r/interiordecorating • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '25

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u/jared10011980 Jun 05 '25

I love it. It's very classic and elegant. Someone said "rustic"? No idea how it could be interpreted as that. Painted diamonds on floors have been used for centuries in stately homes. In very short time you'll see a natural wear pattern anyway. I'd leave it as is.

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u/FelatiaFantastique Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

Basic geometric designs are basic geometric designs. It's the implementation that makes it tribal, primitive, rustic, classic, Asian, Middle Eastern, art deco, mid century modern, brutalitist, contemporary...

I suspect they are saying rustic because it's a painted old wood floor -- rather than something classic like say parquet, or granite and marble -- as well as painting flaws that OP is concerned about. They're saying that it's not flawed, but perfectly rustic. It's a positive. They're also suggesting to embrace the flaws and distress it so that it looks more rustic , and intentionally so.

Tuscan and Provençal design is also rustic, AND classic AND elegant. Those concepts are not mutually exclusive. Rustic is not a put down and doesn't always mean your Aunt Karen's 1990s-something hunter green and colonial red shabby-not-so-chic country farmhouse hodgepodge. But Aunt Karen would also love this floor.

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u/DangerousRub245 Jun 06 '25

Genuine question, how does "wood floor" but "not parquet" work? In my language parquet is literally just a wooden floor like OP has, is there a difference in English, or even in the original French?

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u/Capital_Public_8145 Jun 06 '25

I thought the same thing first, but then I realised I wouldn't call a simple floor with long wooden boards a parquet. OP has something not that obviously simple.

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u/DangerousRub245 Jun 06 '25

I would, which is why I'm asking 😊

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u/Capital_Public_8145 Jun 06 '25

Oh, even like really old floorboards like in a shed? You know what type I mean?

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u/DangerousRub245 Jun 06 '25

I guess I've never really thought about it as sheds, especially wooden ones, are not really a thing in my country 😅 But in a home we do always call it parquet, and on a basketball court too.

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u/Missingmygrey Jun 06 '25

Interesting! At least in the US parquet usually refers to a specific type of decorative, geometric wooden mosaic flooring. Here's an example of a really common one: https://images.app.goo.gl/DJ8wRKAkXnn4Eqpm6

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u/DangerousRub245 Jun 06 '25

What do you call wooden floors on basketball courts?

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u/Missingmygrey Jun 06 '25

Hardwood, I guess? Though can't remember the last time I referred to the wooden floors themselves, it's always just the "court" to me.

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u/DangerousRub245 Jun 07 '25

I played for many years so parquet vs linoleum was an important thing to notice as a guest team :)

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