parquet floors
Patterned wood flooring
Parquet floors are flooring made of small wood pieces arranged in geometric patterns—herringbone, chevron, or basketweave designs.
The technique creates decorative surfaces associated with formal or elegant interiors: The old ballroom had original parquet floors.
Parquet distinguishes patterned wood flooring from plain hardwood planks.
- walnutEdible hard-shelled seed
- tongue-and-grooveInterlocking plank connection method
- oakQuercus genus member
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- floor polishSurface coating for shine
basketweave · herringbone · refinishing · polish · dust mop · maple · French chateau · grand ballroom · chevron · mosaic · marquetry · engineered wood · geometric · hardwood · inlay · sanding · mahogany · wood grain
- ballroom featureschandeliers, dance floors, grand pianos, orchestras, balconies
- French decorarmoire, boiserie, French provincial, Limoges, Louis XV style
- VersaillesVersailles, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Sun King, palace grounds
- Victorian decorVictorian design, parlour, drawing room, fainting couch, ornate patterns
- European aestheticbaroque, art nouveau, art deco, gothic, renaissance
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
parquet floorswall-to-wall carpet
Flooring covering entire room
carpet · carpeting · bare concrete · dirt floors · earthen floors
parquet floorsshag carpet
soft flooring · rubber matting · tatami mats · cork flooring