In order to give the house an impactful look most people think that an accurate furniture choice will do the job. The surfaces are actually an important element worth considering, since they are able to change the look of any space, even without changing the furniture.

Floors can therefore be customized according to the furniture style in order to create one’s own style: classic, contemporary, industrial or minimal.. the surfaces can give the space any style.

Ideal Work®’s solutions offer multiple advantages: low-thickness, seamless surfaces, quick to install and with a high resistance. They allow you to renovate your floors and walls without demolishing the existing surfaces. They can be customized thanks to a wide range of colours, textures and finishes to satisfy any demand and to create unique spaces reflecting one’s own personality.

 

– CLASSIC STYLE: FLOORS AND SURFACES

 

When you choose a classic style to decorate your house every element, from the floor to the furniture, is inspired by the past and the tradition and the attention to detail become essential. Entering a classic style space means entering a warm and cosy space. This style is very much based on the care of the finishes, of the detail and on the rétro design of hardwood antique, spacious sofas, cupboards with baroque details, refined curtains and majestic chandeliers.

Amongst Ideal Work®’s solutions, the most suitable for a classic style space are Lixio® and Stamped Concrete. Lixio® recreates the majesty of the classic style Venetian floor, created with high quality marble aggregates. Perfect for a classic style space, it highlights the beauty of it with its shininess. Stamped wall is ideal for coating walls, columns, fireplaces and for recreating the beauty of stone, bricks, rocks or wood.

To decorate a classic style room such as the bedroom, the floor’s choice cannot be random; it has to embody the right compromise between balance and harmony with the walls. The Venetian floor in a light shade such as the Carrara white is perfect for those who love luxury and timeless splendour, while the brick and the stone effects give the room a stronger character. To give the room more light, the walls’ colour has to be light and sober, to compensate the wooden furniture and the baroque mirrors.

 

 

– CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY STYLE:

 

The classic contemporary style is very trendy and it’s characterised by a mix of past and future, of antique and modern elements, which give the space a fresh touch.

A classic contemporary decor style’s main features are sobriety, refinement, pomposity and yet functionality: in such spaces the ceilings and the walls are finely decorated, whilst the furniture, by contrast, presents a more essential style. Textile elements such as pillows, curtains and carpets are predominant and they bring colour and vivacity to the environment.

Contemporary style coatings’ textures and colours are characterised by a neutral palette, with light shades that include various white and cream tones, used most of the times as base colours for walls and ceilings. Sometimes the surfaces can be coated with a classic, flowery or geometrical wallpaper. The perfect floor for those who choose a classic contemporary style decor is usually wooden, but for those who look for a higher modernity, a modern marble effect floor can become the desired elegant neutral background that highlights the other elements in the room.

In such refined contexts, Ideal Work®’s Lixio® gives the space a seamless, shiny effect. Able to recreate the beauty of the Venetian floor, with Lixio® it is possible to create a floor with a geometric design in order to give the space a regal look.

 

– INDUSTRIAL MODERN STYLE

 

The industrial style was born in the United States when some old industrial plants were turned into modern lofts. This style is characterised by an open space structure with tactile brick or concrete walls and floors, wide windows that let the light in and structural elements on sight. The industrial style decor is practical and functional, it reminds of the past trends and it’s made of recovered materials such as wood and metal.

The industrial style favours dark and neutral shades that better integrate in the context. The main colour of an industrial style loft is therefore grey. This colour, an undisputed must-have, can come along lighter tones such as beige and white or along brighter colours that create a contrast, such as black and red.

For those who love the industrial style, Ideal Work® offers several suitable solutions: first of all Microtopping®, the polymeric cement-based concrete effect coating able to visually enlarge the spaces thanks to its seamlessness. For those who look for a rougher effect, on the other hand, Cloud-effect Architop® is ideal: it allows to create a surface with a strong personality and a peculiar cloud effect.

To give a space a new industrial look you just need to follow a few simple steps: opt for some seamless surfaces of neutral shades, combined with a rough wood bookcase and some vintage metal chandeliers. If you want to add a warm touch, use some colorful textiles. Among Ideal Work®’s projects, the transformation of an old train station into a modern house is probably the best example of how to the surfaces can completely change the look of a space. From the outside the building looks the same, but for the inside the designer chose some neutral shades and natural materials. Ideal Work®’s Microtopping® floor in a dark shade highlights the wood’s light shades and the only splash of colour is represented by the bright purple of the living room wall.

 

 

– MINIMALIST STYLE

 

A minimalist style means balance and rigour. What makes the minimalist style different from the modern style is the fact that it eliminates the unnecessary and only allows what’s essential; a few pondered, often geometric elements; a great brightness thanks to the big windows. The minimalist style is impactful, clean and linear.

The colours are few and pondered in order to highlight only certain spots of the space: the white colour dominates, usually interrupted by only one bright colour element. For a minimalist floor concrete is the best solution.

Microtopping® has been chosen to coat a house with a minimalist style in Piazzola sul Brenta. Its seamlessness visually enlarges the space and gives the surfaces a sober tone. The bathroom has been completely coated with Microtopping® in its silver grey shade: it has been applied to the great squared bathtub that characterises the room, the wide shower, the floor and the upper deck where the bathtub is inserted.

 

 

– GEOMETRIC EFFECT STYLE

 

The geometric effect style is characterised by the typical patterns and textures of the ‘70s with a modern look: abstract patterns with overlapping lines, circles, squares; contemporary patchworks where all the elements melt in a unique design. These textures can be used on floors, wallpapers, decor accessories and pieces of furniture.

For those who love an ultramodern style a good idea is to use a furniture and a lighting with particular geometric effects, while a geometric design floor combined with the existing furniture suits a more traditional style. Lixio® is perfect to create an interior geometric effect through the use of different types of aggregates, from Carrara white to ebony black, resulting in a sophisticated look. In hardscapes it’s possible to mix different types of solutions, like in the Soratte Outlet Village of Ponzano Romano, where Sassoitalia®, Ideal Work®’s solution that recreates washed pebbles, has been mixed with tiles to create some unique geometries.

 

 

– RUSTIC AND ANTIQUE STYLE

 

The rustic and antique style is characterised by a decor inspired by the past, the perfect mix of country and rétro. These kinds of spaces, whose protagonist is wood, appear warm and cosy. A rustic style floor is usually either a parquet or an earthenware tile floor, which perfectly matches beams, bricks and rough surfaces. As for the decor, antique wooden furniture and vintage restored elements are typical of this style.

The rustic style suits country houses or urban houses, but it can also suit apartments if mixed with shabby or industrial elements.

The antique rustic style in characterised by natural materials such as wood and stone, combined with soft colours, pastel tones and beige, white and cream shades. The textiles also tend to be rough and natural, such as linen, cotton and wool.

Stamped Wall is the best solution to embellish an antique rustic style decor. Able to recreate the beauty of stone, earthenware, wood and brick, Stamped Wall can coat fireplaces, columns, walls and other elements of the house, giving them robustness and durability. Outdoor its extreme resistance to weather conditions, traffic and abrasion allows a great performance for a functional rustic atmosphere.

 

MANY DIFFERENT FLOOR STYLES WITH IDEAL WORK SOLUTIONS

Ad ogni stile la propria soluzione: che sia uno stile minimal, industrial, geometrico, rustico o classico, Ideal Work® offre rivestimenti e pavimenti in grado di conferire ad ogni ambiente il carattere desiderato.