Most vinyl plank is sold on toughness alone, and it shows. Board after board comes in the same straight rows and the same flat, forgettable wood look. Herringbone is the exception. It keeps the everyday durability vinyl is known for and lays it in a pattern you actually notice the moment you walk in.
Both paths lead to the same durable vinyl. The choice comes down to whether you want this specific herringbone pattern or want to see our bolder styles first.
This is the herringbone Ken found: planks over five inches wide, angled into the classic V pattern, with a painted bevel and a heavy, solid feel. Two versatile basic colors, both easy to build a room around, in the same durable vinyl you would pick anyway.
You may not need herringbone specifically. You may just want a vinyl floor with more presence than the plain, straight-lay samples you keep getting shown. Start with our bolder styles and compare width, color, and pattern side by side.
Ken Fain walks through the herringbone plank, what makes it stand out from ordinary vinyl, and who it is a good fit for.
Walk into most showrooms and the vinyl plank starts to blur together. Straight rows, a wood-look print, and colors that all land in the same safe middle. It performs, but nothing about it makes you stop and look. Herringbone breaks that up, literally. Instead of every board pointing the same way, the planks angle into each other in a repeating V, so the floor has movement and a tailored look the moment you step onto it.
The plank itself backs up the look. Each board runs over five inches wide with a painted bevel around the edges, and it is noticeably heavy, a solid feel that Ken calls classy rather than cheap. Put that width and weight into the herringbone layout and you get a floor with real presence, still in the durable vinyl you would pick anyway.
It comes in two solid basic colors that Ken expects will work for most people. Not an overwhelming wall of samples to sort through, just two versatile options that are easy to fit into a wide range of homes.
People pick vinyl plank because it takes everyday life in stride, the spills, the foot traffic, and the messes that come with a real, lived-in home. Going with herringbone does not cost you any of that toughness.
It is the same durable vinyl, just laid in a pattern that finally gives you something to look at. If you were already leaning toward luxury vinyl plank but wanted something a step above the usual, this is the one worth seeing in person.
Come see our exciting new five-inch-wide herringbone vinyl plank in person. Visit our Middletown showroom, look at both colors, and feel the weight and width of the plank for yourself. Plus, get a free measure and quote before you commit.
