Reclaimed Opepe Floorboards a Designers Dream

Reclaimed Opepe Floorboards are an interior designers dream. Opepe flooring, for those that remember it, is the type of floorboard we all used to run, jump bounce and fall on in physical education lessons throughout our school days. Yes, that's right Opepe is what they used to make the sportsfloors in school halls and gymnasium's.

A hard but springy wood with a satin-sheen, Opepe was finished with a thick, hard setting lacquer. This means that the life expectancy of Opepe reclaimed floorboards is about the same as the life expectancy for when the wood was new.

Once an Opepe floor has been laid, sanded and refinished it is one of the most beautiful floors known to man.

Reclaimed Opepe is a designers dream, because it is cheap, and because it instils nostalgic feelings, designers want people to be happy in their rooms, and nostalgia is a trigger for floods of happiness in most people. Opepe is also perfect for the kind of retro look that is so popular at the moment (not that I know much about it of course, being a grunting male).

Although it is a stereotype; people with the kind of personality traits found in interior designers, are also found within those of us who have been among the first to embrace green or greener lifestyles. Reclaimed flooring is an excellent way to go green, because obviously it is saving the forests.

Finally, another benefit of Opepe reclaimed floorboards is that the product is no longer being manufactured. Therefore stocks are not limitless, so interior designers can give their customers a limited edition floor. Of course the £10 per square meter price tag is also a massively plus in the Opepe box.