White floor in the interior: options, design and harmony with the colors of the walls, ceiling, doors and furniture.

Design Features

• It is a well-known fact that white expands boundaries, which means that using light flooring you can visually increase the space.
• Using different textures and materials, white will support the style of any interior.
• White can become the main “highlight” of the room or act as a background.
• White, like any other color, has cold and warm shades.

Types of finishing materials

Tiles

Ceramic tiles are durable and easy to care for. Technologies allow applying complex images, which means it is easy to choose a design for the desired style. The material can differ not only in color, but also in texture.

A glossy floor will visually increase the area due to its reflective properties, matte tiles are easier to maintain and look more comfortable in the interior.

Imitation of white marble will significantly save the budget, while in the interior it will look expensive and stylish. Among the disadvantages, one can note fragility and low sound insulation. It is also advisable to install heated floors during renovation, as the tile material is cold.

Porcelain tile

It is manufactured at a higher temperature, thus it acquires higher strength and has a dense structure without pores, which allows the use of abrasive agents during maintenance. Externally, porcelain stoneware looks like tiles, suitable for the kitchen, hallway, living room.

Wood

A noble eco-friendly material with a unique texture, color and pattern. A plank wooden floor can match almost any interior style, while always looking stylish. However, there is a downside to natural wood flooring: it reacts to humidity in the room and may start to creak over time.

The photo shows a bedroom with painted wooden panel flooring.

Parquet always remains relevant, suitable for finishing a bedroom, living room, or children’s room. Another option is laminate. The color of white oak looks especially impressive.

The photo shows a modern living room with white parquet.

White self-leveling floor

The main advantage of the self-leveling floor is its maximum wear resistance; it is not afraid of damage of almost any nature. The application technology is carried out without seams and joints. The disadvantages include a cold surface, which can be corrected with a heated floor.

The photo shows a kitchen in a minimalist style, self-leveling flooring.

Carpet

Carpet on the floor looks cozy, but requires more care. In addition to regular vacuuming, white carpet will require professional dry cleaning. Looks great in the bedroom, children’s room and living room.

Painting

Simple, but no less interesting finishing method. In addition to simple single-color painting, the floor can be decorated with various patterns. For better adhesion of paint to the surface, the floor must be prepared and cleaned.

Cork floor

Cork flooring is a soft, pleasant to the touch, environmentally friendly material that has many advantages. Cork has soundproofing properties, has a warm surface and lasts quite a long time. Cork flooring also has orthopedic properties due to shock absorption. Suitable for finishing a children’s room, bedroom and living room.

Vinyl

The covering has many positive qualities. The material is extremely easy to lay and maintain. It also has good heat and sound insulation. However, the material is not environmentally friendly and may lose its color over time.

Glossy or matte flooring?

The texture of the flooring can change the appearance of the room. In a small room, it is better to use gloss, reflecting objects, they will visually increase the area of the room. This effect can be achieved using tiles, porcelain tiles and self-leveling floors.

The photo shows a children’s room with glossy white flooring.

Matte floors will add coziness to the interior. Almost any floor finishing material can have a matte texture, so there will be no problem with the choice.

Photo in the interior

Kitchen

A white floor in the kitchen is not the most practical, but a very effective idea. The beauty of white is its versatility, it combines well with any shades. The set can be of any color. Suitable flooring materials include tiles, laminate, and self-leveling floors.

Bathroom and toilet

White floor will make the bathroom and toilet appear larger. It is worth using moisture-resistant surfaces. In addition to a single-color coating, white can be diluted with other paints, for example, with patterns or imitation wood.

The photo shows a bathroom with a podium. The finishing is done with white ceramic tile.

Living room

The material of the floor covering is selected depending on the stylistic direction. For a classic interior in the hall, carpet, wood and vinyl flooring are suitable. In a modern interior you can use tiles, porcelain stoneware, wood and self-leveling floors.

Bedroom

A white floor will fill the bedroom with air and make it more spacious. Wooden white floor will make the bedroom tender, the carpet will fill the atmosphere with coziness.

Children’s room

In the children’s room it is better to use warm materials, such as linoleum, carpet, cork. A colored carpet looks harmonious against a light background.

Hallway and Entryway

The flooring in the hallway should be moisture- and wear-resistant. A white marble floor imitating wood or tiles in accordance with the interior style will look chic.

The photo shows a hallway in a modern style. The flooring is made of marble.

Combination with other colors

Black and white floor

The classic combination of black and white has remained relevant for a long time. For tiles, the combination can be checkerboard, striped, or with the addition of one or another color to the main background. Carpet can have an elegant pattern.

White and gray

A softer combination, looks elegant on a marble floor, highlighting the natural pattern of the marble with gray. Depending on the pattern, the combination can be in a classic and modern interior.

Red and white

A bold shade. Red, combined with white, looks stylish and not pretentious. The interior may contain decorative elements of red color. Suitable for finishing the floor in a modern style.

What color of walls to choose? What wallpaper will suit?

Seemingly simple at first glance, white color will give any interior luxury, and due to its versatility it can be combined with almost any shade of walls.

• Light walls will become an extension of the white floor. Light plaster with white baseboards or wallpaper with a discreet pattern will suit a classic interior. In a modern interior, you can use brickwork and wallpaper with patterns. One of the walls can be decorated with photo wallpaper with a three-dimensional image.
• A contrasting dark color of the walls will visually stretch the room. In this case, you can focus on texture and color.
• White walls will make the room as spacious as possible. To prevent the room from being boring, you can use an unusual finishing technique, such as relief panels, brickwork or wallpaper with a shiny surface.
• White floor and gray walls. To prevent the interior from being cold, you should choose a warm shade of gray. Wallpaper with strict geometric shapes will fit well into a high-tech interior, and paintable wallpaper is suitable for finishing in a Scandinavian style.
• Deep blue will draw attention to itself. To create a marine style, you can choose striped wallpaper. You can highlight the area with photo wallpaper in blue tones.
• Shades of yellow create a light summer mood. Reflecting off the white floor, it will fill the room with sunlight.

The contrasting dark color of the walls will visually stretch the room. In this case, you can focus on texture and color.

White walls will make the room as spacious as possible. To prevent the room from being boring, you can use an unusual finishing technique, such as relief panels, brickwork, or wallpaper with a shiny surface.

White floor and gray walls. To avoid the interior being cold, it is worth choosing a warm shade of gray. Wallpaper with strict geometric shapes will fit well into a high-tech interior, and paintable wallpaper is suitable for finishing in a Scandinavian style.

Deep blue will draw attention to itself. To create a marine style, you can choose striped wallpaper. You can highlight the area with photo wallpaper in blue tones.

Shades of yellow create a light summer mood. Reflecting off the white floor, it will fill the room with sunlight.

Combination with the color of the ceiling

Finishing the ceiling in white will create symmetry in the room, in this case, attention will be focused on the walls. A boring flat ceiling can be decorated with stucco or plaster skirting board.

Darker shades are best combined with the color of the wallpaper, the ceiling can become an extension of the walls. The black color of the ceiling will become the focus of attention in the design of the apartment. In order to avoid creating a feeling of oppression, it is better to use glossy materials.

Which skirting board should I choose?

The skirting board for the floor is an important detail that should also be given attention during repairs.

• In a minimalist interior, you can do without it; white skirting boards will suit a classic and modern style.
• In a spacious room, these can be high skirting boards of an unusual shape; for a compact room, it is better to use small corners.
• A black skirting board for the floor will divide the planes and will look elegant, it will also look harmonious with black doors.

A black baseboard for the floor will divide the planes and will look elegant, it will also look harmonious with black doors.

Choosing the color of the doors

The doors should be in harmony with the overall interior of the apartment.

• White doors will become an extension of the room, it is better to use in a light interior.
• Dark color of doors and white floor. Can be combined in color scheme with the color of walls or contrast against the background of light wallpaper.
• It is better to use wenge color in warm color scheme of interior, looks great against beige background.

Dark color of doors and white floor. It can match the color scheme of the walls or contrast with light wallpaper.

It is better to use wenge color in a warm color scheme of the interior, it looks great on a beige background.

Matching furniture

Furniture can echo the overall color scheme of the decoration or become a bright accent in interior.

• In a bright living room with white walls and floors, a brightly colored sofa will mark the relaxation area.
• If you choose furniture in the same color palette as the decoration, then you need to focus on details, such as pillows, decorative elements, dishes or textiles.
• Brown furniture will add coziness to the room. The interior will be complemented by a carpet, pillows and unusual lighting.

If you choose furniture in the same color palette as the finish, then you need to focus on details, such as pillows, decorative elements, dishes or textiles.

Brown furniture will add coziness to the room. The interior will be complemented by a carpet, pillows and unusual lighting.

Design

Insertion of other colors

Insertion of other colors can be distributed over the entire surface of the floor or form a three-dimensional pattern. Individual inserts of other colors or with patterns look interesting on white tiles. In the hallway, bathroom or entryway, tiles with uniform black corners look elegant.

The photo shows a classic kitchen, the tiles have discreet black and white inserts.

Chess

The classic combination for a chessboard floor design is black and white. This design is suitable for a room in a modern style and can be diluted with other shades in the design. The shade is chosen based on personal preference; light shades are suitable for a calmer interior.

Patterns and prints

Patterns and prints on the floor are located in the central part of the room or area. The image will emphasize the style of the interior. A similar effect can be achieved using self-leveling floors, carpet or tiles.

With texture

Tiles and wood are used to obtain textured flooring. Laminate and wood panels convey the unique texture of wood. The tiles can have completely different reliefs, they can imitate natural materials or have an unusual pattern.

Style solution

Modern

In a modern style, you can use both glossy and matte coatings. In the minimalist and high-tech styles, marble, self-leveling floors, and plain carpeting look harmonious.

The photo shows a minimalist bedroom with wooden floor.

Loft

Large tiles, laminate or matte self-leveling floor with imitation concrete.

Classic

In a classic interior, the finishing is made of wood, tiles or carpet. The painted floor will be complemented by a carpet.

The photo shows a classic bedroom with white carpet.

Scandinavian

The style is restrained and laconic, a wooden or self-leveling floor will be a good solution. Small rugs will add warmth to the interior.

Provence

Painted white boards, laminate with wood texture or tiles with an aged effect look harmonious in a Provence interior.