Herringbone Parquet: The Foundation of a Milan Apartment

The interior of an old Milan apartment, with traditional herringbone solid wood flooring. Each wooden strip is approximately six centimeters wide and forty centimeters long, arranged in a continuous ninety-degree interlocking herringbone pattern, aligned with the room's long axis, and the pattern continues uninterrupted through doorways. The wood is dark oak or walnut, finished only with oil wax, presenting a warm, semi-matte luster, revealing variations in grain and subtle wear from years of use on each strip. The skirting board is a tall and simple wooden molding, matching the floor color. The walls are plain white plaster, and furniture is minimal, allowing the floor pattern to be the room's main texture. Light enters diagonally from high windows. Avoid: using straight lay or square tiling, making the wooden strips wide and short, using high-gloss finish, interrupting the pattern at doorways.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間米蘭老公寓的室內,地面是傳統的人字拼實木地板。每一塊木條約六公分寬、四十公分長,以九十度交錯排成連續的魚骨紋,方向與房間的長軸一致,穿過門洞時圖案不中斷。木料是深色的橡木或胡桃,表面只上油蠟,呈現溫潤的半霧光澤,可以看見每一塊木條的紋理差異與多年使用的細微磨損。踢腳板是高而簡潔的木質線腳,與地板同色。牆面是素白的灰泥,家具極少,讓地板的圖案成為房間的主要紋理。光從高窗斜射進來。避免:使用直鋪或方形拼貼、把木條做得寬而短、使用高光漆面、讓圖案在門洞處中斷。