Get set for autumn: Perfectly characterful functional boot rooms for your home
As summer days give way to crisp autumn walks, muddy boots, damp coats and the inevitable trail of leaves through the hallway, now is the perfect time to get your home ready for the season ahead. And when it comes to combining practicality with serious style, the humble boot room is fast becoming one of the hardest-working – and most desirable – spaces in the home.
Comments Isabel Fernandez, director of Quorn Stone: “Once the preserve of sprawling country houses, today’s boot rooms come in all shapes and sizes; from dedicated utility spaces and beautifully designed back entrances to clever boot room corners carved out of hallways, porches and kitchens. Whatever the footprint, the key is choosing hardworking materials that can cope with everything autumn and winter throws at them, without compromising on looks.
“Flooring is particularly important. Muddy shoes, wet paws and everyday family life call for something durable, easy to clean and able to stand the test of time. From characterful limestone and black slate to practical tumbled-effect porcelain, Quorn Stone’s collection offers plenty of ways to create a boot room that feels warm, welcoming and effortlessly stylish.”
Here Quorn Stone shares its inspiration and expert advice for creating the perfect boot room this autumn – combining beautiful flooring, clever design and practical touches to make coming home on even the wettest of days feel that little bit more inviting.
Dijon Seasoned Limestone Herringbone Tiles - £79.20m2
The ever-popular Dijon Seasoned Limestone in a wonderful herringbone format. This neutral toned stone complements an array of colour schemes with its soft beige and light grey hues. The mineral and fossil detail evident in this stone, make it a forgiving choice for interior applications. The seasoned finish is a great choice for those wanting to create a weathered and slightly rustic country look, with a textured surface.
The Bayonne Light Rustique offers a stone effect porcelain with a rustic tumbled appearance and rich variation. This characterful porcelain has unique warmth and charm, replicating the look of authentic French limestone, lending itself beautifully to heritage and traditional properties for the ultimate country kitchen flagstone floor. Also available as matching outdoor paving.
A subtle and beautiful stone, the Versailles softly aged herringbone tiles have a softly aged finish yielding a pale wash tone with delicate fossil details and markings. The Versailles softly aged brick cobbles also display a soft flowing movement, which works perfectly across country cottages or barn conversions.
The Sorrento aged tumbled limestone is a classic beige toned tile in a tumbled finish with subtle tonal variations throughout. The varying beige and honey hues within this stone blend effortlessly, with cooler undertones in soft fossil details. This beige neutral toned natural stone complements an array of kitchen and interior schemes, whilst its aged tumbled finish and natural fossil appearances, offer unique texture and detail within each limestone tile creating an aged, lived in appearance.
The Oliva Rojo terracotta effect porcelain tiles are a durable porcelain interpretation of traditional rich terracotta tones and textures. The Rojo colour is an orange-brown shade, with a beautiful variation in hue from tile to tile for a timeless antique terracotta look. This versatile metro tile format is perfect for classic Mediterranean style bathrooms and kitchen splashbacks, and can be laid in a herringbone pattern. Also available as a square or decorative hexagonal format.