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Radiant Heat: Let Your Floors Warm You Up
If you’ve lived with forced-air heat, you know that even in a home with an efficient system, your rooms can develop hot and cold spots. Parents with small children worry about little feet near hot registers in the floor – and no one wants to step into a cold bathroom floor while barefoot. […]
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Use as Directed: Protect Your Floors and Preserve Your Warranty
Before you admire the gleam of freshly installed flooring, plan how you’ll protect this enduring asset with proper maintenance and care. In some cases, you may need to modify your habits to ensure that foot traffic and furniture don’t damage your floors – and instead of your old go-to floor cleaning methods, you […]
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The Enduring Appeal of Dark Hardwood Flooring
Dark hardwoods offer a rich depth of color, and add contrast – along with a formal touch – to the décor of your room, especially paired with light-colored walls and furnishings. Unlike lighter hardwoods, deeper-toned options prompt some decision making to assure a harmonious interior, successful color scheme and easy cleaning. If you have […]
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Technology With Style: New Developments in Hardwood Flooring
Hardwood flooring may be a traditional choice, but recent innovations have broadened the range of options beyond classic two-inch light-wood planks. From new species of wood to new materials, colors, textures, finishes and plank sizes, you can select from a wide range of products to suit your décor and budget. Materials The National Wood Flooring […]
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Showcase Your Décor With Blonde and Gray Hardwoods
Flooring trends come and go, but timeless options come back into style or never go out of favor. That’s the case with light-colored hardwoods, which continue to win over homeowners with their ability to make any room look bigger, brighter and more inviting, even in smaller areas or those with lower ceilings. Along with […]
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How to Create Healthful Interiors With Certified Flooring
You want beautiful floors that express your style and complement your décor. If you have children, suffer from chemical sensitivities or allergies, or simply want to use the most environmentally friendly options on the market, you can take flooring to a new level with certified products that help create a home that’s as healthful as […]
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How to Transform Your Space with an Area Rug
The right area rug can transform a room or create a focal point by defining a space with added color, texture and style. With a seemingly endless selection of sizes, colors, patterns and materials, choosing the right area rug can be daunting. But here’s a few tips for inspiration to make choosing one more fun […]
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Making a Statement with Texture
Homeowners everywhere are always looking to update the look and vibe of their homes, and they often start with flooring. But in a sea of options, nothing beats textured flooring in creating visual interest for your living space. Texture can be accomplished a couple different ways, either through the direct embossing or texturing of the […]
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2020 flooring trends: Decorating tips for patterned flooring
Patterned carpet, patterned ceramic and porcelain tile (or plain tiles installed in a pattern!), patterned hardwood, patterned area rugs … one of the biggest emerging home remodeling design trends of 2020 is bold, patterned flooring. Discover which other flooring options homeowners are loving in 2020 » Most homeowners feel comfortable adding little splashes of pattern […]
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2020 flooring trends: Multi-colored marble
Always a classic and luxurious option, marble flooring continues its reign as a popular natural stone option. It’s long been a go-to, sought-after flooring choice for homeowners looking to make their home feel more like a palace. During the Renaissance (14th-17th century), European artists used slabs of dense white marble for their Classical sculptures, including […]
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3 reasons you don’t want to miss the 2020 Indianapolis Home Show
It’s that time of the year again! Whether you’re building your dream home or just starting to make remodeling plans for your kitchen, you don’t want to miss the Indianapolis Home Show, running Friday, January 17 through Sunday, January 26. Held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, at the Home Show you’ll have an opportunity to […]
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The best ways to protect hardwood floors over the holidays
Hardwood flooring is a significant investment, and it can be tricky to keep your flooring looking fresh during weather without some planning and preparation. Whether you’re worried about damage from extra foot traffic from holiday entertaining or harm from destructive winter gunk like snow, sleet, and salt, there are things you can do to give […]
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2020 flooring trends
When it comes to 2020 flooring trends, the three factors that reign supreme are: color style function Designers at top manufacturers—from Mohawk and Mannington to Armstrong and Shaw—have shared their picks for the best flooring in 2020, and we’ve rounded up their recommendations. Keep reading to get ideas and figure out which 2020 flooring trends […]
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The best options for comfortable flooring
When it comes to finding a comfort flooring option that will work best in your home, start with two simple questions: How am I going to use this room? Who is going to be walking on this floor? Knowing these answers, you can determine the best solution for your needs. Most people end up considering […]
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Top 3 kitchen flooring trends for 2020
Getting a great kitchen is all about thinking about the details. Whether you’re doing a minor update or a complete renovation, picking out the right kitchen flooring is a crucial decision. You’ll want to do your homework and gather lots of ideas to get it right (and make sure your new kitchen is a place […]