• About
  • Contact
  • Design Services
  • Dear V
  • Nav Social Icons

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Amazon Store
  • SHOP MY LTK!
  • Home Youtube
  • Living Youtube
  • Recipes
  • About
  • Contact
  • Mobile Menu Widgets

    Connect

    Search

House of Valentina

House of Valentina

Designing the art of living

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Shop My LTK
  • Amazon Shop
  • Youtube
    • Home Channel
    • Living Channel
  • Recipes

Are Terrazzo Floors the Comeback Kid?

October 28, 2015 · In: Architecture, Interior Design


Recently-Updated538.jpg

1066_i_scaleca_01
I never gave Terrazzo Floors much thought.  I have had a few apartments with them, including one of which was in Barcelona that I absolutely despised.  I thought they were messy, chaotic, and, quite frankly, hideous.  Then, last year, while were in NY, I walked through the flagship Valentino boutique which is designed by the very talented architect, David Chipperfield, and had my view of terrazzo rocked to the core.  “This is terrazzo?” I thought.   “No WAY.  Really?” I was floored.  (Bad, bad pun.)  Then more recently I started noticing homes popping up with terrazzo floors that made me wonder what the stuff is made of and is it super expensive to install?

Interestingly enough, terrazzo flooring first became popular when Venetian workers used scraps from upscale jobs to create flooring in their own homes and gardens.  They used goat’s milk to bind it all together, but that is one that that has changed for the better.

Terrazzo Flooring typically consists of chips of marble, quartz, granite, or glass and is bound together with either cement or a polymeric substance, left to cure, and then polished.  It’s considered eco friendly since it uses scraps of natural materials that might otherwise go to waste and because it is long lasting and rarely needs to be replaced.

I have pulled together some of my favorite inspiration which I hope will convince you to give it a second thought, but I’m curious to know what you think and whether you have had terrazzo in your home?

2dff70e67b7b32c32a0b76164e58a941

3f41fdc3565db2b548962c8a61e3257c

5c93358d86c1dea7a284f8dc8df19ec4

6f621a144cf2c35ed3451ea401746cfd

Recently Updated543

73ccb72a821358dfb5b647a57a09ceac

terrazzo chic

737d6508d98abb6af46b29f1df0ab3f8

1066_i_scaleca_04

9467a2d1e017f18f324bd3599bd54903

terrazzo Chic

terrazzo chic

258884338be55077f21d3bdcbc9a0152

Recently Updated538

fdf97c226b16739c3f81f35e9984cb25

1066_i_scaleca_01

 

No related posts.

By: houseofvalen · In: Architecture, Interior Design

Join our newsletter.

Sign up to receive designer tips and tricks, shopping guides, and more.

Some of the links above are affiliate links, this just means I receive a small percentage of commission and it doesn’t cost you any more on your possible purchases. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Next Post >

Living on the Edge… In A Circle :: Gemini Residence

Primary Sidebar

Connect

Search

Featured Posts

The New H&M Home Collection Just Dropped—And I Want Everything

Join our newsletter

  • Gift Guides
  • Interior Design
  • Fashion
  • Travel
  • Entertaining
  • Weekend Guide

Archives

Follow Along

@thehouseofvalentina

Eeekk!!! Please tell me you are READY for a FALL S Eeekk!!! Please tell me you are READY for a FALL SNEAK PEEK!!!! (& it’s all from AMAZON!) 

Comment SNEAK to get a link to a sneak peek!

#houseofvalentina #amazonhome #amazonfinds #viral #viralreels #fall #fallvibes #autumnhome #fallhomedecor #falldecor #autumndecor #rusticmodern #rusticluxury #rusticluxe #luxeforless @amazon @amazonhome @amazonlive @thehouseofvalentina
These AMAZON FINDS blew me away!!! I woke up today These AMAZON FINDS blew me away!!! I woke up today feeling more INSPIRED than ever!! 🖤🖤🖤

Comment SHOP to get the links!! 👏🏽 

I love that how these BUDGET FRIENDLY finds can help us transform every room of our home! That having a dream home can be possible and that it can feel warm, inviting, cozy and even a little LUXE!!

#houseofvalentina #amazon #amazonfinds #amazonhome #amazonhomefinds #luxeforless #rusticluxury #rusticluxe #organicluxury #modernluxury  @amazon @amazonlive @amazonhome @thehouseofvalentinaliving @thehouseofvalentina #rusticmodern #organicmodern
I spent the morning foraging in the backyard… it I spent the morning foraging in the backyard… it’s bursting with hydrangea, dripping with figs (sadly for us our pet deer have helped themselves to the blueberries and blackberries 😅) but I had this moment as I was filling my vases with my bounty from my own backyard… I just smiled and felt so utterly happy- summer may just be my favorite season after all! 

What is your favorite part of summer?! 

With the weekend ahead we’ve got Prosecco and summer charcuteries on our agenda, plus a few mean rounds of cornhole with the boys! We might even squeeze in lounging in the sun, baking a blueberry crumble (with blueberries from the grocery store!), and just generally unwinding and soaking up these summer days! Happy weekend XxV 

#houseofvalentina #summerdays #interiors @thehouseofvalentina
Eekkk!! These LUXE for LESS finds are going to blo Eekkk!! These LUXE for LESS finds are going to blow your mind!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Comment LUXE to get the links! 🖤

#houseofvalentina #amazonhome #luxeforless #luxuryhomes #luxuryhouse #luxforless #homedecor #amazon #amazonfinds #viralvideos #viral #viralreels #viralproducts #amazondeals #interiordesign #modernluxury #potterybarn @thehouseofvalentina @thehouseofvalentinaliving
Enough with the BORECORE!! Let’s create some WOW Enough with the BORECORE!! Let’s create some WOW Factor today!!! 👏🏽 

Comment WOW to get the links! 

#houseofvalentina #amazonhome #amazonfinds #viral #viralvideos #viralreels #viralproducts #modernluxury #amazon #interiorstyling @thehouseofvalentina

Footer

  • Shop My Faves
  • Youtube
  • Patreon
  • Design Services
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Some of the links above are affiliate links, this just means I receive a small percentage of commission and it doesn’t cost you any more on your possible purchases. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2025 · Theme by 17th Avenue