Laminate Flooring, in a Mansion?

I have just read about a luxury mansion in Cardiff in Country Life magazine, nothing strange there, apart from the fact that one of the features mentioned is laminate flooring.

Those who know their wood floors know that laminate flooring is not the mind of exclusive product that you would want in your luxury mansion.

Those of us who know flooring also know that this laminate has been laid in the hallway because it is easy to keep clean and hard to damage but hey, it’s still a big yo for laminate flooring to get a mention in Country Life Magazine.

On a more serious note, when you walked onto a wood floor in a lush country mansion in the Welsh countryside, you would assume it to be real wood, and it would take a well trained eye, a well trained ear or both to know that it was in fact laminate flooring that you were walking on.

It is also perfect for purpose, it is easy to clean, and it is hard to damage, the perfect floor for a hallway, especially if you want something that looks and shines like a wood floor.

Wood Flooring Choice is Overwhelming, but Fun

I just read a great post on the Mckay Flooring Blog, about how Junckers has something for, and that people should focus on the Junckers brand to make their choice of flooring less daunting.

I agreed with the post to a great degree; the choice of wood flooring is overwhelming, however, if you focus on the Junckers brand, you will be missing out on so much, so many absolutely gorgeous floor coverings that you may well end up kicking yourself further down the line.

You would be missing out on the Clyde Estuary range, which I have previously covered on this blog, because it has some truly gorgeous finishes, especially in the oak range.

You would be missing out on the gorgeousness of the Walnut (below left), Lapachio (below middle) and Birch (below right) offered up by the Caledonian range, and the luscious chocolate or golden tones brought to us in the Tuscan oak range.

In short: you’d be missing out on loads of beautiful floors. But, back to my agreement with the post, the writer does suggest looking at all brands and focussing on the one with most of your favourites, or within your price range. Also, the Junckers range is the largest, and it does have my 2 favourite finishes of all time (Sylvared Harmony and Sylvared Classic), so I would need to focus on Junckers.

What brand is your favourite? Answers in the comments below please.