3 of the best coloured floor options

Colourists will love the Colour Flooring Company (0044 20 7254 3526, colourflooring.co.uk) which offers 16 different shades of vinyl for the floor, including a gorgeous lavender, juicy cherry, a zesty tangerine, a slick apple green and rich royal blue to add personality to kitchens, playrooms and halls. It costs approximately €31 per square metre. Delivery to Ireland costs €59.

Pandomo( pandomo.ie) is a super-slick coloured polished concrete that can be used on floors and walls. The material comes in a wide range of colours, from contemporary grey and greige to pop-art pink, green and blue. The surface of the 5-10mm thick layer of concrete is impregnated with a special oil that ensures it is protected against staining. Apply to floors and walls to create a gorgeous Venetian plaster effect. Available at Tom Doyle Supplies (053-9383700, tomdoylesupplies.com), in Camolin, Co Wexford, and the Stone Emporium (01-2899877, stoneemporium.ie) in Deansgrange Business Park, on Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co Dublin, it costs €80-€100 per sq m depending on the colour you choose.

The Little Greene Paint Company( littlegreene.com) has an oil-based floor paint that comes in 60 colours and is recommended by MRCB paints, as one of the best solutions for painting wooden floors. The paint is sold in 2.5 litre cans and can be applied directly to bare floors, using a light coat first as a base to act as a sealant followed by two coats of paint, giving each layer time to dry before applying the next. If your wooden floors are already stained or varnished you first need to remove the stain. The paint costs from €52.50. Stockists include MRCB Paints (01-6798755); Stillorgan Décor (01-2885824); Salmon Interiors (01-2865950), Bray; Stevenson's Home Décor (045-431904), Newbridge; Colorworx (061-417022), Limerick; Shanahan Paints (061-718674), Shannon; Jacqueline Woods Interiors (042-9334512), Dundalk; Home and Garden Stores (041-6858752), Ardee; and Albany Home Décor in Castlebar (094-9022452), Sligo (071-9162720) and Navan (046-9023508).