A house is not a home – and that's especially true if you're not planning on making it your primary residence. If you're a flipper who buys houses to rehab and resell, or you pick up a duplex to use as a rental, you don't view these properties the same way you do your...
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and designing a functional and beautiful space takes careful planning. While you don’t need a complete kitchen overhaul to achieve a modern look, certain timeless pieces and flexible styles will ensure your kitchen grows with your evolving needs. Whether you’re designing a kitchen from scratch in your...
Many people want their living spaces to be places of calm enjoyment. They look for flooring that's functional, attractive, comfortable underfoot, and that doesn't intrude on the rest of their décor. Handsome hardwoods, stylish carpet, the occasional area rug: that's about as bold as these folks want to get. Their focus is on their...
When homeowners plan flooring projects, either on a one-room-at-a-time basis or as part of a grand remodel, they typically fall into two categories: Those who know what they want and those who don't. Sure, the folks in the second category probably have thought through some likes and dislikes, figured out where they want carpet...
As you plan new flooring within a home-construction or remodeling project, you make a mental list of great brands that you'd love to have underfoot. If you're like most flooring shoppers, Karastan tops that list. With its new LuxeCraft product line, Karastan gives you more ways than ever before to add legendary quality to...
You've found the flooring of your dreams, and now, as the installation date creeps closer on the family calendar, it's time to prepare yourself – and your home – for the big event. Whether you're having hardwood, laminate, carpet, tile or vinyl put in, what you do next – and what you don't do...
When Robert J. Benjamin left northwestern Persia for the United States as a teenager, he had his sights set on the American dream. Born in 1896 in a city now known as Urmia, a trading center with ancient roots that reach back to the 9th century, he was determined to reinvent himself as a...
If you've always dreamt of a home with spaces designed just for the expression of your creativity, now may be the time to make those plans a reality. Whether you want to remodel your current home or build a new residence that includes a special-purpose room, pay special attention to the flooring you choose....
Supply-chain shortages have increased delays in fulfilling orders for new flooring. Does that mean you should forget about renovating your home? Of course not, but it does mean that your order make take a bit longer to fulfill than it would have a year ago. A long list of factors has combined to produce...
Whether your sunroom really is a sunroom, or whether it's actually a three-season room or enclosed porch, you want to outfit it with an attractive floor that's as functional as it is enjoyable. The differences among these three distinct room types actually determine what makes practical sense underfoot. Types of sunny spaces True sunrooms are regular...
