“The classic checkerboard pattern of white squares interspersed with black or gray squares is ancient and traverses multiple cultures,” says architect and designer Nicholas Potts.

But this pattern is more than another passing trend in the Instagram algorithm. Long before any of this had ever occurred, I was introduced to the checkered way of life in my childhood home.

Timeless and traditional, the checkerboard floor will always have its place in interiors. But what alternatives are the experts loving right now?

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