Leon Murphy
Grey flooring living room ideas provide a neutral and versatile backdrop for creating characterful interior schemes. To help get you inspired we've rounded up an array of practical and stylish living room flooring ideas from across the grey spectrum, including a host of different materials and advice on their pros and cons. As areas of high footfall choosing durability is key when it comes to living room flooring. Neutrals such as grey are versatile with the ability to provide a platform and set the scene,' says Jodie Hatton, residential design manager at Brintons (opens in new tab).
Creating a warm and cozy atmosphere, carpet is a popular choice for living room flooring, and opting for grey is both a stylish and practical option. 'Grey is perfect for living room carpet ideas, it creates a calming backdrop and works seamlessly with our colors, adding texture and introducing natural, tactile materials to a scheme.
As well as bringing subtle decorative element a grey carpet with a gentle repeat design can also have practical benefits, too, as it can help disguise stains and wear and tear. Wool provides luxury underfoot and helps to insulate your home for warmth and comfort.
In this luxury living room, polished, large grey stone floor tiles bring beautiful subtle texture whilst adding to the sleek and modern feel. Natural stone tiles work well over underfloor heating making it a good flooring choice for open plan living rooms.
With it's strong black and white elements this room could run the risk of feeling stark and cold, but the combination of grey floor tiles and a deep-pile grey rug help to soften and warm-up the scheme. If you're planning on al all-grey living room then, like with any monochrome scheme, it's important to factor in plenty of texture as without it the space can run the risk of feeling flat and lifeless.
A grey rug is a good choice for a black and white living room or for monochrome schemes as it will help calm the high-contrast tones. Featuring beautiful natural graining and myriad different tones, wood flooring for a living room is a brilliant way to bring texture and character to the space, plus there's a huge array of styles and colors to choose from, from warm sandy and rich chestnut tones to silvery grey.
Engineered wood flooring is a good option if you are thinking of installing underfloor heating and is available in a host of natural brownish-grey tones and decorative laying patterns.
Alternatively, luxury vinyl flooring or wood-effect porcelain tiles capture the effect of natural wood while offering additional benefits of being easy to lay and clean, plus as the designs are digitally printed, they often come in a wider array of grey designs that may not be achievable with a natural finish.
If you're looking for grey flooring for a modern living room then polished concrete can be beautifully effective as demonstrated in this scheme by Barker & Stonehouse (opens in new tab). Being extremely hardwearing and low maintenance, it is a practical choice for high traffic areas, plus is great for use with underfloor heating.
Flagstone flooring is a classic farmhouse living room idea and a great way to bring rustic character to traditional and contemporary spaces. A porcelain tile is non-porous and will therefore provide a stain proof option which can be preferable with young children,' explains Fernandez.
At the extremes, white will make a room look more spacious, and black bring the walls visually inwards,' says Justyna Korczynska, senior designer at Crown (opens in new tab). Not only is it a wonderful companion to other neutral shades, but it also has the power to balance out bold accent colors,' Jodie Hatton, residential design manager at Brintons. For a dramatic look, pair grey with layers of dark, moody tones like aubergine or midnight blue. If you’d like to incorporate a fresh look, infuse the palette with a lighter, softer shade that glows, like golden yellow or bright green,' adds Jodie Hatton.
