a flat.

Featured striped carpet available from Alternative Flooring.

LVT flooring (which stands for luxury vinyl tiles) offers high durability and is long-lasting, too, so perfect for the traffic-heavy areas of your home, like the kitchen. While it’s super practical, that doesn’t mean it has to be boring, as this combination of styles highlights.

A smart and sophisticated stone-like LVT covers most of the floor, but to add interest and character, a colourful, Victorian-inspired patterned tile has been laid around the kitchen island, making a style statement.

Featured LVT flooring available from Amtico.

Bring a touch of the outside into your bathroom with floor tiles that depict beautiful botanical colours and shapes. The verdant greens featured on these porcelain tiles have even been laid up the walls, too, to really allow the homeowner to feel immersed in nature.

Marrying the patterned tiles to the same-shaped plain tiles stops the scheme from feeling too busy, and the fractured edge avoids a severe divide. Finally, adding a potted plant adds to the oasis-like vibe. 

Featured porcelain tiles available from Baked Tile Co.

If you love the look of a rustic brick floor but don’t live in a period property, these slimmed-down terracotta tiles are the perfect solution. With a thickness of just 2cm, you can recreate a farmhouse feel in any space, from kitchen to pantry, utility room to bathroom. Their hard-wearing quality also makes them ideal for a hallway or entrance way, and their earthy colourway creates a warm and welcoming feel. Lay them in a herringbone pattern for maximum authenticity.

Featured terracotta tiles available from Artisans of Devizes

For a hallway that oozes luxury, oversized marble tiles in a monochrome colour palette are the clear winners. The timeless black and white duo offers a neutral base for any interior, with the distinctive marble veining bringing a depth to the space. Laid in a traditional checkerboard pattern, this flooring would work equally well in a bathroom, providing a cool, not cold finish that feels soft underfoot.

Featured tumbled marble tiles available from Ca’Pietra

Turn your bedroom into a boudoir with an oversized statement rug to treat your feet each morning and night. If the main flooring of your bedroom is floorboards or LVT, it can tend to feel a little cold and lack the warmth you’d typically want in your sleep space, so a huge rug that fits under the bed and beyond, could be just what your bedroom needs. Opt for a design with plenty of rich colours and fluid shapes for a sumptuous feel.

Featured floral rug available via Covet House.

Stripes are a style that never seems to go out of fashion, but this homeowner has added a sweet-as-candy twist to their bathroom by pairing their statement flooring with their walls. Sticking to the same rose pink shade but mixing up the thickness of striped porcelain tiles creates a complementary contrast, and laying the floor tiles in different directions creates a zone for the freestanding bath to become a real feature in the space.

Featured striped porcelain tiles available from Ca’Pietra.

If you can’t live in a meadow of daisies, bring a meadow of daisies into your home! This playful carpet has a retro feel that, when used on the stairs of this family home, really brings the space alive.

Carpet is perfect for dulling the thumps and thuds of children running up and down your stairs, and with a design as delightful as this one, the hope is that they’ll tread more carefully.

Featured floral carpet available from Alternative Flooring.

This clever merging of two types of flooring divides a bedroom and an ensuite, ensuring each area of the room has a clear purpose, but without a harsh dividing line. While the bathroom side opts for a cool and classic stone tiled floor, the bedroom side chooses a warm, wooden engineered oak flooring that has been married together seamlessly. The contrast of the two makes for a stylish statement, while the change in feel underfoot will bring a welcome surprise.

Featured engineered oak flooring available from Chaunceys Timber Flooring.

If you love playing host, then you’ll find that your kitchen is most likely the hub of your home. A statement geometric flooring like this one will ensure that everyone wants to be partying at your place, so lean into the loudness and go for it!

To tie your whole kitchen scheme together, opt for a flooring that features colours already in your kitchen, like the dark navy of the island, which is reflected in the tiles. 

Featured bar stools available via Covet House.

For the ultimate inspiring working from home space, choose a carpet with a bit of personality, like this zig-zag design. Featuring a rich, jewel-toned colour palette inspired by nature's gems, it might be business as usual up top, but down below it’s fun and funky!

By keeping the walls and skirting boards of this home office to one deep blue shade, the room still looks sharp and sophisticated but lets the flooring do the talking.

Featured zig-zag carpet available from Crucial Trading.

When it comes to choosing a flooring for a kids' room or playroom, comfort and easy cleaning are the two most important factors that come to mind. And a vinyl offering in a fun design like this space print is perfect to inspire young minds, but keep them safe and clean, too. Non-slip and wipe-clean, it's a win-win for all parties. Choose to add a thermal backing to keep the room extra toasty for little ones to play in all year round.

Featured vinyl flooring available from Flooring Superstore.

For a floor that will have guests, well, floored opt for both light and dark wood planks and lay them together in a chevron pattern like this one. The contrast in colour makes for a stylish talking point, but the use of the same material stops it from looking too gimmicky.

You could also choose to lay the wood planks in a vertical stripe formation to make the room feel larger, which would work beautifully in a snug, cabin or studio space.

Featured chevron wood flooring available from Havwoods.

Take a tip from the Romans and choose a statement flooring rendered in monochrome mosaic tiles. The tiny hexagons of porcelain add an extra level of detail to the floor, while the limited colours keep the look modern and clean.

Ideal for a bathroom, or even a hallway, while these tiles can be purchased by the sheet for ease of laying, if you opt to buy them individually, you can have some fun creating different designs and even writing out a message.

Featured mono porcelain mosaic tiles available from Hyperion Tiles.

If you find yourself inspired by eras gone by, then these Victorian floor tiles are a fantastic replica of times past. Each of the tile pieces shown can be laid in a variety of formations and comes in several colours.

This star design gives a traditional flooring a more modern feel, and the slightly muted colours ensure it’s not too loud or busy. An entryway, utility room or even conservatory could be the perfect place to lay these heritage tiles. 

Featured tiles available from Original Style.

Harking back to the Art Deco days (and beyond) a terrazzo tiled floor is always going to make a statement, and this one is no different. Flecked with a rainbow of shades in larger pieces than most, this floor demands attention and the large-format tiles work beautifully in this contemporary home office. To really envelope the space in pattern, the homeowner has chosen to continue to floor tiles onto the lower third of the wall too, to increase the wow-factor.

Featured terrazzo flooring available from Porcelain Superstore.

Sure, marble is smart and sophisticated, but it can also be fun and frivolous, too, and this mix-and-match design shows just that. Laying highly veined marble alongside a more subtle option allows for a glorious mix of colours, textures and patterns to combine for a show-stopping floor.

Available in a matt finish, this is a floor that demands to be caressed and won’t fail to make a design feature in any space.

Featured marble flooring available from Mandarin Stone.

A wooden floor can easily become the star of your space, especially if the natural grain of each plank is shown in all its beauty. Natalie Mudd, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Knot & Grain, explains, "Premium bespoke engineered wood flooring is the perfect way to make a statement in your home. Rich, dark woods and herringbone patterns add depth and style, elevating your interior with natural textures, blending timeless design with modern craftsmanship."

Featured wooden flooring available from Knot & Grain.

If you’re looking to add colour to your room in abundance, then look no further than a stand-out rug in a smorgasbord of shades. The vibrant colours of this wool rug tie in beautifully with the designer sofas and immediately warm up the polished concrete floor below. The organic shapes and fluid lines bring an energy that makes you want to let your hair down and enjoy life, which makes for a very statement floor indeed.

Featured rug available from Sonya Winner.

Leopard print might be popular in the world of fashion, but it’s also a pretty big player in interiors too, and this cool carpet will turn any stairwell from drab to fab! Although leopard print is quite a busy design, it can be treated like a neutral and pairs with a rainbow of colours, making it a winner to tie rooms together. Go for a thicker underlay on high traffic areas such as stairs, landings and hallways to ensure the carpet lasts longer.

Featured leopard print carpet available from Tapi Carpets.

They say flooring finishes a room, and nothing does it better than an elegant wood flooring like this one. Inspired by 17th-century France, these engineered wood panels come in two different patterns and three different stains to ensure you get the perfect finish, whatever your space. With flooring as good-looking as this, you can guarantee shoes will be left at the door!

Featured wooden flooring available from Woodpecker Flooring.

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