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24
Feb

Can Tile Handle Life with My Kids and Pets?

Tile is a great flooring option for families with children or pets. It can give you the gorgeous look of wood, natural stone and a myriad of other materials, but with incredible durability and cleanability. No matter how hard your family lives, a tile floor can take it.You’re probably hoping your floor can survive 18 or 20 years, just long enough to outlive Fido or to get the kids off…

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24
Feb

Decorating Your Walls with Floor Tile

There’s one steadfast rule about using tile in your home that you should never forget: Never use wall tile for floors. Got it memorized and written in stone? Now that we have that out of the way, here’s a twist - you CAN use floor tiles on walls!Since wall tile does not need to hold up to foot traffic, unusual and exotic tile materials can be used for bold, unique, eye-catching…

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24
Feb

Tile Pattern Inspiration for Your Home

When you decorate a room, you want the result to be special and customized. Tile offers endless possibilities to make every installation unique, and the variety of tile designs you choose, coupled with a distinct pattern for the layout, make the options practically infinite.Tile manufacturers have responded to designers’ desire for coordinated tile options, creating collections with various sizes of field tile, mosaics and edging tiles that can be combined…

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24
Feb

Updating Your Home with Laminate Flooring

Making a new flooring decision can be difficult. There are so many different types of flooring, from carpet to hardwood and tile to laminate. Figuring out where to start is often the hardest step.That’s where the help of mom-turned-design blogger Jessica Kielman comes in! She recently went through a big flooring change in her home and could not be happier with the result. The Benefits of Laminate The solution? Laminate. It has the…

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24
Feb

5 Creative Ways to Use Laminate Flooring on Walls

The most popular trend in laminate flooring has nothing to do with your floors. More and more, everyone from DIYers to high-end designers are installing laminate flooring on walls. That’s right—walls.If you’re suddenly having flashbacks to your grandmother’s laminate wood-paneled walls, hold on a second. A lot has changed in the flooring industry since grandma’s day! For one thing, laminate visuals are more realistic than ever. Mohawk has many laminate designs that hit…

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24
Feb

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!Thankfully, flooring technology…

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24
Feb

Choosing the Best Laminate Floors for Families with Children

Parents of active kids know just how much wear and tear their little ones can dish out inside the home. The floors will be played upon, spilled on, chased on and will need to resist scratches, particles and anything from markers and nail polish to sodas and messy food. With its durability, attractive visuals, budget-friendly price points and ease of maintenance, laminate flooring makes a great choice for families with…

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24
Feb

The Best Hardwood Floors for Pet Owners

Hardwood Floors, Pet-friendly, new hardwood What are the two things that no homeowner can live without? Cherished, lovable pets and beautiful hardwood flooring. Well, at least one of those is accurate. Our pets become family members, and we want them to enjoy our homes as much as we do, within reason of course. If you’re a hardwood lover like many homeowners are, the challenge is finding the best fit for…

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24
Feb

Hardwood Floor Trends and Patterns

It’s not hard to fall in love with hardwood flooring. Strong, natural and gorgeous, it’s everything we love in a stunning surface. In fact, the more difficult part is deciding which hardwood look you love the most. Different species, grains, stains, finishes and widths; even after narrowing down your favorite wood options, you must weigh factors such as activity level, budget and location within the home. But you know what? This…

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15
Feb

Hardwood Installation Preparation

 new hardwood, hardwood flooring project, inspiration for hardwood flooring, step-by-step process, Hardwood Installation If you are looking for advice or pointers on your new hardwood flooring project, you’ve come to the right place.Hardwood flooring can completely change a space. It can add character to any room, from rustic and traditional to modern and chic. But just like any new flooring process, it’s hard to know where to start. That’s why…

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