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 bamboo is made into flooring.
Bamboo grows all over the world. A grass and not a tree, it’s one of the fastest growing plants on earth. In fact, a single shoot or stalk of bamboo can grow as much as 4 feet in a day.
Aside from the appearance, which is elegant and sophisticated, what attracts most people to bamboo floors [...]
