| Is it time to give that tired kitchen floor a face | | | | want a floor that won't show wear, will be |
| lift? Are you looking for just the right finishing | | | | comfortable underfoot, and easy to care for. |
| touch for your new living room? The floor you | | | | Vinyl floor tiles or linoleum might be your best |
| choose can brighten a dark room, make a small | | | | choice there, though a good, durable wood |
| one appear larger, or set the mood and tone for | | | | laminate floor might do well, as well. What's the |
| the rest of your decorating. There are so many | | | | moisture level? Is the floor likely to get wet or is |
| flooring options available on the market these | | | | the room naturally 'damp'? Some floors just aren't |
| days that you're biggest problem will be deciding | | | | suited for damp areas. A basement playroom |
| which floor you like best! Here are a few | | | | with a high moisture content, or a bathroom are |
| suggestions to ease your decision process. With all | | | | seldom candidates for a solid wood floor, though |
| those choices available, how do you decide what | | | | there are some choices in wood laminates that |
| type of floor fits your lifestyle and design sense | | | | might work if finished properly. Instead, you might |
| the best? There are a number of factors to | | | | choose slate or ceramic tiles with area rugs for |
| consider, including the mood you want to set, the | | | | the bathroom for a dramatic look that wipes up |
| style and colors of your furnishings, and what the | | | | well and keeps its gloss for years. What's your |
| room will be used for. The perfect floor for your | | | | personal style? What mood do you want in your |
| work-in kitchen may be too dark for your bright | | | | room? Want a luxurious feel? A thick pile rug over |
| and airy living room, and the floor that you love | | | | polished wood is a classic, elegant look that is pure |
| for your living room could be too formal or too | | | | luxury. A floor to accent a spare, modern style? |
| delicate for your back patio. Rest assured though, | | | | Stone or slate, polished to a high sheen is a |
| that there is a perfect choice for every room in | | | | beautiful backdrop for leather and steel furniture |
| your home. Things To Consider When Choosing a | | | | and ascetic lines. A wooden parquet floor can be |
| Floor How much traffic will the floor get? The | | | | a dramatic focal point in an open foyer, or can |
| amount and type of traffic that your room will | | | | lend a touch of Continental elegance to a formal |
| see should be one of the largest deciding factors | | | | living room. Wooden floors can hit any mood from |
| in the kind of floor that you choose. A family | | | | rustic to royal, and the choices of color, pattern |
| room floor with a ping-pong table and busy, active | | | | and style in vinyl or ceramic tiles can fit any |
| life needs a floor that will stand up to lots of foot | | | | active room in your home. |
| traffic and the occasional spill. In addition, you | | | | |