Selecting the Perfect Flooring for Your Remodel
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|New flooring is one of the most impactful ways to refresh your home during a remodel. The right choice adds beauty, functionality, and long-term value to your space, helping you create a home that feels truly your own. Selecting the best flooring for your renovation project means balancing personal style…
READ MORE Luxury Vinyl Tile: A Versatile Choice for Modern Homes
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|Regardless of your season in life, whether you are part of a new family just starting out or an empty-nester, you don’t want to waste precious time with fussy cleaning chores. Most of today’s busy households don’t have many spare moments but we still want our homes to look updated…
READ MORE Carpet and Wall Color Combinations: Tips for a Harmonious Space
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|Coordinating home decor is not unlike styling a great outfit. Both decor and personal style can be classified by type: formal, classic, casual, or bohemian, for instance. Style is reflected in choosing the major pieces and then adding accessories. In decor, two of the major “pieces” are wall color and…
READ MORE Complementary Rugs and Flooring: Creating a Cohesive Look
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|When you have hard surface flooring, whether it’s solid or engineered hardwood flooring, luxury viny, or a tile variety, you probably have at least considered purchasing area rugs. Attractive rugs can be useful for absorbing sound, curtailing dirt, and protecting your floors from messes and scratches, as well as making…
READ MORE Engineered Hardwood Flooring for Kitchens: Classic Look, Modern Benefits
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|It’s been said that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Think of all the moments from cooking and eating to scrolling social media and having late night heart-to-heart talks that take place there. Many people work from their kitchens, taking calls and answering emails. It’s where homework help…
READ MORE Safeguarding Floors from Pets: Tips and Tricks
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|It’s safe to say that pet owners simply adore their cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals! Why else would we put up with all the accidents and chaos they bring to our orderly households? Simply put, pets are a big part of what makes a house feel like a home.…
READ MORE Luxury Vinyl Flooring for Bathrooms: Waterproof and Modern
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|Due to its waterproof properties, tile flooring has been an industry standard for moisture-prone bathrooms for the better part of the last hundred years. When properly installed and grouted, tile is impenetrable to water, easy to keep clean and durable. However, tiles do sometimes crack, can present a slip hazard,…
READ MORE Tips for Maintaining Hardwood Flooring in Busy Hallways
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|We all have at least one hallway or area in the home that ends up collecting dirt and other debris from an excessive amount of foot traffic, no matter what we do! Whether you have lots of company, full-time kids, active fur-babies, or all of the above, an abundance of…
READ MORE Floor Plan: The Best Flooring for Every Room
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|Happy 2025! Just a few weeks ago we were finalizing our gift lists and planning festivities, and here we are in a brand new year! The holiday season passes by like a whirlwind and frequently we need a breather when the dust settles. Welcome to January! Feel free to take…
READ MORE Looking Ahead: Design Trends for 2025
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|The beginning of a new season is a great time to reassess what we have going on and decide whether it’s working for us. If it’s not, we consider how we’d like to change it, and make a plan to do so. Our homes are no exception! Are your floors…
READ MORE Creating a Festive Look with Area Rugs and Runners
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|Ready or not, the holidays are right around the corner! Hopefully you have made your list, checked it twice and at least started any gift shopping you may need to accomplish. Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, there are plenty of ways to prepare your home, so that it feels…
READ MORE Preparing Your Floors for the Holidays
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|It’s that time of year again! Time to make a list, check it twice, and deck those halls. Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, as you prepare, don’t forget to show your floors some extra love, so they will be company-ready when the time and the crowd arrives. Exactly how…
READ MORE Choosing the Perfect Area Rug: A Comprehensive Buying Guide
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|Area rugs are an economical way to upgrade your decor regardless of what type of floors you have. Their flexibility makes them excellent choices for use over existing hardwood, tile, laminate, or vinyl floors, as well as layered over carpet! Keep reading for a guide to picking your perfect area…
READ MORE Luxury Vinyl Trends: New Innovations and Design Possibilities
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|Luxury vinyl flooring has been gaining popularity with homeowners looking for something stylish, durable and affordable, that isn’t fussy or hard to maintain. In fact, luxury vinyl is a completely synthetic product that is waterproof and worth considering as flooring in nearly any environment as it checks a lot of…
READ MORE Exploring the Timeless Appeal and Practical Benefits of Berber Carpet
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|Berber carpet made a tremendous splash in the carpet category and is currently in the middle of a major comeback! What exactly is Berber, and what has caused the resurgence of this understated category? Simply put, berber is one of the oldest and most durable types of carpet. It is…
READ MORE Open Floor Plans: Selecting Flooring That Flows Seamlessly from Room to Room
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|There is so much to love about open concept, also known as open floor plan, homes. These floor plans merge different rooms and combine them into one cohesive unit, allowing a flow from one space to another. For today’s relaxed lifestyles, the ability to be flexible is key! When entertaining,…
READ MORE Understanding the Long-Term Performance of Hardwood Flooring in Your Home
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|When it comes to investing in your home, it’s hard to beat hardwood flooring. Both classic and versatile, they fit in well with a variety of decor styles. If you have hardwoods already, or are considering having them installed, it’s important to understand their long-term performance and what it means…
READ MORE Tips for Preserving Luxury Vinyl Flooring
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|Luxury Vinyl Flooring, available in plank or tile format, is one of today’s most popular ways to upgrade floors in homes. It goes in quickly and easily, with no glue or serious tools, and can mimic wood, tile or stone, to suit many different decorating styles. Regardless of what format…
READ MORE Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Flooring: A Durable and Stylish Choice for Your Home
Rigid core luxury vinyl flooring, also known as SPC (stone-composite or stone-polymer core flooring) is a popular choice for homeowners today. Made from a mixture of limestone powder and stabilizers, the core of luxury vinyl flooring is completely inorganic and will not respond to moisture nor temperature or humidity changes.…
READ MORE How to Prevent Scratches on Hardwood Floors
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|Hardwood floors are a great investment in the value of your home. They are both classic and classy. They can be adapted to many different styles of decor, from sleek contemporary to rustic. If you are fortunate enough to have older hardwoods or if you made that investment after the…
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