Mixing flooring types is an art—and a fantastic way to elevate interior design projects. By offering easy-to-understand knowledge, you can help your customers introduce eye-catching visual contrast that defines spaces and highlights their individual styles.
Use Landmark Interiors’ guide to mixing floor types to position yourself as a knowledgeable resource for your customers. Understanding these techniques allows you to offer valuable advice, enhance customer satisfaction, and potentially encourage them to explore additional flooring options
Complement the Space
Emphasize the importance of considering the interior space’s style, color, and overall layout when consulting with customers. Suggest selecting flooring that complements the existing elements for a cohesive look.
A successful flooring transition should also address the concept of visual flow. For example, matching a cool-toned floor with another cool-toned floor maintains a harmonious, balanced feel. Encourage customers to consider how the eye moves through a space, and how the direction of flooring planks or tiles can guide that movement.
You can also use our floor visualizer to help your customers get a peek at what flooring types might complement each other.
Follow Your Surroundings
Encourage customers to draw inspiration from the space’s existing style. Highlight how architectural features like beams or columns can guide the selection of materials that enhance the overall design. In doing so, this demonstrates your expertise and helps customers envision a successful outcome.
The City of Oaks and Country Oaks collections at Landmark Interiors are made of engineered hardwood and provide excellent versatility. Introduce retailers to matching wood trims and colors like Stone Hearth and Sandy Bluff, showcasing how these options adapt to varying design styles.
You can explore our Look Book to see what products have matching trims.
Creativity in Moderation
Customers will naturally be curious about getting creative. Let them know that this can be an effective way of adding personality to the flooring—but emphasize the importance of choosing complementary patterns. This helps avoid combinations that could appear overly busy or disjointed.
You should also suggest limiting selections to two or three flooring types for the most cohesive appearance. For instance, Landmark Interiors carries water-resistant laminate flooring collections—like Tidewater and Sawgrass—that blend into residential spaces, including kitchens and bathrooms. These flooring options can simplify planning and create a more harmonious appearance.
Use Transition Pieces
One important thing to cover with customers is the use of transition strips for a polished, professional finish. Explain how these pieces can seamlessly connect different flooring types—even balance cold- and warm-toned floors. Plus, they add a practical touch by helping to prevent trips or stumbles.
Transition strips offer more than just practical and aesthetic benefits—they also play a role in protecting a floor’s longevity. Without these pieces, height differences between flooring materials can cause stress and wear, potentially leading to cracks, warping, or other damage over time.
Knowledge is power. With this information, customers can better understand the long-term value of their preferred flooring, as well as better protect their investment.
Suggest Flooring Types Your Customers Will Love
Remind your customers that mixing floor types presents an opportunity for customers to personalize their space. Emphasize the individuality of each project and highlight how your understanding of flooring options lets you provide tailored solutions.
Landmark Interiors knows the importance of offering a well-curated selection. By understanding the nuances of each product, you can effectively guide customers and build confidence in your recommendations.
If you’re interested in becoming a Landmark Interiors dealer and offering these exceptional products, reach out to our flooring experts today.