Driving, walking, biking, or running around Denver will take you through neighborhoods with beautiful architecture. Every home is a reflection of a different era and the style that came from each historical period. If you’re looking to make a few modern upgrades to your historic home, there are ways to do that while still embracing the history that defined that style.
Pinewood floors are perfect for the infamous Denver-square homes.
Denver Architecture
From historical Victorian and English homes to the local favorite “Denver Square,” there is plenty of architecture all over Denver. The characteristics that define each style of home will help you when you start to make upgrades, especially when it comes to flooring. Flooring is such a large area of the home that it makes a defining statement about the style and the personality of your home.
Victorian Homes
Classic Victorian homes should have classic oak flooring. Visiting traditional Victorian homes, you’ll notice that intricate patterns and parquet flooring are popular. The design that you choose can give the floors a more updated and modern effect, while still being true to the ornate Victorian flooring style. Mahogany was also a popular wood choice for Victorian homes.
Tudor Homes
Modern dark wood floors will go perfectly with a Tudor style home.
In the ’20s and ‘30s, Denver began seeing Tudor homes pop up. The characteristics of a Tudor home is the nod to medieval time, so darker wood floors will stay true to a classic Tudor home. Dark wood floors have become wildly popular in modern home remodels, so you can get current trends that till reflect historical characteristics.
Denver Square
The Denver square is an efficient and unassuming two-story square brick home that started popping up in the late 1800s. Due to an economic low point following the silver crash, these simple square homes were affordable and made efficient use of space. As far as flooring for a Denver square you want to think simple. To stay true to the architecture of the Denver square (or Foursquare if you’re from outside Denver), stay away from dramatic and unique patterns used in Victorian homes, and stick to simple and clean hardwood floors.
Stop by our hardwood flooring showroom to pick out new floors for historic homes in Denver.