Flooring Styles & Trends
Warm Tones for a Chill Retreat
After spending a summer day at the beach, nothing beats returning to your summer home, sipping a cold drink, and watching the sun set over the Atlantic. One way to make your chill retreat feel cozy and inviting is to incorporate warm colors. Here are some tips to consider for a comfy, cozy home this…
Feature Product: Luxury Vinyl Plank – Distressed Look
Reclaimed and distressed wood has made a comeback. Industrial design trends and home improvement shows like “Fixer Upper” and “Property Brothers” have brought a revival to reclaimed and distressed wood accents in homes. Reclaimed and distressed styles are found in cabinetry, furniture and flooring. Homes that were originally built with hardwood floors can develop a…
Modernizing Beach Decor
We can’t wait for long summer days at the beach, and enjoying the beach house with friends and family. Part of the summer prep season is getting the house ready – including updating your dated beach décor. Sometimes beach decor styles can put you in a pigeonhole! Jars of seashells, sand and pictures of sealife…
Fall in Love with Vinyl
Some people hear the word “vinyl” and immediately remember bright linoleum filled kitchens with floral patterns, dated colors, and unrealistic textures. This is not your grandma’s vinyl. Get ready for a new relationship with modern vinyl flooring! Crushing on Karndean Kaleidoscope This geometric vinyl design from Karndean Flooring features realistic wood grans in modern neutral…
Design Radar: Trending Colors for 2018
Behr has curated a color palette of 20 trending colors for 2018. The collection is sure to inspire. The featured color of the year is called In the Moment – a “cool, tranquil, spruce blue inspired by nature and is a soothing, restorative coalescence of blue, gray and green.” Soft blues and greens in general…
Define Your Style Quiz
Defining your own personal style is usually a challenge. While you may gravitate to a particular look or feel, putting that into words for others can be difficult. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so defining your style through images is easier than finding the right words! This short 4 question quiz…
Luxury Vinyl Plank Gets a Second Look
At Eastman’s we often hear, “I don’t like vinyl plank flooring. It doesn’t look like real wood.” At least that’s what we hear until they see the new LVP flooring in our showroom. The odds are, you won’t be able to pick Luxury Vinyl Planks from hardwood planks out of a lineup. Here’s a summary…
The Emotive Power of Blue in Home Decor
There is something exceptionally tranquil and calming about blue. Its many shades are great choices for home décor. Here are some facts about blues and the psychological effects of using them around the house. Symbolic Implications Blue Serenity – The color of the calm ocean and the peaceful sky, blue is often associated with inner…
Cork Flooring
When you think about flooring, cork isn’t exactly the first material that comes to mind, however it’s a durable, comfortable, and eco-friendly flooring option. It’s made from the outer bark of the cork oak tree and is carefully harvested every 9 years. This allows new bark to grow on the tree in place of what…
Eco-Friendly Flooring – Bamboo
As beautiful as real wood floors look, there are some people who want to have beautiful floors while remaining eco-friendly. US Floors bamboo flooring is the perfect option for eco-friendly families. With one purchase, you can help save over 387,000 trees, absorb over 9,288 tons of CO2 every year, and save over 7,740 areas of…