Another way to help a room looked balanced is to contrast patterns between walls and floors. For example if you have a wallpaper with a large print or design then it would be good to go with a small design for your floor(ex. small tiles, 3″planks,or carpet with small patterns). The opposite would work if…
It is important that when you see a sample of a product of a color you like that you take it home before choosing it. Different light sources will make your flooring appear different. The direction your windows face, the size of your windows, and whether or not your home has incandescent light will all…
Something to keep in mind when choosing a color for your carpet is that you don’t need to match it to the wall paint. Many customers come in with swatches of their wall paint or look at carpets and say “I think that’s our wall color”. If the floor and the wall are the same…
By following a few simple rules today, you can minimize the need for repair tomorrow: Dirt, grit and sand act like sandpaper to scratch, dent and dull hardwood floors. Place floor mats at entrances to trap dirt. Sweep, vacuum or dust mop at least weekly. SWEEPING – Brooms with fine, exploded ends trap dust and…
Here are few of the main styles of carpet that are available to you. Textured plush- Most decoratively versatile cut-pile carpet Textured surface helps hide footprints and vacuum marks Adds casual beauty to any room Looks great between vacuuming Preferred style for busy household A great “whole-house” carpet Saxony- Refined cut-pile surface Luxuriously smooth, soft…
To help select suitable tiles for specific applications tiles are rated the P.E.I. (Porcelain Enamel Institute) scale. The tiles are evaluated for wear resistance on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). PEI 1: Light Traffic – recommended for residential bathrooms or other areas with light traffic and where shoes are not frequently used….
Here at Champion Floors we like to provide our customers with the most information about flooring that we can. This blog, in particular, will have design tips and advice as well as anything else that might be useful to our readers. I hope you find this useful and please feel free to comment or ask…