Does the furniture stay put?

Yes — the room holds still while the floor changes beneath it. That constancy is what makes the before/after comparison meaningful.

Can I set the laying direction?

Say it in the description: "laid lengthways toward the window". Direction changes how big a room feels, so it is worth testing both ways.

Colours & surfaces

Change the Flooring

New floor under the same furniture.

Open in the Studio

BeforeAfter

What it does

Flooring is bought at sample size and lived with at room size, and the two have never once looked the same. The swap answers the room-size question: your actual room, everything in place, with the new floor beneath it — grain running the direction you specify, boards scaled honestly, reflections behaving. Because the whole room stays constant except the floor, the comparison across materials is finally a fair test.

How to use it

1Photograph with as much visible floor as possible.
2Describe the material, colour and the direction it should run.
3Run the two or three finalists.
4Look at the junctions — where floor meets skirting and door — that is where quality reads.

Questions

Does the furniture stay put?: Yes — the room holds still while the floor changes beneath it. That constancy is what makes the before/after comparison meaningful.
Can I set the laying direction?: Say it in the description: "laid lengthways toward the window". Direction changes how big a room feels, so it is worth testing both ways.