Recycled Leather Flooring Room Makeover

January 23, 2012

We’ve known for 3 years the benefits of installing a recycled leather floor. Watch this clip from US home design show Divine Design to see how Candice Olsen transforms a bedroom. If you’re interested in this material for your own project please check out our range of Torly’s leather floors.

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Vinyl Tiles -v- Real Tile

January 23, 2012

We came across this good and informative piece of video from Donnie at Floor My Life TV discussing the pros and cons of Luxury Vinyl tiles over real tiles. LVT flooring is the only floor sector that is growing it’s market share in North America.   McKay Flooring are an approved Karndean contractor and we [...]

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How to Install Hardwood Flooring on Top of a Carpet

January 23, 2012

This is a great solution if you live in a rental property and want to customise your living space by fitting a wood floor. Simply lay your wooden floor on top of the existing carpet and when you decide to move to a new place just pick up your floor and take it with you. [...]

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The World’s Largest Wooden Structure

January 20, 2012

Located in Seville and Designed by architects Jurgen Mayer H. the Metropol Parasol was conceived to stand out from its medieval surroundings with  the timber neutral tones helping to harmonize the stark contrast of the ultra-modern structure with the ancient street life below. Stairways and storefronts are situated under the wooden parasols which are now the largest wooden [...]

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DIYing to Help You

January 19, 2012

As well as offering an installing and  renovation service for wood floors, laminate, parquet and  specialist sprung sports floors we also cater for the supply only market (via our website plus direct to the public in our showroom) with many tradesmen, contractors and DIYers  choosing McKay Flooring to buy their wood flooring and flooring supplies [...]

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Recycled Pallets – 11 Great Uses

January 18, 2012

We’ve previously featured reclaimed shipping pallets used to make flooring and have stumbled across this excellent article at Home Design Find that high lights eleven different great uses various artisans and designers have put pallets to throughout the home, reinventing them as contemporary furniture and fixings.

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Domotex 2012 – The Floor Fair with Flair

January 17, 2012

Domotex 2012, the world’s leading trade fair for floor coverings is currently wrapping up in Hannover. Over 350 exhibitors from all over the globe gather to display their wares and showcase new designs and technologies in the world of flooring. We’ve spent the last two days visiting the show to see what’s happening and to [...]

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The Style Files – A Danish Home

January 16, 2012

The Styles Files Blog recently posted an interiors feature that threw the spotlight on a little known Danish wood floor manufacturer Dinesen who specialise in wide board flooring milled out of Douglas fir and Oak. Dinesen can manufacture boards up to 45cm wide and lengths over 10 meters long! Established in 1898 Dinesen have been distinguishing [...]

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Wood with Wow Factor

January 15, 2012

Sit back and enjoy these stunning photos of inspiring contemporary wood and timber architecture. This great compilation by The Cool Hunter requires few words to back up these amazing spaces and interior stylings.

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