Finger parquet yea or nay

[lucysnowe2]

I know herringbone-style wooden flooring is a classic but it seems to be everywhere at the moment so as an alternative what's the general view of finger parquet (like this)? Is it the next big thing or a bit too reminiscent of doing gym in the school hall? 😁

Oh lord - that is very 70s. I'm not sure we're ready for a 70s revival in home decor. It'll be mustard floral wallpaper next (bitter memories).

So it's a nay from me.

I really like it!

It's a nay from me. Primary School assemblies. But I'm bored of the ubiquitous herringbone too. I'd choose Old Dutch.

Ooooh I quite like it.

I don't mind it but BECAUSE it reminds me of one of my childhood homes, which was quite a nice late 60s/early 70s place.

Do you like it? Could you knock up a rough picture of what a room would look like with that floor plus your furniture and decor?
(I found a website which let me upload a photo of my bathroom and "tile" it in the vendor's offerings, so it can't be impossible to do the exact same thing with the flooring you're considering. I found that VERY helpful!).

When does your house date from?

Nah… we had that in our 1980s build bedrooms and it’s just nasty. Far too many cracks to fill with dust or clog up with varnish.
We have herringbone in our current 1906 apartment. It creaks, has cracks and needs weekly attention but it’s a joy to behold.
(Gratuitous schnauzer pic☺️ showing parquet)

We have it in our hall and it is always much admired. It's not strictly in keeping with the house which is older, with traditional doors and balustrade, and yet it "goes" well

I have it in one room in my 1930's house and i think it's fugly as hell

It's a no from me - we ripped it out of the annex (built by a previous owner in 1980 so guess it dated from around then) at our last-but-one house as it didn't suit the style of the Georgian property.

I love original herringbone parquet - which we had throughout the ground floor of our last (Arts and Crafts) House - but have hesitated using it here because it does seem overdone at the moment.

However, I think its best to go with what you love, regardless of whether it's on trend or not, so in our case I imagine we'll eventually succumb!

Love it. We found it in our living room - under dreadful carpets, when we moved. Initially not impressed but had it sanded and and re-sealed. It looks beautiful and has done so for 10 years now. We have a rug to break it up a little and soften - just because it's a very large area.

Have it in our 1960 hallway, love it seems indestructible

I'd grow tired of it pretty quickly. It looks busy.

The square pattern style is 30s isn't it? I really like it, we found it in our 30s semi and restored it. It does not look like a school hall. Also no problem with dust or anything, there's no gaps between the blocks.

You know I think it could work with a mid-century design theme.

I love it. Even fugly houses appeal to me if they have good light and that flooring

My house was built in 1967 & we are very very slowly re-laying this exact parquet in this exact pattern.

my top tip is either buy some of mine (I’ve got too much) or, if you have budget, buy totally reconditioned & cleaned. Mine is all covered in concrete & bitumen on the back. Every single finger needs cleaning. It takes a long long time. We are 17% of the way done. Really. It’s back breaking. Laying it takes seconds. Lay a good screed & insulate like mad. Don’t do what I did and lay it direct on the slab. I didn’t know better at the time.

It does look absolutely incredible. My home is very MCM.

I only opened the thread to find out what finger parquet is, but I rather like that.

I don't mind that at all, OP although my personal preference is plain "plank style". I'm sure there's a proper name for it but I have no idea 😅

I'm not a fan of herringbone at all - I can't understand why it's so popular!

Our school halls were herringbone so when people talking about flooring being reminiscent of school, herringbone springs to mind.

I think we already have a lot of 70s influences - rattan, hanging/egg chairs, cheese (or other oversized indoor plants) plants, velvet chairs and cushions, pampas etc

I quite like it op. It does remind me of my school assembly hall actually but I still like it.

I really wanted this for our 1950s semi but ultimately chickened out as we have had some issue with damp/movement on our previous solid wood floor. Just laid engineered wood in a herringbone which we love but still think the finger block is striking - go for it 🙂

I love that pattern but I think it depends on where it's for? A hallway, lovely. A massive room I wonder if it might be a bit much? We have Karndean parquet all downstairs with no joins and it is my joy. Yes I know Herringbone is everywhere but I don't care 😊

Thanks for replies! House is a v ordinary 1970s detached so it would fit - but then as@CharlotteStreet says would I have to go the whole hog with orange paisley curtains and a sunken living room??

lol @AgathaMystery ! there do seem to be some reclaimed 'fingers' on ebay which I kind of love but it looks like they'll need a lot of tlc.

@mistopheles what is Old Dutch? the site I linked to in my op actually has quite a few different patterns that are interesting... some a bit ott though!

We have this in our 1960s bungalow. Unfortunately it was too damaged in the main living room and hall but was untouched in one of the other rooms. A light sand and some Osmo oil and it looks great. It goes really well with the house.

I love parquet but it’s a bloody pain to maintain - we have it all through - terraced Garden Suburb (L’pool)cottage - beautiful mahogany in rooms and pitch pine in hallway but was forever needing buffing and filling loose staves - sadly covered in Kahrs now ☘️👍🏿