Dining Room Rug

How to Choose a Rug for a Dining Room

This one is always the most fun. There are endless possibilities of color, pattern, and texture. An area rug can be used to brighten a space, add a pop of color in a room or have it tie all the other elements together. With endless aesthetic options, you want to carefully consider one aspect of style and that is pile height. The dining room is a gathering spot of the home. You want to make sure any crumbs can easily be cleaned up and chairs can effortlessly slide in and out. Having a low pile or flatweave will make clean up and movability a breeze. The pile height of the one I chose is just under .4 inches.

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Labrador

What Is the Best Pet-Friendly Vinyl Floor?

If you have pets, you already know that along with all the fun-loving excitement they bring to your life, owning a pet also comes with a few drawbacks. Pets are notoriously messy, and they can wreak havoc on your home’s floors. Vinyl flooring can be a practical and affordable flooring solution to keep you and your four-legged friends happy. Take a look through the benefits of vinyl flooring, and learn how to shop for it.

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Choosing the Best Vinyl Flooring for Families with Children

Choosing the Best Vinyl Flooring for Families with Children

With kids come messes. It’s an unavoidable fact of life. They track in dirt, they spill juice, they drop food. It’s amazing that such tiny, adorable, innocent beings can leave such disaster in their wake. When choosing flooring for a home with children, you need a product that can keep up with daily—if not hourly—soiling and cleaning while still managing to look good. Vinyl flooring offers a practical, affordable and even stylish solution.

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How to Remove Vinyl Flooring?

How to Remove Vinyl Flooring?

The rich textures and soundproof designs of vinyl flooring sure do an incredible job of elevating one’s home appeal. However, like all amazing things, vinyl floors also have a limited lifetime. The scratches and rough use in high-traffic places cause the vinyl floor to break down after several years.

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What is Vinyl Flooring

What is Vinyl Flooring

Are you thinking of installing new flooring at your place? Well, people mostly prefer durable flooring capable of handling the regular traffic load. Vinyl flooring fits that criteria as it is one of the most economical types available in the market. Its water-resistant properties, ease of installation, and low maintenance have already made it a popular choice for home and commercial buildings. Not to mention the aesthetic appeal and varying design choices that come along.

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Open Concept Design

Three Tips on How to Choose Flooring for an Open Concept Design

The open concept design is an increasingly popular choice in home design, and there are many reasons to get on board with this exciting trend. Marked by wide open spaces — often a combined kitchen, dining room, and living room — open floor plans feel spacious and inviting. Not only are they ideal for smaller homes that can feel cramped by a traditional floor plan, but open concept design also fosters a sense of togetherness. Gone are the days when preparing a meal meant feeling cut off from your family or guests, because with open design, people can gather in a common multi-functional space rather than spreading out into separate rooms.

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Installing Laminate Flooring In Your Home

Installing Laminate Flooring In Your Home

When it comes to new floors, decision fatigue is REAL. Even among flooring types that look like wood, you have many options to choose from! Figuring out where to start is often the hardest step. That’s why we’ve tapped blogger Jessica Kielman to walk you through how she decided on her new flooring when she renovated her home. (Spoiler alert: she went with laminate!)

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boxer sleep

Choosing the Best Laminate Floor for Dog Owners

Dogs are awesome. That’s a fact! But know that with dogs come wear-and-tear to your floors. From Great Danes to Teacup Yorkies, you can be sure that scratches and pet accidents will inevitably occur. While our ultimate goal as homeowners and dog owners is to love our pups, while living on floors we love, with the peace of mind to not stress about either, it’s easier said than done!

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