Karndean Herringbone Flooring: A Complete Guide

Which Karndean Ranges Offer Herringbone?

Karndean offers dedicated herringbone plank formats across five of its residential collections – spanning every price point from entry-level to premium, in both glue-down and rigid core click formats. This is a broader herringbone offering than almost any other LVT brand.

Karndean Knight Tile – Entry-Level Herringbone

Knight Tile is Karndean’s most accessible collection and the entry point for Karndean herringbone. With a 0.3mm wear layer and 2mm thickness, Knight Tile herringbone delivers the Karndean name and realistic wood-effect finishes at a lower price point than Van Gogh or Art Select. The herringbone planks are purpose-sized for the pattern, so proportions work naturally across different room sizes. For bedrooms, spare rooms and lower-traffic living spaces where you want Karndean herringbone without stretching the budget, Knight Tile is the practical starting point.

Karndean Palio Essenza – Herringbone With Character

Palio Essenza sits between Knight Tile and Van Gogh in the Karndean lineup and offers herringbone layouts with a distinctive design approach. The collection focuses on characterful wood effects with pronounced grain detail and natural-looking surface variation. Palio Essenza herringbone is a strong option for customers who want more visual depth and personality than Knight Tile provides, while staying below the Van Gogh price point.

Karndean Van Gogh – The Most Popular Karndean Herringbone

Van Gogh is Karndean’s best-selling herringbone collection. With a 0.55mm wear layer and a design palette built around rich, realistic wood effects – pale limed oaks through to deep walnuts and smoked finishes – Van Gogh herringbone produces a design-led floor with the fully bonded, completely flat finish that only glue-down LVT can deliver. The Van Gogh herringbone plank sizes are purpose-designed for the pattern, so proportions work naturally across different room sizes without the awkward cuts that come from using standard plank formats in a herringbone layout.

Van Gogh herringbone is the default recommendation for customers who want a premium-looking Karndean herringbone floor in glue-down format at a mid-range price point.

Karndean Van Gogh Rigid Core – Herringbone in Click Format

Van Gogh Rigid Core takes selected Van Gogh herringbone designs and delivers them in a rigid core SPC click format with a waterproof core, 0.55mm wear layer, pre-attached acoustic underlay and a 20-year residential warranty. This is herringbone without the demands of a glue-down installation – no adhesive, less subfloor preparation and a faster fit. For renovation projects, fit-overs and rooms where minimising disruption matters, Van Gogh Rigid Core herringbone is a strong choice.

The visual result is very close to glue-down Van Gogh herringbone. The main practical difference is underfoot feel – rigid core click has a slightly different feel to a fully bonded glue-down floor and the acoustic underlay adds a subtle softness that some homeowners prefer.

Karndean Art Select – Premium Herringbone and Parquet

Art Select is Karndean’s premium residential collection and it offers the most sophisticated herringbone and parquet options in the range. A 0.7mm wear layer, larger plank formats and enhanced surface detailing make Art Select herringbone the choice for statement floors – hallway entrances, open-plan living areas and rooms where the floor is intended to be the focal point.

Art Select also opens up parquet layouts – smaller blocks arranged in geometric patterns such as basket weave – which are not available in the other Karndean collections. If you want the most design-forward Karndean herringbone floor, Art Select is where you should be looking.