What Is Parquet Flooring? Types, Patterns & How to Spot Real Wood

Elegant parquet flooring in a classic living room with decorative geometric wood floor pattern

Parquet flooring is a wood floor made from small blocks or strips of solid or engineered hardwood laid in a repeating geometric pattern, such as herringbone, chevron, basketweave, or Versailles panels, instead of long parallel planks. Parquet describes how the wood is laid, not a separate kind of wood. Parquet is one of the styles […]

What Is Herringbone Flooring? Pattern, Materials, Sizes & Styles

Natural white oak herringbone flooring in a bright modern living room with a true 90-degree staggered pattern.

Herringbone flooring is a floor pattern made from rectangular planks, blocks, or tiles laid so that the short end of each piece meets the long side of the next at a 90-degree angle. Repeated across the room, that arrangement creates a broken zigzag that looks like the skeleton of a herring fish, which is where […]