If you really want your home or room to have a very natural/rustic feel then beveled edges are a great choice for you. You can get a beveled edge in both real wood and laminate floors. A beveled edge is a small v shaped groove between each plank. This look can really add a lot…
Hand scraped wood and even laminate is a very popular choice right now. Many people are choosing hand scraped ( some people refer to it as distressed) over a smooth piano finish for their floors. one good thing about hand scraped is that it makes your wood or laminate look more natural. Another plus is…
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…
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…
Using the same type of flooring throughout several different rooms adds a sense of continuity to a home. For example if you choose to do one bedroom in laminate it is a good idea to go ahead and try and do the rest of the bedrooms in laminate. Or if you choose to replace old…
A lot of people tend to think that hardwood makes a room very formal looking and is only for formal rooms such as dens and formal dining rooms. This however is completely untrue. While hardwoods can make a room feel very formal there are ways to get around this. Characteristics such as beveled-edge details, light…
One thing that is important when choosing a wood for your home is to keep in mind how much traffic and/or abuse your floor will be taking. Each species of wood varies on its hardness. Here is a list of some woods from Hardest to Softest. Brazilian Cherry Mahogany Pecan/Hickory Hard Maple White Oak Ash…
Here are a few ways to get the most out of your room. If you have a smaller room and would like to make in look longer/add more length to it then choosing a narrow wood plank will help to achieve this. If you have the opposite problem and would like your narrow room to…
Here is another quick tip about choosing the right color of laminate or wood for your home. Light-colored floors tend to make a room look brighter and larger. Dark-colored floors create a more dramatic environment. The current trend however is that dark floors are the “in” thing and lighter floors tend to age a room…