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4 Common Carpet Myths
Myth #1 Carpet is Hard to Maintain With regular maintenance, carpet is no more challenging to maintain than other flooring options. Rather than sweeping and mopping weekly, you’ll vacuum weekly. It’s one less step, and with a deep clean each year, your carpets should have a very long life! Plus, with options like waterproof…
Green and Eco-Friendly Flooring Options
Bamboo Bamboo regenerates over 15x faster than traditional trees Bamboo can be continuously harvested every three years without causing damage to the plant structure Because of its rapid regeneration, bamboo helps produce more oxygen and eliminate more CO2 than traditional trees Bamboo can easily be refinished and polished like wood floors With a little maintenance,…
How to Choose Flooring for Better Foot Health
With two National days involving feet this month, August is the time to be thinking about foot health. First up is National Wiggle Your Toes Day on August 6th, 2019. This is a day to go for a barefoot walk in the grass or sand and, you guessed it, wiggle your toes!…
Wood-Look Flooring Trends
This year’s style trends have included a variety of wood-finished flooring types. By now, you may have heard of Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) and all its amazing qualities, but where do you start? Answer these simple questions: What Flooring Will Best Suit You? Not all LVP is the same. Some are waterproof,…
Protect Commercial Floors This Summer
While we welcome the sun, sand and surf that come with summer in Eastern North Carolina, we don’t particularly care for the damage that some of those elements can cause to our floors. In a commercial setting, increased foot traffic and particles can be damaging to floors. How can you protect your commercial flooring…
Create a Modern Look with Watercolor Rugs
Are you looking to add a little modern flavor to your home? The right accent rug adds something unique, functional, and full of life to your home. We love the watercolor rug trends that have emerged in the last few years! Artists create stunning designs and they are transferred to plush, well-made rugs. Here are…
Employee Spotlight: Mike Futrell
If you know Eastman’s Flooring, you know we hold every staff member in high regard. One of the greats is Mike Futrell. Mike is a dedicated employee that has been serving his community and working with Eastman’s for over 17 years. Mike is integral to our operations here at Eastman’s, and we would be distraught…
Top 5 Smart Home Gadgets to Make Life Easier
Phones are getting smarter, faster, stronger, and update every few months, so can your home! Smart home upgrades are the norm nowadays, and your home can benefit greatly from some of the new technology that is coming out. Smart home tech can make life easier, more efficient, and safer. Here are some of our favorites coming…