Floating floors in general laminated strips with sections of wood and or fiber products pressed and glued together with a top wear layer that looks like a wood veneer or other finish glued on top. Because of the layered, or laminated nature of the product, the strips that make up a floating floor are very strong. Floating floors come in ...

Some people are partial to a particular color rug. Here we consider placement of red rugs. One could imagine placing a red rug as a throw rug in a living room, possibly in front of furniture, at door openings or even in the middle of the floor. Another good spot would be in front of the television. It doesn’t matter ...

Carpet runners are a widely used floor covering accessory. Whether in hallways, on stairs or simply in a high traffic area, carpet runners are a common and important component to add to one’s flooring options. Many times there are segments of a floor area that is subject to more foot traffic than other areas would be. This is a great ...

What should a consumer be looking for in a carpet shop? Well, the obvious answer is carpeting, but of course there is much, much more than carpet that should be available at any carpet shop that has value to its clients and potential clients. Here are some items that a good and useful carpet shop should have available in its ...

Flooring Tiles are an excellent choice for several applications. Kitchen and bath floors immediately come to mind, especially where easy to clean hard floor tiles like ceramic and vinyl are concerned. Flooring tiles are made of several other materials. It’s a good idea to be familiar with at least some of them. Common types of tile Ceramic tiles are a ...

Green Carpet is a broad term that can mean many things to various people. We will examine some uses of green carpet here. Indoor and outdoor use An initial thought is simply in living quarters. Green is popular color with many people. One may prefer green carpet in the family room of their home where it could invoke images of ...

Choosing the right rug can make or break the appearance of your decorating efforts. You want to be sure and pick the right size, color, location and more. Here we will be concentrating our efforts on how best to use green rug. Rugs are Easy to Use There probably isn’t a floor covering unit available that is as easy to ...

Fur rugs are a beautiful and innovative way to decorate the innards of your cozy house, because let’s face it, who doesn’t like fur? Ever since the dawn of time, man has used fur to not only shelter and protect himself but also as a sign of affluence that very few and the richest could afford. But with the passage ...

Hardwood floors are synthesized from blocks of timber and can be used to floor the house for both insulation as well as aesthetic purposes. The floors are available in basically two forms; the engineered ones and the solid wood flooring type. The former is a lot easier if you want to install it yourself since the boards all come pre-engineered ...

Hardwood Floors are the most common and popular floors used in households in the US and the UK. The Hardwood Floors give your house a luxurious look and feel plus they will complement any furniture in the room.  In addition to that, the hardwood floors are durable and last longer than normal floors. These floors are cheap to maintain because ...

Every batsman needs a helmet, every goalkeeper needs a solid defense, and similarly, any good rug needs a good rug pad. A good rug pad is necessary because it will provide the extra protection to your expensive rug that you bought because it looks good and is made in Persia! So naturally you would want to increase the life of ...

Ask any employee in any corner of the world and you will find that all of them agree that the work environment is critical to keep the workers motivated and make them productive. Work environment doesn’t refer only to the relation between the manager and his subordinate, the working environment also refers to the overall infrastructure, furniture, layout and the ...

Frieze Carpet aka twist is common and widely used carpet nowadays. It is the modern reincarnation of the shag carpet from the 70’s. However, these carpets are much better looking and long last than its previous form. The fiber of this carpet is highly twisted and bent at the top which gives it the twisty texture. Most of the Frieze ...

Carpets are simple textile woven fabric, which are used all over the world typically to cover the floors of the apartments. Their usage could be targeted towards specific purposes like insulation from cold, or could be simply used in the form of a decorative piece. The best carpets are dense and come with bold and vibrant colors thereby giving the ...

Natural outdoor area rugs are generally made of bamboo and sisal, however, the synthetic ones are made up of polypropylene or acrylic. These are found to be quite sturdy when it comes to outdoor rugs. This article here deals more on the maintenance of the outdoor area rugs. Dry Vacuum Outdoor area rugs, from their name, are primarily used outdoors, ...