Not only are they often smarter and more knowledgeable than we are, they also have no qualms in letting us know when we’re wrong—always pushing us to be at the top of our game.
Like the time I mislabeled a parquet floor pattern and a reader wrote in and informed me that what I had said was herringbone was actually chevron If we were...
...splitting hairs I wanted to know why and consulted Henry Hudson from Cheville Parquet a York England based wood flooring company who opened their first London showroom back in 2013
What is the difference between chevron and herringbone?
“In the chevron, the wood blocks run point to point and the ends are cut at an angle to create a continuous zigzag design,” Hudson says.
Chevron
Photograph by Marie-Claire Fresquet, courtesy of Bel Ordinaire.
In the chevron pattern, the wood blocks meet point to point, creating a continuous zigzag—like in this dining room floor featured in A Grand but Understated Flat in Paris.
Photograph by Åke E:son Lindman, courtesy of Claesson Koivisto Rune.
This poolhouse is lined in glossy white tiles in a chevron pattern.
A mix of reclaimed woods installed in a chevron pattern in a hotel lobby designed by AvroKo and featured in Expert Advice: The Ins and Outs of Reclaimed Wood Flooring.
Photography by Gentl & Hyers, courtesy of the Hudson Company.
Photograph by and courtesy of Studio Oink.
Herringbone
The entryway of a home in Mainz, Germany, features a herringbone pattern.
Photograph by Mark Adams, courtesy of Garden Design.
A painted herringbone fountain in a Santa Monica garden by designer Scott Shrader, featured in Sneak Peek: Garden Design Magazine’s Aged Elegance.
A herringbone wood terrace off a Manhattan pied-à-terre by landscape designers Harrison Green, featured in Garden Designer Visit: A Manhattan Terrace with Panoramic Central Park Views on Gardenista.
Photograph by Nicholas Calcott, courtesy of Harrison Green.