Alva LVT Flooring Colours and Designs: The Complete Range Guide

Alva’s design library is the widest in the mid-market LVT band — more than 20 oak-focused designs plus four stone effects, each available in plank, herringbone parquet and stone tile formats, and each available in both glue-down LVT and click SPC construction. That’s a lot of choice, which is great when you know what you’re looking for and overwhelming when you don’t.

This guide organises the full Alva colour range by tone (warm oaks, greys, darks, stones and rustic characters) with guidance on which designs suit which rooms, which work best in natural vs artificial light, and which to order samples of first if you’re narrowing down a shortlist. We sell every one of these designs at Grosvenor Flooring, so the guidance below is based on the ones that land best in real customers’ homes, not just the ones the marketing page leads with.

Before we get into it — if you want to jump straight to ordering samples, every design has a Request a Sample button on its Alva LVT product page. Samples are free and ship direct to your door. For the full product verdict, our Alva LVT review is the companion read.

How to Read This Guide

Each design in the Alva range comes in three formats — Plank (1,227mm x 187mm), Herringbone Parquet (613mm x 138mm) and Stone Tile (607mm x 307mm where applicable) — and in two constructions: glue-down LVT (2.5mm, 0.55mm wear layer) and click SPC (5.2mm, 0.3mm wear layer, with integrated acoustic backing). The design library carries across every format and construction, so once you’ve picked a colour, the format and installation choices are separate decisions covered in our Alva LVT vs click SPC buying guide and Alva herringbone guide.

For each design below we cover the visual character, the room types it suits best, and whether it reads warm or cool in daylight vs artificial light. Photography flattens texture, so treat the descriptions as a starting point and sample before you commit.

Warm and Natural Oaks — The Timeless Safe Bet

These are the designs we recommend when the priority is a floor that won’t date, matches most interior styles, and works across open-plan spaces that see daylight and evening lighting. Warm oaks are the single biggest category in the Alva range and the safest starting point for most buyers.

Natural Oak. The most honest oak in the range — mid-brown, even grain, subtle texture. Suits virtually any interior style from traditional to modern. First-order sample for most buyers.

French Oak. Slightly warmer than Natural Oak with more visible grain character. Reads beautifully in period properties and farmhouse kitchens. Works particularly well with warm-white and stone-painted walls.

English Oak. Traditional honey-oak tone. Slightly more yellow than Natural or French. Suits traditional and country-style interiors; can read dated in very modern schemes, so sample against your walls and cabinets before committing.

Elm Oak. Warmer and more golden than English Oak with stronger grain variation. A character design — good in rooms where the floor is the feature rather than a neutral background.

Harvest Oak. Mid-brown with occasional red-brown highlights. Warmer than Natural; works well with cream walls and oak furniture. Strong kitchen and family-room choice.

Barley Oak. Paler and cooler than the warmer oaks above — think ash-blonde rather than honey. Popular in modern interiors with white walls and pale furniture.

Hazelnut Brown. Richer brown tone with subtle red undertones. A character design that sits between the warm oaks and the darker ranges — good for statement hallways and dining rooms.

Ash Brown. Mid-brown with cool undertones. A flexible design that works across warm and cool interiors. Often chosen for open-plan kitchen-dining where the floor needs to span two visual styles.

Greys and Cool Tones — For Contemporary Interiors

The grey palette in Alva suits modern kitchens, new-build apartments, and interiors built around white or cool-grey walls. Grey LVT is popular but easy to get wrong — the undertone (warm grey vs cool grey) has to match the other elements in the room.

French Grey. Mid-grey with subtle warm undertones. The most flexible grey in the range — works with both warm and cool wall colours. First-order sample if you want grey.

Havana Grey Oak. A warmer grey with visible wood grain — “wood-look grey” rather than “grey wood”. Good compromise for buyers who want grey without losing the warmth of a wood floor.

Hickory Grey Oak. Cooler and more silver than Havana Grey, with pronounced grain. Reads quite cool in natural daylight — sample in evening light too if the room is used mostly after dark.

Pewter Light Oak. The palest cool-grey in the range. Very light, very modern. Suits Scandinavian-style interiors and rooms with limited natural light where a paler floor helps brighten the space.

Dark and Statement Designs — For Rooms That Can Take Them

Dark floors work brilliantly in rooms with strong natural light and good proportions, and can overwhelm smaller rooms or spaces that don’t get much daylight. These designs are striking when they fit the space and stifling when they don’t — sample carefully.

Antigua Charcoal Oak. Near-black charcoal with subtle dark-grey grain. The darkest in the range. Outstanding in large hallways, bigger kitchens and dining rooms with plenty of natural light. Reads almost black in artificial light.

Cherokee Oak. Deep warm-brown, close to walnut. Less cool than Antigua, more warm-statement than dark. Works in period properties and libraries; handles artificial light better than Antigua.

Yosemite Dark Oak. Dark-brown with pronounced grain. Rustic character, less modern than Antigua. Suits Victorian hallways and heritage interiors.

Walnut Oak. Classic dark-brown walnut tone. Timeless, works across traditional and contemporary styles. The safest dark choice if you’re nervous about committing.

Rustic and Character Designs — For Floors That Lead the Room

These are the designs where Alva stretches its legs — more visible knots, more grain variation, more character per plank. They’re less “default LVT” and more “designer specification” in feel. Sample mandatory.

Nebraska Wild Oak. Pronounced grain, visible knots, mid-brown with rustic character. A statement design that pulls the eye.

Royal Oak. Warm mid-brown with more visible character markings than Natural Oak. Sits between the smooth oaks and the full-rustic designs — a middle-ground character option.

Victoria Oak. Similar warm mid-brown tone with traditional grain character. Very popular in period property renovations where a rustic-but-not-extreme finish is wanted.

Millennium Oak. Cooler and more modern than the other rustic designs, with subtle character markings rather than pronounced ones. Works in contemporary interiors that want a hint of character without leaving the modern aesthetic.

Artic Oak. A pale, cool oak with a slightly weathered look. Popular in beach-house-style interiors and modern coastal schemes.

Antique Oak. Warm mid-brown with deliberate aged character — hints of distress and variation plank-to-plank. Strong choice for farmhouse and rustic renovations.

Stone Effects — Tile Format

Alva’s stone effect range is narrower than its wood range — four designs in total — but all four are well-executed and offer genuine alternatives to porcelain or natural stone for bathrooms, utility rooms, entrance halls and hospitality settings. The stone tiles are 607mm x 307mm and, like the wood range, are available in both glue-down LVT and click SPC.

Arabescato. White marble effect with grey veining. The statement stone option — works beautifully in bathrooms and modern kitchens. Reads lighter in natural daylight than the sample chip suggests.

Crystal. Clean mid-grey stone effect with subtle veining. A flexible choice that works across bathroom, utility and entrance-hall settings. The safest stone default if you’re not sure.

Quartz Grey. Warmer and more textured than Crystal. Reads closer to natural limestone or sandstone. Good choice for entrance halls and kitchens where warmth matters.

Dark Slate. Deep-grey stone effect with visible veining. Strong for bathrooms where a statement dark floor is wanted, and for utility and boot rooms.

Matching Designs Across Formats and Rooms

One of Alva’s strengths is that the same design is available in plank, herringbone parquet and stone tile formats. That means you can mix formats across rooms in the same design — a hallway herringbone in Antigua Charcoal flowing into a plank kitchen in the same Antigua Charcoal — without mixing brands or trying to match colours across manufacturers.

Popular combinations:

Classic period hallway + modern kitchen. Herringbone parquet in Natural Oak, Victoria Oak or French Oak in the hallway, plank in the same design in the adjoining kitchen. The hallway reads traditional, the kitchen reads contemporary, both read coherent.

Open-plan kitchen-diner + bathroom. Stone tile in Arabescato or Crystal in the bathroom, plank in Pewter Light or French Grey in the kitchen-diner. Cool-toned throughout; reads as a deliberate scheme rather than “whatever floor fit”.

Whole-house single design. Plank in Natural Oak, French Oak or Victoria Oak across every habitable room. Visually unifies the home; saves money on transitions and threshold bars; suits open-plan layouts.

Our Amtico designs, colours and patterns guide covers similar ground for Amtico if you’re cross-shopping between the two brands.

Ordering Samples and Next Steps

Photography flattens texture and distorts colour, and LVT is a product where the surface quality is half the signal. Do not commit to a design on photos alone.

Every Alva design has a Request a Sample button on its individual product page. You can order up to five samples per request; they ship free and arrive within a few working days. Put them down on the floor of the actual room, in natural daylight and evening light, and walk on them barefoot and in shoes before committing.

If you’re local to the North West, our Altrincham showroom is open 24/7 with smart-lock access. We display a cross-section of the Alva range alongside Amtico, Karndean, Nordikka, Textures and Elements — useful if you want to compare design-for-design across brands. Our where to buy Alva in Altrincham guide covers the visit detail.

Browse the full range on the Alva LVT category page. For the verdict on whether Alva is the right brand for your project, the Alva LVT review is next. For Amtico or Karndean comparisons, our Amtico alternative and Karndean alternative pieces run the direct comparisons.

Questions about which design suits your specific room? Contact us via the enquiry form, WhatsApp or phone — we advise based on the room, not the margin.