Creating healthy spaces for kids: the importance of non-toxic flooring in children's rooms

Jun 02, 2023

Ecohardwood Chevron oak wood flooring. Colour: 3481 / Walnut. Interior design: Dizaino Inkilas. Image: Benas Sileika.

When it comes to our children's well-being, we want nothing but the best. Creating a safe and healthy environment for them to grow and play is a top priority. One crucial aspect of a child-friendly space is the flooring. Opting for non-toxic flooring ensures their safety and contributes to a sustainable future. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of non-toxic flooring in kids' rooms, focusing on using non-toxic materials and embracing sustainability to benefit our future generation.

Protecting your child's health: how wood flooring can help?

When children crawl and play on the floor, they come into direct contact with the materials beneath them. Traditional carpets or vinyl flooring may contain harmful chemicals that can affect indoor air quality and pose health risks. At Ecohardwood, we prioritize your child's well-being by using only non-toxic materials, such as Saicos oil, which is used to manufacture children's toys. Our oak wood flooring provides a safe and natural surface, free from harmful substances, ensuring a healthy environment for your little ones to grow and explore.

Ecohardwood oak wood flooring. Interior design: Olga Nazarova.

Sustainable oak flooring for the future generation

As parents, we want to leave a better world for our children. Ecohardwood shares this commitment to the future generation by embracing sustainable practices. Our oak wood flooring is sourced from responsibly managed forests, ensuring the preservation of natural resources.

Wood flooring: easy maintenance and cleanliness

Kids' rooms can be prone to spills, accidents, and messes. Fortunately, our oak wood flooring offers ease of maintenance and cleanliness. Unlike carpets that trap dust, allergens, and odours, oak wood flooring provides a smooth and hygienic surface that can be easily swept, vacuumed, or mopped. Worry less about stains and allergens, and spend more quality time with your children, knowing that cleaning up is a breeze.

Oak wood flooring vs carpets or vinyl

When considering flooring options for your child's room, oak wood flooring offers several advantages over carpets or vinyl. Unlike carpets, our oak wood flooring doesn't harbour dust mites, pet dander, or other allergens that can trigger respiratory issues or allergies. It provides a solid, sturdy surface, ideal for crawling, walking, and playing.

Investing in non-toxic flooring for your child's room is a decision that impacts their health, safety, and the environment they will inherit. At Ecohardwood, we take pride in offering premium quality oak flooring that is durable, non-toxic, sustainable, easy to maintain, and clean.

Remember, our children's well-being starts from the ground up!

Explore Ecohardwood's non-toxic wood flooring options in London and the UK.

We recently purchased Ecohardwood engineered oak wood flooring in the Tobacco colour and we couldn’t be happier. The quality is excellent – well made, with a beautiful natural finish. We installed it throughout the whole house and it has completely changed the look and feel of the space, giving it a warm, modern and very natural feel. We did apply a premium hardwax oil, which enhanced the tone and added extra protection. We are extremely happy with our choice and would definitely recommend this floor to anyone looking for great quality and a timeless look.

We recently worked with Ecohardwood and Gode Interiors on a bespoke oak staircase project. Ecohardwood manufactured the staircase cladding and supplied high-quality oak components, which were beautifully crafted and delivered to a very high standard. The products were well prepared for installation, and the team was knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with throughout the project. We would be happy to recommend Ecohardwood to anyone looking for quality oak staircases, flooring, doors, and bespoke joinery.

We chose Ecohardwood having seen their engineered oak floors (Tobacco) in a friend's house. We found Irmantas a pleasure to deal with. We love the look and finish of the product and chose it in part because it works well with our underfloor heating. There were a few spillages by our builders but the Ecohardwood team have been very helpful in helping our builders to remedy these mistakes. Irmantas has remained very reassuring and calm! We fully recommend the product having lived in our house now for a few months. If I did it again I might use Ecohardwood to do the installation.

I recently visited the Ecohardwood showroom in West London and was genuinely impressed. It's beautifully designed and the quality of the products really stands out. Everything is made from real, natural oak and you can see the attention to detail in the craftsmanship. The team were very friendly and knowledgeable. If you're looking for premium engineered wood flooring, made-to-measure oak doors or bespoke oak staircases, I'd definitely recommend visiting the showroom. It's well worth the trip and gives you a much better understanding of the products than looking online. Excellent service and beautiful quality throughout.

I bought the floors for 1 of my project. They look amazing, worth every penny. The client is so happy with this flooring. Next projects will suggest to my clients to get this floor. Easy to install...One of the staff which I deal with ( name Renata ), was really helpful. Thank you Renata. Definitely recommend this flooring.

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