Now is the time to ensure your beach house is ready for another summer season. Early preparation will lead to an easy start of summer. There are four areas you should address to prepare your...
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Wood Floor Layouts and Patterns
Floor patterns began growing in popularity in 2016 and are expected to continue growing throughout 2017. Subtle patterns offer a more textured and unique look to any room. Your floors can be the...
Luxury Vinyl Tile Flooring
The popularity of luxury vinyl tile flooring stems from its ability to realistically mimic numerous natural and man-made materials. This type of flooring is durable and reliable; it is predicted to...
It’s Okay To Love Your Floors
When you’re not happy with something, what do you do? You fix the problem. It seems like a simple solution but for some reason when it comes to floors, people often ignore the issues and live...
Out With The Old In With The New: Carpet Styles
There’s always a certain level of excitement when you know you’re getting something new. Items that once were new, eventually become old and need to be replaced. The carpet in your home is no...
Multi-functional Flooring
There are many things we use daily that have more than one function. Lemons can be used for lemonade but the can also serve as a deodorizer, Magazine holders can be used to organize your pantry, and...
Pairing Home Decor and Floors
As the New Year rolls in so many of us make resolutions we aim to keep. Some of the most common resolutions are to lose weight, save money, spend more time with family, and the daunting decision to...
Flooring For The New Year
A new year typically brings along new trends for industries. This year, the flooring trend to keep an eye out for, is bold flooring that makes a room/home stand out from others. Neutral/traditional...
Affordable Luxury: Acacia Floors by Karndean
As beautiful as natural wood is, it has never been the best flooring option for areas exposed to water and humidity; such as bathrooms, kitchens and entryways. Acacia floors by Karndean are luxury...
Disconnect Between Carpets and Vacuums
Carpets and vacuums go hand in hand; a vacuum is needed to clean a carpet. It would make sense then if the carpet and vacuum industries worked together to make life easier for customers....
Carpet Tile
Carpet tile, also referred to as modular carpet, is a long lasting and durable alternative to standard carpeting. Carpet tiles come in square pieces with adhesive on the underside. When placing the...
The Power of Color
Color is a subtle, yet critical, element of design. Psychologists have found that colors account for 60 percent of our emotional response to a room. When selecting flooring for your home or office...
Waterproof Your Showers
Waterproofing your showers sounds ridiculous at first…why check if something designed to withstand water is waterproof. The answer is simple; because of human error. While water might not be flowing...
What to Remodel First?
Whether you are trying to remodel a room in your home yourself, or you are hiring help in stages, it is important to know the proper steps to take before beginning the remodel. First you will need...
A Messy Situation
The holiday season is a prime time for spills, but that doesn’t mean your floors have to suffer. Removing holiday stains from your carpet is not impossible, you just need to know the right process...
Prepare your Beach House for Winter
As the summer season comes to an end, and beach homes are no longer being rented out, owners have the opportunity to see what their home looks like after a busy rental season. The sad truth, is that...
Custom Rug Creation
Finding a rug that compliments your room isn’t always easy; you find the right color in the wrong size, or the right size in the wrong color. Eastman’s custom rug process eliminates part of the...
Project Spotlight: Luxury Vinyl Planks
This is the new wave of the future in flooring. It is luxury vinyl plank (LVP) flooring. The advantage of this style flooring is that is very durable. LVP flooring is kid proof – even your little...
Product Spotlight: SmartStrand by Mohawk
You want to redo the carpet in your home but you’re torn with when to do it. You’d love to have it done before the holidays, but you know someone is going to spill during one of your family...
Choosing the Right Rug Pad
Your beautiful new rug may be admired by guests when they visit, but the rug pad you place beneath it is just as important. There is a large array of options and without guidance it’s easy to become...
Water Damage: Repair or Replace?
It can happen fast - your washing machine leaks, a window is left open during a rainstorm, or the tub overflows - next thing you know, your floors are soaked. Depending on the damage done, your...
Flooring Options for Home Medical Equipment
Ask the workers at any healthcare facility, and they’ll tell you that heavy medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen tanks and hospital beds demand highly resilient flooring. When...
Pet Friendly Flooring Options by Shaw
When your pet can’t hold their business until the next trip outside, the resulting damage to your floor can extend beyond what meets the eye. While you can (and should) treat the surface stain as...
Gym Floor Alternatives
Many of us have fond memories of watching our reflection in gleaming wood gym floor. As the use of gymnasiums have changed, so have the flooring options available. Today’s gymnasiums are more...
Solid or Engineered Hardwood?
There is nothing like genuine hardwood flooring for adding beauty and warmth to your home. While solid wood floors have been around for hundreds of years, engineered flooring is a relatively new...
Product Spotlight: Mannington Amtico Collection
When your business needs flooring that can stand up to the daily stampede of customers, employees, and vendors, your business needs Amtico. Designed for your highest traffic areas, such as hallways...
Dark Floors VS Light Floors
Selecting the right flooring color for your space is a huge decision. After all, once your floor is installed, you will most likely have to live with your choice for a very long time. When...
5 NC Events to Wind Down Summer
Whether you’re into food, music, water sports, boating, or running, North Carolina has numerous opportunities for family fun. Here are five great local upcoming events you don’t want to miss:...
NJPA: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
At over 50,000 members strong, the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) is a municipal national contracting cooperative made up of a wide variety of government, education, and nonprofit agencies. ...
Choosing the Right Floor For Your Industry
Your organization is unique, and so are its commercial flooring requirements. The best floors for you depend on the nature of your activities, the amount of foot traffic you anticipate, and your...