This branch of decorative art was known as parquetry.
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Wood parquet flooring tiles created by arranging small pieces of hardwood in repeating patterns was once common in homes across the u s.
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Wood floors are the standard for public rooms and more formal private ones as wood suggests tradition durability and depth.
By the mid 19th century the floors of many large victorian houses were inlaid with variously colored hardwood arranged in geometrical patterns.
Victorian era flooring began around the period of queen victoria s reign in england beginning in the mid 1830s.
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Like most of the art and design coming from that historical.
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Parquet flooring borders were supplied at a price which was scarcely greater per superficial foot than that paid for a good brussels carpet.
Fancy cut wood floors like patterned parquet evoke european elegance and a gilded age of decoration.
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During the 1960s it seemed that almost every home had a kitchen dining room den or rec room with this type of geometric hardwood floor.