![]() Wider planks are more contemporary in style and are in the most demand currently, according to Mohawk. Wide herringbone is wider than 5″, running up to 8″ in width at least.A popular choice, this will look great in small or large rooms. Medium herringbone would generally be considered over 3.375″ to 5″ in width.We chose 3.375″ x 20″ for our classic home. ![]() Narrow planks require more cuts so the install is priced higher. Also, if you are matching older, straight planks, this size is one to consider. Narrow herringbone under 3.375″ in width allow the maximum amount of the herringbone pattern to fit in a room, displaying the beauty of the wood pattern! This works well with traditional decor it gives off classic, European vibes.What width is popular right now? How do I choose a herringbone width? See all our renovating posts and more about our current home here. The whole ordeal was a headache, but this one had a happy ending! See the difference below, before: 5″ plank red oak floors, unfinished After seeing how the wide planks looked, we chose a more narrow board at 3.375″ x 20 wide. He removed the red oak (he told us he saved most of it for a future project, but who knows) and reinstalled the correct white oak herringbone floors. Of course we wanted all the floors to match. Our home already had 2.375″ white oak wood floors running in all the rooms. In an unfortunate turn of events, it became apparent our installer mistakenly gave us the wrong flooring! We didn’t realize his mistake until all the floors in the house were sanded down, but he had given us red oak herringbone. I chose the large planks because we have spacious rooms and high ceilings, but I remained undecided if more narrow boards would have looked better running next to our older, narrow planks. Initially we installed 5″ wide herringbone floors in our home. This leads the eye to take in the beauty of the home, right from the front door! When Herringbone Installation Goes Wrong ![]() Right when you walk in our home you see the pattern leading into the home to the back living room. The pattern shows movement and draws your eye forward! See the difference below in our entry: Herringbone enlarged our rooms, particularly in smaller spaces such as our entrance. They butt up against the older, narrow planks in several rooms. We brought in new herringbone wood floors from our front door and entryway leading down two hallways, into a powder bath and our kitchen. Here’s how you can make your floors unique from the everyday plank, in a way you won’t regret! All about herringbone wood floors, installation troubles, how to choose the right width and our exact floor width But there are ways to make herringbone work on a smaller scale, too. With the cost of flooring high as it is, you may be tempted to stick to the safe option of basic plank wood flooring. Below are herringbone floors in a bathroom, identified by the staggered “V” pattern. You can identify chevron by the repeated zigzag “V” design. Here is some parquet flooring we stumbled upon in a cute shop in Paris, in a chevron pattern: Parquet is just the umbrella term that geometric floor shapes fall under, including both chevron and herringbone patterned floors. What is the difference between parquet, chevron, and herringbone flooring?
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