Flooring 101

Carpet One Floor & Home is your local source for all things flooring. Before diving into your next flooring purchase, learn more about what makes each type of flooring unique.

Tile

Revo Tile in Tower White Matte by Bel Terra

Incredibly versatile and equally beautiful, tile can complement nearly any style, ranging from traditional to contemporary and everything in between. With a wide variety of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes available, creating a design that is exceptionally beautiful and elegant is simple with the use of tile. Not only does tile offer a substantial number of styles, but some types of tile are even water resistant or waterproof, making them ideal for moisture-prone areas like kitchens, bathrooms, and foyers. Using tile is also an excellent way to create an accent wall, interior spotlight, or textural feature for an increasingly elevated design.

Laminate

Bayshore Crossing in Sun Trail by Mirror Lake

Offering the look of hardwood, tile, or stone at a more affordable price point, laminate floors are an excellent choice for those looking for the ideal combination of features, looks, and price. The unique construction of laminate makes it highly durable and even water resistant—ideal for many areas of your home. Entryways, staircases, playrooms, and dining room messes don’t stand a chance against the durability of laminate floors available today.

Area Rugs

Dreamy Shag in Light Blue Gray by Nourison

Area rugs are a quick and easy way to transform the look and feel of a space. Available in tons of colors, designs, sizes, and even shapes, they can play a major role in interior design by defining key spaces and providing complementary looks. Area rugs can also provide a level of protection for hard surface floors, which makes them an excellent choice for any space where heavy traffic is common. And, because area rugs are a less permanent flooring style on the market today, they can easily be changed out with evolving trends and styles so that you can stay current with top styles.

Carpet

Branden Pier in Metal by Tigressa Cherish

The ideal flooring option for adding warmth, carpets have been around for many years and still hold the top spot for making any space feel cozy. Not only do carpets offer homes the opportunity to increase the overall level of comfort, but new technologies have also increased their many benefits. With softer, stronger, and more stain-resistant carpets on the market, maintenance is lower, and the burden of upkeep is no longer an issue. Plus, with new styles emerging every day, carpet is incredibly stylish and trendy and offers a look that suits any up-and-coming trend.

Hardwood

Grant Pass - Sliced White Oak in Natural Oak by Rustic River

Known for its natural, charming appearance, hardwood has proven itself a timeless and stylish flooring solution for many years. With an inherent strength that is complemented by raw beauty, hardwood floors create a beautiful canvas for inviting interior styles that are flawlessly stylish for years to come. Available in varying wood types, stain colors, and finishes, there is an abundance of hardwood to choose from on the market. Some of today’s hardwood flooring styles also offer additional features like water resistance and scratch resistance to hold up to life’s toughest days. For the ultimate in timeless looks and flooring that offers innate class, hardwood floors are a great option.

Luxury Vinyl

Charleston Place Plus in Country Road by Invincible H2O

Luxury vinyl flooring is a top choice in flooring thanks to its elegant appearance, incredible features, and unmatched value. With cutting-edge technologies and digital design advancements, many luxury vinyl styles offer wood-, tile-, or stone-look finishes that closely resemble the genuine product they’re mimicking. These products are often so realistic, it can be difficult to discern the difference between vinyl and the legitimate product—making it a stylish, attractive option for almost any interior style. Not only does luxury vinyl offer stunning looks, but vinyl also boasts features that make it ideal for a variety of lifestyles. Water resistance, scratch and scuff resistance, and low maintenance are just a few features you can expect from vinyl flooring.