Planning a home renovation or selecting finishes for a new build can feel overwhelming.
From choosing colour palettes and metallic accents to deciding on an overall design style, the options can seem endless. The biggest question often comes down to one simple question:
“Where do I start?”
Sometimes it’s as easy as picking out new curtains online, but for larger scale projects, the order of operations becomes much more important.
Gathering Inspiration
One of the most important steps in any design project is gathering inspiration. Start by exploring your favourite online personalities and design accounts—what draws you to their homes? Which elements would you like to emulate, which do you like or dislike? Take note of your preferences, collect samples, and then step back to look at the overall picture. Often, a familiar style thread will emerge, revealing your overall aesthetic and helping guide the direction of your design.
Foundational Design
It’s easy to get caught up in furnishings—the sofa you saw online, the barstools your friend just ordered, or the colour of the perfect throw blanket—and overlook the foundational element of interior design: the floor.
Beyond paint, flooring covers the largest surface area in your home and serves as a thread that connects spaces from room to room, creating a cohesive design. Unlike paint, which can be changed easily and relatively inexpensively, flooring is a long-term investment—and it deserves the attention that reflects its importance.
Planning with Confidence
Once you’ve narrowed down your design preferences and have an idea of which flooring fits your aesthetic and lifestyle, the next step is seeing how it all comes together in your space. From furniture placement to colour coordination, visualising your design before making a final decision can save time, reduce guesswork, and give you confidence in your choices.
Forestry Timber offers a variety of online tools to help bring your vision to life. You can explore our floors virtually by collection or colour, browsing high-quality images to get a feel for textures, finishes, and plank styles.
For a more interactive experience, the Room Planner lets you experiment with ten different collections. Play around with floor colours, textures, plank widths and lengths, and even the direction of the flooring—which is especially useful if you’re considering patterned layouts like herringbone or chevron. You can also select the type of room you’re planning, from kitchens and bedrooms to commercial spaces, so you can see how different floors look in context.
If you want to see the flooring in your own space, the Room Visualiser is a great tool. Using your smartphone, you can take a photo of any room and virtually “install” our floors in any direction. You’ll be able to see how your furniture interacts with different planks, how natural light affects colour and texture, and quickly compare and swap options to find the perfect fit. It’s a fun, hands-on way to experiment before committing to your flooring choice.
With these tools, you can plan your space confidently, making decisions that are both practical and stylish—and ensuring that your new floors complement your overall design vision.
Bring Your Design Vision to Life
Renovating a home or selecting finishes for a new build doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. By gathering inspiration, focusing on foundational elements like flooring, and using Forestry Timber’s online tools, you can plan your space with confidence and excitement.
Take the time to explore our collections, experiment with different finishes and layouts, and see how your ideas look in your own rooms. With the right tools and a clear plan, you can create a space that’s both beautiful and functional—one that reflects your personal style from the ground up.
See it. Plan it. Love it. Try our Room Planner and Room Visualizer to design your perfect space today.
