A Hardwood Floor Border - old and restored.

Another example of a nailed fdown old parquet flooring with a hardwood border (a nail down installation means every piece of the flooring is kept down by a nail and not by adhesive like today). The hardwood border - a well know pattern - is installed near to the wall together with a geometric parquet flooring pattern. This is a restoration - left side the initial state, right hand the restored. Another 100 years of life ahead. All solid, no engineered.

Parquet Flooring Panels

Parquet flooring panels. One of my favorites. Excellent work and finesse.

Parquet Flooring with Hardwood Border Inlay

Another sample of nail down parquet flooring with a Basket Weave arrangement. The area in the middle is surrounded by a hardwood border inlay (a typical border design for that age).

Parquet Flooring - Herringbone with Intricate Border Inlay

A picture of a parquet flooring, a herringbone layout surrounded by an intricate border inlay. Can't say for sure (image resolution and clarity aren't the best) but I suppose is an old and refinished parquetry work.

Old Parquet Floor with Border Inlays - Savannah, GA

Magnolia Hall (House) - Guest House of Savannah College of Art and Design. Designed in 1878 by New York architect Abraham J. Snedeker built for cotton magnate Jacob Guerard Heyward. Second Empire design style.

Sample of parquet flooring with hardwood floor borders. In image can be seen that each flooring element is nailed down.

Chevrons - Point d' Hongrie - with Parquet Border Inlay

A sample of the Chevrons layout (in France it is called ”Point d' Hongrie” ) installed with a parquet border. The installation work is still underway. Location & time: London, U.K., May 2013.

http://www.pavexparquet.com/en/gallery/no115-carnevale-parquet-border-inlay-chevrons-united-kingdom-2013-photo2.htm

Parquet Border Inlays, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Another sample of the old parquet flooring with border inlays. Old job, nail pinned on every piece. Two parquet border patterns (hardwood floor borders) visible. Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. Age? Probably close to 100 years.

Custom Made Parquet Flooring Design

Here's a piece of custom-made design parquet flooring made of walnut and maple planks with a border. The flooring has been treated to look old (antiqued). It is inspired after a flooring from an Italian villa.

Source: http://www.houzz.com/photos/1186499/Private-Residences-mediterranean-wood-flooring-chicago