Top 13 Flooring Ideas for a Modern Living Room
If you’re looking to literally rip out your living room flooring, you obviously need a replacement that is better than the last one. Here are our very best living room flooring ideas that will for sure take things to the next level:
1. Hardwood Flooring
Listen. We don’t want to sound rude. But we’ve seen like a ton of Tik Tok videos of people ripping out their hardwood flooring for a subpar replacement. Definitely don’t do that. Hardwood flooring is the peak of luxury at this point.
2. Engineered Wood
I have to be honest here. I am a little biased to engineered wood since all my bedroom furniture is quite literally made of this stuff. The only thing I could probably warn you about is that they don’t do very well with water.
3. Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP)
If you’ve ever seen this type of flooring somewhere, we can almost guarantee that you’ve seen it at a bar or a fancy restaurant. We have to admit. It does look super cool and it would for sure take your floor to the next level.
4. Laminate Flooring
Listen. We’re broke. There’s no denying it. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t get to enjoy some really good flooring. Our best bet is laminate flooring as this will for sure last you a long time while literally being dead cheap.
5. Porcelain or Ceramic Tile
If you’re going for the luxury look, you should for sure make the switch to tile flooring. Our best recs for you is porcelain or ceramic. I love how these brighten up your entire space super instantly without extra help.
6. Polished Concrete
Pets are the new children. I’ve got a few and chances are you’ve got them too. Polished concrete can literally be the best option for them as they can for sure withstand all the fur and occasional accidents that come along.
7. Natural Stone
Listen. Chances are you came across a super vintage home and instantly bought it without thinking twice. You’re probably panicking now about the flooring and other renovations. Here’s the thing. Don’t change the flooring. Like ever. This is the vintage statement piece your home needs and can for sure add a ton of personality to it.
8. Bamboo Flooring
We’re taking some inspo from the Japandi style for this one. The Japanese literally love their bamboo furniture. And we can’t disagree. Bamboo flooring has for sure stolen our hearts and we love how its environmentally friendly too.
9. Cork Flooring
Let’s continue with our fav topic – eco-friendly living room flooring ideas. We have to admit. We are very serious about this stuff. Our entire house is pretty much biodegradable which is why we can’t rec cork flooring enough.
10. Carpet Tiles
Listen. We’re not judging you. We’ve definitely never heard of carpet tiles either. But you’re for sure going to love what this is about. Basically, this is a carpet with tile patterns to look like your living room is literally filled with tiles.
11. Terrazzo
We’re not here to judge you but this is probably one of our least fav types of flooring. That being said, these will for sure be perfect for homes with a ton of children running around all the time since it’s like super durable.
12. Vinyl Sheet Flooring
If you’re bougie on a budget and want a cheap natural look, Vinyl sheet flooring is for sure your best friend. Vinyl can look like literally anything you want – wood, tone, or even tile. The best part? It’s actually really durable.
13. Reclaimed Wood
If you ever come across used wood, literally never think twice to reclaim it and turn it into your new flooring. Think about how each plank has its own story and everything each of them for sure went through to get to you.
