Vinyl flooring basics.
While nothing can match the beauty and warmth of wood flooring, wood floors have some real disadvantages.
Because wood and water do not mix, wood is a poor choice for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and other settings with a lot of moisture. Wood floors will fade in direct sunlight. And although the cost can be amortized [...]
Using antique oak flooring to create a one-of-a-kind room.
Oak flooring ages beautifully. The patina that comes with age as the wood and its finish darken imparts a timeless elegance that can give a room warmth and character.
If you don’t want to wait a century for your oak floors to get that gorgeous luster, you can buy antique floors that have been salvaged from [...]
How to make sure your bamboo floors are really green.
In theory, at least, bamboo flooring is a very green product. Bamboo is easily renewable – it matures in as little as three years, and it doesn’t have to be replanted after harvesting. If the root system is left in place, the stalks will simply regenerate on their own.
Bamboo doesn’t require much in the way [...]
