Creating the New England style means keeping your hardwood floors or chevron parquet flooring natural as you aspire to create a warm, relaxing, and positive space. Inspiration is taken from material that you would find outdoors like seashells put in clear jars, or nautical decor. For parquet flooring, a light colour scheme is the perfect base for this style, and floors are either painted white, sand coloured or with a freshly sanded look to keep it fresh.