Stay Ahead of the Curve: The Top 2024 Wood Flooring Trends for Your Living Room

Looking to upgrade your floors this year, but aren’t sure where to start? Elizabethtown Flooring is here to help! The living room is the center of the home, and one of the best ways to help freshen up this important gathering area is with modern hardwood flooring. These top wood flooring trends for 2024 are sure to give your space the contemporary makeover it deserves.

High-Contrast Colors

One of the most popular trends this year is high-contrast colors. You can elevate your living room with a more dynamic look by choosing a very dark or very light color for your wood floor.

For example, if your space has light-colored walls and furniture, consider a bold, dark-colored hardwood floor to balance the other colors in your space and give your room a more unique, varied look. These darker wood colors also have the benefit of being less susceptible to showing dirt or dust, making them a practical choice as well.  

Similarly, bold light-colored wooden floors can have the same effect. They can open a room and are extremely prevalent in Southern-style homes, bringing the same aesthetics to your living room.

Wide Hardwood Planks

Wide hardwood planks are a trendy alternative to the narrower planks of a traditional hardwood floor. Like lightly colored wood floors, wide planks can open a space and make your living room look larger, more spacious, and inviting. Depending on how large your room is, wide planks can also make a floor look less crowded, leaving room for colorful area rugs that can really help tie your space together.

For those who love their wooden floors to show the wood grain, wide planks have the added benefit of doing just that. The wider the plank, the more wood grain and natural variance of the wood shines through. These wide planks are perfect for homeowners who are looking to give their living rooms a more natural look.

Unique Patterns and Variations

Wooden floors with unique patterns and variations can help create a vibrant look for your living room, just like a dark or light-colored floor, while still maintaining the realistic look and color of traditional hardwood flooring.

Hardwood floors with high variation allow for each plank to showcase a unique combination of natural colors and wood grains while combining to create one stylish, cohesive look for your living room floors.

Variations and patterns in your hardwood combine the eclectic look of vintage hardwood floors, modernized for today’s flooring trends.

Luxury Vinyl Flooring

Luxury vinyl flooring has also become increasingly popular, thanks to the wide range of wooden floor styles it provides for a realistic budget. All the above trends can be achieved with vinyl plank, and with our vinyl flooring, you can be sure you’ll have a durable, practical floor as well as a beautiful one.

Vinyl plank will look just like traditional hardwood flooring, including variations in pattern and grain. Elizabethtown Flooring also carries many options for vinyl plank sizes, for those who are looking for narrow planks, wider planks, or anything in between. There is also a myriad of colors to choose from, so you can be sure that your new floor will fit the unique vibe of your living room.

Eco-Friendly Wood Floors

For a truly modern and sustainable option, eco-friendly flooring is not only beautiful and high-quality, but a great option for the environment as well. Elizabethtown Flooring is proud to offer a wide selection of Eco and Green Flooring.

Eco-friendly wood floors look just as beautiful as other hardwood flooring, but each design is created with responsible forestry practices in mind and made with natural and/or recycled materials. Plus, the eco and green options at Elizabethtown Flooring are low-VOC which, in short, means they have no impact on the ozone layer and will not affect the air quality in your home.

How to Pick the Right Flooring for You

Even within this list of the top 2024 trends for hardwood floors, it can be a daunting task to choose which flooring is right for you and your living room. There are a lot of variables to consider, like how hardwood floors can complement and elevate your already existing furniture through the various styles and colors to choose from. The look of a room is all about personal style.

Additionally, it’s important to consider the use of the living room. Is there a lot of foot traffic daily? If so, the durability and maintenance of your wood flooring is crucial when deciding on a specific look.

Pet-Friendly Hardwood

When choosing the right wooden flooring for your home, it’s crucial to consider if the foot traffic will be created by more than just the people in your home. If you have pets, it’s also important to consider the impact your furry friends can have on your hardwood floors.

Luckily, we offer both waterproof and scratch-resistant hardwood floors. Any accidents or potential scratches won’t damage your beautiful wooden floors, and your pets can stay free to roam throughout your home.

Ready for Your New Floors?

At Elizabethtown Flooring, we’ll help you through every step of the way. No matter where you are in the process of choosing your new flooring, we’re here to make sure the process is fun and problem-free.

If you’re ready to update your floors for 2024, or if you’re looking for something specifically catered toward your vision for your dream space, our FAQs page is a great place to start. Or, if you have more specific questions, please contact us today – we’d love to help you upgrade your living room with brand-new wood flooring that’s catered to your style.