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International Edition No. 40 | 2014 Welcome to the Winter 2014 issue of FABULOUS FLOORS, a consumer magazine
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FEATURE STORIES
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8 Tile Collections let you “suit yourself”
TILE IN STYLE
The Art of Design. Bring on tiles with pattern. The latest technologies have opened up the gates to create tile as you’ve never seen it before. 12
WOODN’T IT BE NICE
Modern technology makes way for unheard-of fashion possibilities for any surface of your home… from Florida Tile.. 18 Appalachian Hardwood, lovingly crafted into the finest American made hardwood floors.
Yes, Wood has a story to tell. What is your story? 20
NEW DIMENSIONS
If these walls could talk, what stories they’d tell. Transform your walls all the way or with elegant accents. 24
Featuring the essence of HomerWood® and its Premium Collection 22 Jewelry For Your Walls
Featuring Sideways…elegant glass tiles from Crossville. 29
UNDERFOOT
Created by Tuftex Carpets of California, the premier division of Shaw Floors
An area rug is a renovation. The possibilities are endless. 30
CARPET COUTURE
The softer side of flooring. A dizzying array of options, and always warm underfoot. 40
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ALWAYS RESILIENT
Resilient flooring offers almost limitless design and color options and will enhance any decorating scheme. It’s resilient. Literally. 56
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FLOR aims to take the guesswork out of design by tackling the challenges you face when redesigning your home. 46
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Things to consider when designing your outdoor space.
GREEN SOLUTIONS
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Sophistication Meets Sustainability
ASID Designer Laura Britt shows how wool rungs were used to ground each space and bring them to life.
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Five Ways to Transform Your Kitchen
Great kitchen ideas courtesy of the GlassTileStore
2014 Color of the Year. Learn what it means and how to incorporate it into your décor.
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NALFA
North American Laminate Floor Association, the voice of Laminate Flooring in North America
DESIGNERS WALK
Reclaimed Riverwood, cork and bamboo… can any floor be green?
The Brawn Beneath The Beauty
The importance of carpet cushion
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Pets for Patriots. See how Flooring America retailers are making a difference in the well-being of service personnel through pet adoption. 50
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Looking alive with laminate! The envelope keeps getting pushed, so that “bigger, better and easier” has become laminate’s continuing refrain.
SHAG’s Got Swag!
Getting to The Heart of Pine
Goodwin Heart Pine’s story of Beauty and Sustainability THE CAMPAIGN FOR WOOL — ONEWOOL
Wool is used in so many amazing, beautiful and different products it is easy to see why the Campaign for Wool wants to celebrate it — and the new ONEWOOL promotion does exactly that!
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For the past 12 years, Fabulous Floors has been an interior design magazine for the consumer. Our perspective begins with the floor, which sets the foundation and often the color palette of your décor. As we continue to grow, we are proud to announce Fabulous Floors Interactive. Building on the mobile work we are developing for clients in the industry, Fabulous Floors Magazine is happy to announce our own app debuting in 2014. Fabulous Floors Interactive will cover all major product categories using photos, videos, sound and voiceover to bring floor, décor and more to life for consumers. Additionally, there will be interactive features enabling users to choose color palettes, navigate through spaces and select styles. You can think of it as a show that shoppers can manipulate. Throughout this issue you will find clip-and-save ways to “Get Smart” about each category of flooring. Use this information to plan your next project. For more on “Get Smart,” visit www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com. If Winter is here, can Spring be far behind? That’s usually when people start watching for the world to turn green. But “green” isn’t a season. It’s environmental responsibility year-round, and it’s becoming a way of life. Ultimately, we want a healthy home that’s also gorgeous… and you can have both. I can hardly wait for Spring! As you read this, Fabulous Floors Magazine editors and I will have returned from Surfaces, the flooring industry’s largest annual American convention and trade show, loaded with the latest flooring products, colors and designs. That means more “fabulous“ articles, photos and inspiration you can use. We’ve peeked at some of the new products and styles. All I can say is, “Is it Spring yet?”
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A couple of years ago, ceramic tile wood-planks were introduced to homeowners. The look of wood with the performance and practicalities of tile were embraced. The latest generation of wood-look tile offers those benefits and much more: different graining patterns — think quarter-sawn and end-cuts, the 3-D surface of hand-planing and beveling, and the patinated, soft glow of a satiny waxed finish. An ever-growing range of choices allows you to find a wood-look tile that matches or complements an existing wood floor. These tiles can be used in areas where wood can be a challenge, like entry ways, bathrooms and kitchens, allowing you to keep a visually pleasing floorscape. >>
From the Arte Collection of Color Body Porcelain Tile from Ragno USA in the color MA
Country Hickory from Tile of Spain Manufacturer Mapisa Ceramica
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tile in style | Cohesive does not mean dull. The high-definition graphics on tiles have progressed to the point where larger tiles have what appear to be layers of images and a definite, natural movement. Natural doesn’t have to be plant-based! You can go wild with animal print tiles. How chic to have a cheetah print prowl across your kitchen floor? Another pattern option harkens to oriental carpets. The images are layered, revealing a depth and character reminiscent of Venetian palazzo surfaces. These tiles are most effective in a watery color palette, providing translucence and shimmer as well as ceramic tiles’ wearability and ease of maintenance. Densely patterned tiles can be used as an entire floor or inset as a tile carpet. >>
Above: Wall tile from Sonite; At right: Vicenza Bianco Glazed Ceramic with a Travertine Surface texture from Shaw Floors. Top right: Torre Venato Glazed Porcelain from American Olean.
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t i l e ◆ M olded, three-dimensional tiles in small-to-large formats can create texture and pattern when used with companion two-dimensional pieces. This is especially dramatic in subtle white-on-white or gray-on-gray installations. ◆ D ecorative and hand-painted styles — some by individual tile artists — can be integrated into your overall tile design. If you choose to include a few such tiles ( in fact, any insert or plaque), make sure sizes — not just colors — are compatible. ◆ D epending on your budget, add a simple metal accent on the wall or install a full medallion in an entryway or special space. Your retailer or designer can put your layout on a graph to scale. For more information go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
An Italian tile made in USA from FLORIM USA — glazed porcelain made with high-definition graphics. Finishes include Natural and Semi-Polished along with Pressed and Rectified sizes — Mosaics, Bullnose and Cove Base with Inside/Outside corners.
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tile in style |
By Richard Howland
Tile collections let you “suit yourself” Tile encourages us to dream in three dimensions… along floors, up walls and around corners. We’ll acknowledge that the concept is not new. The ancient Romans and Greeks set the first standards for designing with tile on every surface imaginable more than 2000 years ago, and many installations are still doing their jobs today. But times and needs change. So does technology. It is modern technology that now gives modern tile designers heretofore unheard-of fashion possibilities for any surface in your home or business. Take, for example, Magnolia, Florida Tile’s HDP High Definition Porcelain® technology*, which combines a large grain pattern and gentle saw marks with minor imperfections that are inherent in a real wood. Combine that with the 8- × 36inch pressed plank, large format (see photo) consistent with current trends in natural hardwood flooring and it’s inspiring to think of where you can take this grand, old look in wood around your own home. The look and feel of real wood, plus the performance of porcelain. (*High Definition Porcelain™ uses a digital process that creates the look of wood, stone and marble.)
Magnolia High Definition Porcelain in Ash from Florida Tile
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Unlike traditional glazed ceramic tile, where the color sits atop a neutral, most often white or cream-colored tile body, modern color body tile features consistent color throughout, tinted consistently with the tile’s glaze. Just as it is with natural materials, any “life events” affecting the surface will go largely unnoticed. (Check to see if the tile you like meets residential, light commercial or industrial standards.) More to the point, today’s porcelain and digital processes yield not only stunning designs but also formats, sizes and tile qualities appropriate for both wall and floor applications. These include those all-important trim pieces such as chair rails, listellos and inserts. This design-ability allows us to think of tile for walls and floors not clinically as a “system” but rather creatively as a design collection that lets you “suit yourself” with tile fashions that match, coordinate and even accessorize! ■
If you like real stone, Florida Tile’s PietraArt line offers looks you and Mother Earth would love (especially since Mother Nature made them), such as limestone, marble, pebbles, slate and mosaics. For more information on wall and floor tile in porcelain and natural stone, visit www.floridatile.com.
Natural Stone — Anyway You Want It! PietraArt, an extremely versatile collection of natural stone from Florida Tile, offers Travertine consisting of stone with only an “A” quality rating in the best selling colors — Light Travertine, Nocé/Walnut, Picasso, Silver and Scabos. When Size Really Does Matter…. Smaller Formats The 4 × 4, 3 × 6, 6 × 6 and matching “brick” pattern mosaics are tumbled for a soft weathered appearance and available in all natural, earthen hues. Larger Formats The 12 × 12 and 18 × 18 tiles are cut from larger stones ensuring that the sizes are consistent and exact. These honed tiles may also be installed with or without a grout joint allowing for a rustic or more contemporary look.
The Finishing Touches Complete your installation with an elegantly profiled chair rail, offered in two sizes, or a pencil molding in any one of the colors. The Travertine also coordinates with The PietraArt Medallions and Mosaics series to expand your design possibilities. MADE IN THE USA Florida Tile is proud to be a domestic manufacturer of highquality porcelain and ceramic floor and wall tile. Manufacturing plant, distribution center, corporate offices and showrooms are all located in the United States. All products are made with pride here in the US. For more information, visit www.floridatile.com
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Inspired by the stylish and incredibly versatile look of contemporary urban design, Cityscape from Mannington offers a durable concrete patina that provides a sophisticated complement to any room.
Introducing Colour Scheme™ from Daltile, the first collection manufactured with OutStand Technology™.
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Stonehurst from Mohawk Tile.
Installation materials and grouts have kept pace with the advances in tile technology. Patterned tiles call for near-seamless installation; the broad choice of colors in contemporary grout application makes this possible. Check out design and flooring blogs and websites, flip through home magazines, and look at floor finishes at high-end real estate open houses. Then go see what your tile retailer has to offer. Don’t forget to bring along your copy of Fabulous Floors! ■ At left: Vintage, revisited and revived for modern dwellings and public spaces — that’s the takeaway with American Estates, Marazzi’s newest wood plank series in color body porcelain. The artisanal feel of hand-scraped, hand-oiled hardwood is authentically reproduced on a strong and durable porcelain body that withstands rigors — water, stains, freezing conditions — that are often the nemesis of real wood. See more at: http://www.marazziusa.com/products/ porcelain-stoneware/color-body-porcelain/americanestatestm#sthash.YYHFZYGW.dpuf. Below: From Tile of Spain is Todagres Cementi.
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woodn’t it be nice | By Seth S. Rodgers
Yes, wood has a story to tell. More of us are cutting down on extravagance, even cutting back on summer vacations, and turning our time and treasure to what matters most — home.
Below: Africa Mahogany from Boa Franc Mirage. Below right: Danube from the Riverstone Collection by Du Chateau Floors.
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We decorate for a sense of ease, comfort and solace. For connection to family. If you are seeking décor with depth, elegance and a sense of permanence and continuity, consider authentic hardwood. Wood flooring has always been cherished for its unique character. Its sheen, subtle textures and rich grains bring distinction to any room: hallway, kitchen, bedroom, formal and informal living areas. While design trends have come and gone, a solid hardwood floor continues as a classic choice. While preserving the classic appeal of wood, flooring manufacturers are discovering new design possibilities — even with familiar woods. For example, rotary or angled cuts produce different patterns on the face of the wood. Hand-scraped hardwood flooring generates an Old World appearance that is both elegant and rustic. >>
A natural and neutral floor, Hayworth from Mannington embodies a classic European look. With wire brushing, white washing, and variable sanding to create subtle variations from board to board, it can blend into any interior while maintaining an eye-catching uniqueness.
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woodn’t it be nice | Wood’s rich patinas, subtle textures and distinctive grains, flares and flecks offer unparalleled and genuine beauty. Even the sound underfoot seems solid, rich and comforting. Wood imparts grace and value to an entry, hallway, kitchen, bedroom, stairway or living area, whether formal or informal. Slender, tailored honeyed oak remains by far the most popular and most traditional choice. But wider planks with deeper, richer colors are the growing fashion in wood floors, many with distressed, hand-scraped or wirebrushed treatments. Timeless, classic species include oak, cherry, maple, pine, hickory, walnut, pecan, beech and birch. Wider boards with rustic or Old World looks tend to feature more satiny (almost matte) finishes. With the introduction of more subtlety in hand-scraped and distressed looks, higher glosses and burnished glazes are gaining attention. Exotic looks continue to emphasize higher glosses, including elegant “piano finish.”
The Artisan Collection from Kahrs, the ultimate artistic wood flooring range. It is based on the unique character of oak in combination with highly skilled craftsmanship.
Palo Duro in color Oak Tawny in varying width planks from Mohawk hardwood
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Imported wood species with their exceptional colors and textures have been setting trends in recent years. Amazing blues and espresso browns from Africa, Asia and South America add to the neutral browns and yellows Americans are accustomed to. Exotic looks from domestic species are making headlines. Stained to look like stunning exotic varieties, they are made from renewable domestics like birch and ash. As the industry joins with consumers and governments worldwide to ensure responsible forestry practices, it is important to note that American hardwood forests are renewing, abundant and sustainable. Bamboo is a sustainable exotic that continues to grow in demand. Naturally blond, it can be transformed into medium and dark browns though steaming, an environmentally friendly process requiring no dyes. Technically a grass, bamboo is renewable, tough, moisture resistant, elastic, affordable and decidedly chic. >> Brazilian Pecan from Indus Parquet
Virginia Vintage Sanctuary Plank from Anderson in Maple French Champagne featuring 2Âź", 3Âź" and 4" random widths
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woodn’t it be nice | Ask flooring representatives about wear layers, seam and joint integrity, and longer warranties. The latest technologies produce wooden floors immune to shifts in temperature and humidity. Wood injected with an acrylic material can stand up to hightraffic areas found in malls! Prefinished solid and engineered wood flooring provides more colors, finishes, grains and patterns than ever, many with extended warranties and advanced finishes. Consider engineered for a handsome border or striking inlaid medallion. Since mixing elements is the design trend, engineered allows you to easily incorporate stone, leather, ceramic or metal tiles into your floor design. Engineered can be glued, stapled or floated over the subfloor. It snaps together for simplified installation and removal, and it easily accommodates radiant heat under your wood floor. If you’re less inclined to risk these days and more inclined to investment — emotional and financial — consider the beauty, tradition and value of a hardwood. When it comes to flooring, it remains the gold standard. ■
Traditional Character Hardwood in Maple Blush from HomerWood
Walnut in Natural Walnut, a 5-inch engineered hardwood plank from Armstrong Hardwood
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wood ◆ W ood is always rich looking and full of color and interest. Pay particular attention to tone. The color palettes for wood are umber/browns (neutral); yellowish (cool); reds (warm). ◆ B ring paint chips, upholstery and other textile swatches on your shopping trip, as well as window treatment samples, accessories and, most of all, that new or favorite area rug to finish off your décor. Above:Elegant hardwood from Shaw Hardwoods, shown here in random width planks. Below: Beautiful oiled floor from the Navarre Collection from US Floors
◆ C onsider the finished look you want. In addition to gloss level (see “Be smart about Tile”), wood has both visual texture effected by the graining and also by the surface itself, especially with the new trend in hand-scraped wood flooring. For more information go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
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ADVERTORIAL
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Appalachian hardwood, lovingly handcrafted into the finest American made hardwood floors — the essence of HomerWood®and its Premium Collection HomerWood hand selects each plank from sustainable, center-cut lumber to reveal the character and beauty created by nature. From these planks, HomerWood crafts classic-tocontemporary designs, offering spectacular floors in a range of species, colors, styles, textures and surface treatments. Made in America, each plank is a reflection of HomerWood quality. ■
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<< Traditional Character™ floors preserve and reveal all of the trees’ natural perfections, including original markings, distinctive graining and inherent characteristics that are highlighted beneath a smooth, durable finish. The result is an elegant floor that features both clear and character planks. Wire Brushed Styles subtly enhance the planks’ soft grain, creating a weathered, lined appearance. This look can be enhanced with a liming technique that highlights the grain.
<< Amish Hand-Scraped®. Every plank is hand-scraped by Amish craftsmen, and no two planks are the same. Like a piece of art, each plank bears the signature of its creator. Our traditional Amish scrape covers the full surface of the floor to create a texture-rich appearance, whereas our Amish soft scraped provides a subtle, rolling surface variation. >> Prime Styles represent conventional surface, finish and colors expected in a hardwood line. They also include trendy color choices that answer contemporary style demands. << Smoked Specialties™ flooring offers dramatic visual elements that add design and depth to a room. The natural figuring of the grain is accented by being smoked by gently flaming the wood, board by board. The flame caramelizes the sugars in the sapwood, creating a shadowed look that can’t be imitated. >> BIRCH RUN™ is made from fine-grained birch wood with an attractive satin-like luster. Birch trees are an environmentally friendly resource precisely milled by HomerWood®. << Rift and Quartered White Oak Styles are sawn to bring out the finest grain a log will produce, showing the medullary ray and ray flecking, the figuring characteristics that radiate from the center – hallmarks of the quarter-sawn technique. This domestic, readily available species is made visually exotic. >> The AESTHETICS™ line is Appalachian-sourced, customcrafted long, wide planks that are precisely milled to enhance your floor. A 9/16” engineered construction provides installation versatility and excellent stability with a smooth, durable matte finish.
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new dimensions |
By T.C. Lovett
“If these walls could talk...” Y
ou’ve heard the expression, “If walls could talk, what stories they’d tell.”
As wistful as that adage sounds when we hear it, the reality is that walls have been telling stories since, well, forever! Wall décor helps tell stories of us and our lives, whether intentionally and planned out or by the whimsy of randomness. Think back. From your teen years to your dorm years to your first home to every step along your journey and that of your family, your wall treatments project the story of you, your personality and your stage and style of life. So, the fact of the matter is that walls do, indeed, talk. They speak immediately and directly to visitors who share that space. The story they speak to you every day, more quietly, perhaps, is one of comfort, familiarity and sanctuary. If nothing else, fabulous walls do the same thing as fabulous floors. So, if the second thing your visitors see and the spaces that surround you are your walls (by nature, humans tend first look down to determine where they are and where they are going before they look at their vertical surroundings), what will be the story your walls tell? And how will they make your environment feel to you and your guests? What a fabulous opportunity to tell a story, just as an artist does! Your wall all of a sudden becomes canvas or art — or both, depending on your taste. If you want to freshen the look of your home, these wall-specific treatments of stone and tile are worth a second look. Why knock down a wall when you can give it a current look? The beauty of an Eldorado stone wall goes beyond what your eye sees. It is made specifically for walls, and the components work together making design and installation a snap. As for Crossville’s reflective and frosted Sideview mosaic glass tiles (pages 22 and 23), the look is custom yet within the reach of sophisticated homeowners. It’s a new year; why not think outside the box for your walls? ■ Above left and right: Gemstone Wall by Eldorado Stone before and after.
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Opposite page top, and at left: Art Wall before and after.
Opposite page center, and at left: VinoWall before and after.
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Multi-beveled Glass Mosaic Tile Collection from Crossville is like “Jewelry for Walls” with a modern take on art deco’s high style. Sideview is a new glass mosaic wall tile collection with bold, opulent appeal. Inspired by design elements of the art deco period, the line features multi-beveling on the metallic-look mosaics. The beveling’s dimensional effect enhances reflection of light, providing an opulent, upscale look for wall installations.
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Jewelry for Your Walls W ith its new Sideview line of reflective and frosted mosaic glass tiles, Crossville, Inc. gives homeowners custom-looking, faceted, jewel-like tiles that impart elegance and panache to every installation. The reflective tiles, including shades of tungsten, copper, gold and silver, resemble well-cut gemstones that amplify available light and draw the eye. The frosted tiles are reminiscent of cabochon gems, with a multidimensional depth of color. Interior designers have long used mirrors to amplify space and available light in homes. But walls of plate glass mirrors can be like living in a stereoscope. Along with the brightness and illusion of space, the flat planes of a mirror-wall can introduce visual cacophony into a room. Tungsten and silver Sideview tiles are as reflective as a mirror, while their intrinsic facets and the innate composition of a tile wall allow for reflection and refraction of light without the glare. It’s like living with an Impressionist painting rather than a Photorealism mural. By using mixed or matching metallics and finishes, the Sideview collection works well in contemporary and vintage interiors. The reflective shades of Sideview reference industrial design through the use of shiny,
jewelry-like shades, as do the well-worn patinated notes of the frosted tiles. These same qualities work with art deco and arts and crafts influences, too. Since Sideview is like jewelry for walls, the way the mosaics sparkle and play with light makes them perfect for accessorizing the walls in the powder room in a private home or a boutique hotel lobby. Can you imagine how fabulous the reflective and frosted copper Sideview tiles would blend to transform a kitchen backsplash? If that’s a little “much” for your space, Sideview tiles are perfect accents that will make you smile. The Sideview collection is recommended for interior walls or covered exterior wall applications in home and commercial settings. The 3" × 3" mosaics are mesh-mounted on 12" × 12" sheets, allowing for ease of installation. Sideview also comes in a 3" × 12" border and a 1.125" × 6" liner. These accent pieces can be integrated into wall designs as finishing trims for Sideview’s sheet mosaics or mixed with other tile products or surfacing materials to create stylish accents anywhere you need a touch of shimmer, shine or glamour. For more information on this collection, visit http://www.crossvilleinc.com/contract/products/glass/ sideview_glass.
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BY Marsha Howland
An area rug is a renovation
the possibilities are limitless
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Because area rugs are such a personal choice — a reflection of individuality — we use caution in speaking of trends. If there is a current tendency in area rugs, it is to chocolates and warm earth tones. More designers are also using tone-on-tone rugs, with subtle shifts of shading and texture evoking refinement in today’s “casual elegant” settings, as well as in highly formal, sophisticated spaces. >>
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Bright color palettes awaken your decorating senses. Made of New Zealand woven wool, the Woolrich Collection from Karastan offers a wide variety of decorating possibilities in plush, durable constructions that will meet the demands of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s active lifestyles. Shown here: Bridlewood Black.
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underfoot | Simply evoke a landscape — Scandinavian, Tibetan, Navajo — and it’s before your eyes. And at your feet. Conjure up an ancient, Middle Eastern garden rug — just picture antique sun-washed colors like champagne, crème, soft greens, taupe and brick red — and it’s yours. Fond memories of the 1960s and 70s? Those popular shags were derived from traditional Greek Flokati rugs and — presto — they’re back, fluffy and durable and the perfect retro accent for the bedroom. Area rugs are as diverse as they are versatile: Knotted, woven, hooked, or braided. Machine made or hand-tufted. Synthetic or natural. Their looks and designs run from Traditional to Contemporary, Oriental to Modern, Abstract to Floral and Subtle to Bold. >>
Left: Windsor from Karastan; Above: Bling from Tuftex Carpets of California
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Pantone Focus from Oriental Weavers. Below: Sage Leaf from the Impressions Collection by Couristan
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◆ A rea rugs can be a way to be as expressive as an artist for the floor. Let your personal taste be your guide, keeping in mind that the kind of artistry in rugs you select projects not only your creativity, but also the way in which you use those rugs. Will you create a focal point or sitting area? Does one especially lend itself to a wall hanging? ◆ B efore you start shopping, make a floor plan, essentially a map of each room you’re considering placing a rug. Be sure to include windows, doors, fireplaces and built-ins as well as lighting fixtures. Then draw in your idea for a rug. Will it be a rectangle, square, oval or round? Sketch it in and see how it fits. ◆ T ake paint chips, fabric and wallpaper swatches with you to see that what you like in the store works at home. ◆ C onsider investing in better rugs that can become heirlooms or keepsakes, or specialty rugs to be brought out at special occasions or holidays. ◆ C hanging rugs seasonally is a fast way to redecorate and customize a room, especially when you add new accent pieces, such as pillows, and a few colorful accessories... just like haute couture. ◆ D on’t forget the right kind of cushion. It’s just as important for rugs as for carpet. Make sure to look for non-slip types. For more information go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
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underfoot | Plus, they go anywhere, indoors or out! And size matters, of course, as does shape, depending on your design purpose: Are you creating a focal point over wall-to-wall carpet? Covering a hardwood floor? Creating a space within a space – a cozy reading area, perhaps, in the corner of a living room? Faux animal prints, some woven of luxurious tufted wool, celebrate exotic species rather than exploit them. Both bold and neutral, these colors fit in seamlessly with many furniture styles. In fact, many rugs are “green” – fashioned from natural fibers (wool, silk coir and sisal) or from recycled materials. With an area rug, the boundaries of time and space simply melt away. This is what it must feel like to step out of a fable with the enchantment intact. One flourish. One flick of the wrists and your world is remade. ■
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Above: Nourison’s Rhapsody Collection in Ebony. Below: Marrakech in Brown from Shaw Rugs
Shag’s got SWAG! At the Academy Awards™, swag is all the “best-of” goodies provided to filmdom’s chosen few.
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n floorcoverings, Swag is a stylish multicolored shag carpet, definitely a “best-of” that is within reach of those who are not gifted by the Academy.
In terms of shag rug hierarchy (who knew?), Swag would be the leader in the Shagtastic category. In an informal survey of floor-dwellers, including cats, dogs and crawling infants, the comfort and contentment that living with Swag inspires is unrivaled. Created by Tuftex Carpets of California, the premier division of Shaw Floors, Swag’s unique yarn combination integrates a stunning blend of luster, color and texture. An inspired mixture of color creates a sophisticated, yet playful look for every décor. Each of the 18 color ways has been custom blended to create a color palette that makes a fashion statement in any room in the house. Swag is designed with a combination of four distinct accent yarns, each with its own special color combinations known as pearl, diamond, bronze and amber. These accent colors will allow you to easily coordinate with other finishes in your home. And should you be one of the chosen, it will work with your Oscar™ statuette. Swag is available in broadloom and area rugs. ■
Swag in color number 00667. Sizzling!
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Experience the pure style of Helios Carpets, brought to you in classic, casual, modern and adventurous looks. Shown here is Chequer, a woven wool cut/loop pictured in Nutria.
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Carpet…
By Lisbeth Calandrino
the softer side of flooring A dizzying array of options, and always warm underfoot Personal style — that’s one of the top 10 decorating trends for 2014. But what does that mean, exactly? For a homeowner or decorator, it may mean incorporating a porcelain collection into the scheme of a living room, or a fleet of model boats in a home office. Anyone making design decisions needs versatile solutions. And carpet has the design chops to satisfy every challenge. With its seemingly endless variety of colors, textures, patterns and fibers — not to mention special features such as stain resistance — carpet is the perfect supporting character to the main players in a room. Because of the vast array of textures and colors available in carpet today, this flooring option can provide a unique unifying element in every decorating scheme. Carpet easily coordinates with upholstery and other soft elements in a room, which makes it king among designers and decorators, while carpet’s softness and comfort make it king among homeowners. >>
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There are more styles and colors of carpet than ever before, as well as textures, patterns and special features, too. That’s good, because no two rooms are exactly alike. For today’s designers, decorators and homeowners, the right carpet allows them to achieve virtually any look, solve any design problem, and create a climate of unsurpassed comfort and convenience in every space.
Texture The physical construction of today’s carpet is so good it allows for textured looks that are subtle and beautiful, with a visual depth and dimension that surpasses anything previously produced. Next to color, a carpet’s texture most determines its personality. There are low loops >> Above: Manhattan by Lexmark provides the simplicity of clean, classic lines and lends a structured appeal to any room. Constructed of 100 percent Solution Dyed PET Primus Fiber and available in 16 classic colors. Below: Careless Whisper from Tuftex Carpets of California
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carpet couture | and high, cut piles, loose frieze, nubby Berbers, and smooth Saxonies — each with its own particular appeal and design suitability. But manufacturers haven’t stopped there. In fact, they’ve let their imaginations run wild – creating every sort of pattern you find in nature, from animal skins (even crocodile!) that employ different yarns and pile heights to carpet textures that replicate waves in the ocean. Carpet texture is achieved by the way the carpet yarn is twisted, usually by varying it from loose to tight. Twist also impacts performance. In general, the higher and tighter a carpet’s twist, the better it performs, as higher twists result in better defined, more formal and more sophisticated carpet loops that are easier to vacuum. Looser twists, in general, convey a more casual look. If you’re limited by a neutral palette, texture can make all the difference. Neutrals have surged in popularity recently, in large part because of their ability to harmonize the elements of a room. Their hold on our imaginations is both timeless and tasteful, however, which means neutral doesn’t have to mean safe or boring. >>
The Brawn Beneath the Beauty — The importance of carpet cushion Cushion has many important jobs, and your selection of the right carpet cushion should not be an afterthought. Quality carpet cushion… ● Helps your carpet look better longer ● Will feel better underfoot ● Adds to the useful life of your carpet ● Protects your carpet investment ● Makes a less expensive carpet feel more luxurious
Eco Choice Carpet available at CarpetsPlus Color Tile Retailers. CarpetsPlus Color Tile® is committed to preserving resources and ensuring the needs of future generations. Through your purchase of an EcoChoice™ branded carpet, you are helping to do just that. The EcoChoice™ brand name signifies that you are selecting a carpet that is both ecologically friendly and sustainable.
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● Adds acoustical properties by absorbing sound ● Makes cleaning and maintenance more efficient
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hop for the kind of cushion that meets your needs, including the latest generation, which is driven by technologies that make your life better and easier, as well as protecting that design investment. Ask about cushion brands that feature technologies and knowhow, which include barriers that isolate spills and keep them from seeping to the subfloor. They also make it easier to clean and maintain your carpet. Investigate better brands like Stainmaster® and OdorEaters® treated to eliminate odors caused by food and beverage spills and “accidents” caused by kids and pets. Most better-brand carpet cushions are Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label-approved, having been tested for low off gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Many products are recyclable and/or recycled — for example, containing recycled tire crumb. Look for products containing Ultra Fresh®, a product designed to prevent mold and mildew growth and, of course, act as an odor treatment for those spills and accidents mentioned previously.
Stain and odor protection you can’t see. Style and beauty you can’t miss.
STAINMASTER® carpet and STAINMASTER® carpet cushion are the perfect combination for beautiful floors. The famous stain resistance of STAINMASTER® carpet protects from the top, while STAINMASTER® carpet cushion provides additional protection underneath. By keeping liquids above the cushion, STAINMASTER® carpet cushion manufactured by Carpenter Company with Odor Guard Technology allows spills to be more thoroughly cleaned while helping to reduce or eliminate odors caused by pet accidents as well as most food and beverage spills. For more information on the ultimate carpet system and how it can extend your STAINMASTER® carpet limited warranties, call 1-800-438-7668 or visit stainmaster.com.
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Pattern Plus You simply can’t play it safe with a neutral carpet if you have a bold decorating concept in mind. And bold carpet patterns have recently returned to the decorating forefront. So have large-scale florals. In fact, patterns of all types and in every scale are here to stay. The combinations of patterns and textures today are sophisticated, beautiful and timeless. And they’re simply too numerous to ignore. Technological innovation in carpet construction has made these remarkable visual effects possible. Faux animal skin, such as sexy leopard print or sweet and delicate fawn spots, all the way to more traditional florals, where texture is created in the background colors, are just some of the options. The same technological innovation that allows such versatility in pattern and texture adds to carpet’s durability, warmth and overall appeal, too. By combining cut-and-loop piles with yarns of varying thicknesses and lusters, for instance, manufacturers are making distinctive leaf and vine patterns, dot configurations and other distinctive designs. >> Above: Oh Gee from Legacy Mills, 100-percent New Zealand wool and made in America. Below: Mystical Zebra from the Skins II Collection by Helios Carpets
Nepal woven broadloom from Nourison
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carpet ◆ B efore buying — before shopping, even — check out your style and lifestyle! Are you casual, formal, city, country, contemporary, traditional, eclectic? Is yours a quiet household or one full of pets and kids and traffic? Share this with your sales professional; it goes a long way in helping him or her help you find the appropriate product in the style you like. ◆ P rotect your investment in quality carpet with quality cushion that meets the manufacturer’s specifications, and purchase walk-off mats or rugs that capture destructive dirt and grit at entryways. Also purchase furniture glides. For more information go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
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Color Today’s carpet colors, whether they’re bright and vibrant or subdued, are inspired by nature. Nature with a kick, that is. Earthy shades of gray, beige and coffee brown, especially popular in high-traffic areas, can always hold their own, but with added flecks of color — even metallic fibers for added zing — there are more design possibilities available than ever before. Neutral colors, with the addition of, say, a smoky blue, soft green or pale yellow fleck, can pick up coordinating shades in other furnishings to further develop the depth of a room’s decor. ■
Perceive from the Bliss Everclean Collection by Beaulieu
Luxuriously Soft with Exceptional Durability SILKY, LUXURIOUS SOFTNESS… Comfort You’ll Love
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omfort is a primary reason consumers choose carpet as a floor covering. SmartStrand® Silk unlocks a new level of comfort with the most softness available. Smooth, luxurious SmartStrand® Silk™ with DuPont™ Sorona® from Mohawk provides more deluxe softness, more comfort and more home enjoyment. It offers the perfect balance of total relaxation and trusted reliability. ● Luxuriously Soft with Exceptional Durability ● Built-in Lifetime Stain and Soil Resistance, Not Topically Applied ● Protection that Never Wears or Washes off ● Easy to Clean with Just Water, No Chemicals Required ● Environmentally Friendly Because it’s made from Renewable Resources ● Rated #1 in Customer Satisfaction Smartstrand Silk from Mohawk
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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BY NATURE SmartStrand® Silk with DuPont™ Sorona® renewably sourced polymer makes being green an easy choice. The carpet exclusively offers fiber made with Bio-PDO™, the key Sorona® ingredient, which is produced from corn sugar. Thanks to this central ingredient, 37 percent of Sorona® is made from renewable resources instead of the more limited petroleum-based ingredients in most other carpets. Every seven yards of SmartStrand with DuPont Sorona saves enough energy and resources to equal one gallon of gasoline — that’s 10 million gallons of gasoline a year! Reducing our dependence on oil means strengthening our economy and our environment. That’s smart! DID YOU KNOW? Mohawk’s SmartStrand® Silk carpet is made in part from corn — the same kind you grow in your garden. It also uses less energy to produce.
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ith the unique, pioneering service known as FLOR Possibility Studio, FLOR carpet customers are paired with a designer at a FLOR retail location or via phone or email, where they share photos of rooms, paint or fabric swatches, or color scheme ideas. Then, the designer creates custom renderings of design options, provides advice on suitable textures and colors, and calculates how many carpet design squares to order. FLOR is an innovative system of carpet squares that you assemble to create custom rugs, runners, or wall-to-wall designs of any shape and size. The textures, colors and patterns available in FLOR carpet squares offer an infinite number of design options. The squares are connected securely together with FLORdots™, one sided, non-toxic adhesives that can be easily removed or replaced. FLOR allows flexibility and portability while delivering exceptional performance. With the Possibility Studio, FLOR aims to take the guesswork out of design by tackling the challenges you face when designing your home. This service is a go-to resource, whether you are a new or returning FLOR customer, much like the Genius Bar at Apple stores. To start the conversation and design process, your FLOR designer will want to know:
●W hat is your color palette? ●W hat room are you designing for? ●H ow much traffic does this room experience? ●W hat is the size of your rug or room? ●A re there any other special design concerns, e.g. pets,
Above: FLOR Chevron rug on angle. Below: FLOR Kevin Erdman “after 2.”
children, oddly-shaped room, etc?
●W hat type of surface do you plan to put your FLOR design on? (For example, hardwood, ceramic tile, concrete, etc.)
●A ny other details that might be helpful, e.g., specific FLOR styles you like, images you’ve seen somewhere else, etc. Armed with this info, your FLOR designer has the know-how to steer you in the right direction with unique design ideas tailored to you. Not only will your designer show you how to put together your custom, one-of-a-kind composition, you can try out the carpet and design risk-free for 30 days. If for any reason you’re not happy with the rug, it can be sent back to FLOR free of charge. “I’ve been a designer at FLOR for three years in our Chicago office,” said Deidra Castelline. “We understand that FLOR is a new concept to most people, so the Possibility Studio takes the risk out of trying something new. I really want my customers to love what we create together, so we’ll work to make sure that happens.” ■ WINTER 2014
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Looking ALIVE with Laminate! If you can find an unusual or exotic hardwood floor today, chances are you can find the same pattern, color and texture in a laminate. The envelope keeps getting pushed, so that “bigger, better and easier” has become laminate’s continuing refrain. BY Margo Locust, Publisher
Woodland from the Reclaimed Collection by Armstrong Laminate Floors
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aminate flooring options have expanded in recent years as the technology behind this material continues to evolve and improve. Laminate is better now than it was 20 years ago — even better than just 2 years ago — and comes in a range of sizes and patterns wider than ever before.
Two decades ago, laminate flooring was just starting to take root here in America after having established itself well in Europe. Now, laminate is not only strong and flourishing, it is also a fixture on the design landscape. The latest trends in laminate are wood and toward longer and wider planks for the design look of natural hardwood and what’s called embossed-in-register, a technique which so accurately imprints and textures laminate that it looks like the real thing; even we’ve been fooled by some products. The strongest trend in terms of laminate looks has been wood; that is reflective of the popularity of hardwood over the past decade, from the American traditionals like oak, hickory and maple to the international exotics like Brazilian cherry and merbau or even mixed-species collections. >>
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on the boards | As the surface fashion options proliferate, so do the treatments offered by laminate. Pretty much what you can find in hardwood you can find in laminate. Laminate has surely stepped up its game. It can be installed where wood isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an option, allowing for even greater design flexibility. Today you can find looks of high-gloss, oil-rubbed finishes or the rustic look of just-sawn or recently reclaimed vintage wood, right down to the saw marks and nail holes or any distressed look youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d expect to find in a hardwood reclaimed from a 150-year-old building. How about the look of hand-scraped wood, reminiscent of European artisans, beveled edges and the hot look of smoked >> wood or antiqued stained wood?
Above right: Beaufort in Sacramento Pine by Kronotex. Below: Black Acacia Natural from the Rustic Heritage Collection from Bruce Laminate
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laminate ◆ Laminate is a “floating floor,” meaning it’s not nailed or glued down. It clicks together forming a continuous surface. Laminate can go over virtually any solid, intact surface including wood, concrete, tile, resilient, etc. Consult your retailer. ◆ E xplore thin or wide planks, large and small tile and new looks, such as exotic or hand-scraped wood. The trend in laminate is toward larger formats. ◆ A sk about the latest sound-deadening underlayments making laminate quiet underfoot and other features that are available with underlayment — such as moisture, mold, mildew and bacteria resistance.
For more information go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
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on the boards | Think of not only the look you can achieve but also the flexibility of installation designs as you mix and match species, use planks up to 7 feet long and from 3 to 7 inches wide. (Just remember to buy from the same manufacturer to ensure that the locking mechanisms and plank or tile thicknesses are consistent.) Why not experiment with mixed media â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for example, mixing wood with the look of tile or stone for one of the latest trends in flooring design? If you have not experienced the new laminate, do yourself a favor. Go to your flooring retailer and ask to see some of the new offerings, which will include the latest in locking systems for a virtually seamless floor; moisture, mildew and bacteria resistance; and the absolute latest in sound reduction systems.
Above: Canterbury in Sage from Shaw Laminate. Below: Porto Alegre in Adobe from Armstrong Laminate
Modern Classics Oak Vital Flooring by Home Legend
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From the Reclaimé Collection in White Wash Oak by QuickStep. At bottom: Barnhouse Oak in Weathervane Laminate Flooring by Mannington
While you’re at it, ask to look at some of the products that turn your laminate floor into an example of craftsmanship… trim. There is a host of trims and accessories to match or coordinate with your laminate for the kind of detail you want in your home. Any of these areas of growth can make laminate an attractive choice for your home, but when taken together it’s obvious why interior designers are making laminate an option for highstyling homes. ■
…it’s obvious why interior designers are making laminate an option for high-styling homes.
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Say it with me… ‘NALFA’ The Voice of Laminate Flooring in North America
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n 1997, a group of US and Canadian laminate manufacturers and importers joined forces in an effort to promote continuous and responsible growth within the laminate category as well as to help consumers through the confusing shopping process. Together, they became NALFA, now The Voice of Laminate Flooring in North America™.
As a voluntary team of the industry’s top leaders, NALFA is the only trade organization exclusively dedicated to the laminate flooring industry. In 2008, NALFA became an accredited ANSI standards developing organization and published testing and performance criteria that are the benchmark today by which all quality laminate flooring is measured. Products that pass 10 rigorous performance tests and meet approved standards are awarded the NALFA Certification Seal as a testament to their quality. The seal provides assurance for retailers and consumers that they are selling and buying quality products, respectively. The tests include: Static Load; Thickness Swell; Light Resistance; Cleanability & Stain Resistance; Large Ball Resistance; Small Ball Resistance; Water Resistance; Dimensional Tolerance; Castor Chair Resistance; and Surface Bond. As NALFA continues to expand and grow, its members remain dedicated to the principles on which it was founded: ● ESTABLISH and MAINTAIN consistently high performance and quality standards for laminate flooring products; ● EDUCATE and COMMUNICATE the meaning of NALFA standards and the value of the certification seal; ● SHARE knowledge with retailers and installers through hosted certification classes; and ● RESEARCH and EVAULATE ongoing opportunities for improved standards and technologies.
Please visit the NALFA website, nalfa.com, for a list of our members, associate members and certified laminate flooring products.
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BY Betty Isaacson
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looring America is partnering with Pets for Patriots to improve the well-being of service personnel through pet adoption. Pets for Patriots brings together potential adopters and home-seeking pets, and helps with the pets’ feeding, care and veterinary expenses. As a national sponsor, Flooring America is campaigning to raise $250,000 to support Pets for Patriots’ work. The Pets for Patriots mission aligns with the core values of Flooring America’s independent retailers: a commitment to community, patriotism and giving back to those who served and are serving our country. Last December, at the Pets for Patriots annual gala event held in Washington, D.C., Flooring America received the first-ever “Pet Hero” award. Frank Chiera, vice president of marketing for Flooring America, accepted the award. Chiera said, “It’s an honor to be the first company to receive the ‘Pet Hero’ award. I am proud of our hundreds of members who are dedicated to raising money for this cause. Pets have an amazing ability to bring joy to our lives, and Pets for Patriots connects at-risk pets with veterans and military personnel, giving both humans and pets a second chance through forging life-affirming, powerful bonds.” One way Flooring America retailers contribute is through in-store events. A “Friendraiser” held by My Flooring America, Webster, Texas, brought together service veterans, pet rescues, customers and staff members to celebrate “vets and pets.” More than $1000 was raised during the fun event, and 100 percent of the proceeds went directly to Pets for Patriots. Pet therapy is a proven treatment for combat personnel returning home. Pets for Patriots is a member of the Army AW2 Wounded Warrior Program national community support network, and has launched a program with the AW2 team at Fort Carson, Colorado. Wounded soldiers who don’t qualify for a service animal — but would benefit from a new pet friend — will be referred to Pets for Patriots, whose shelter and veterinary partners in both Denver and Colorado Springs will help in the selection and care of a dog or cat. ■
Frank Chiera, vice president of marketing accepting the first-ever “Pet Hero” award
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Jura from the Moduleo Collection from IVC
It’s resilient. Literally.
Karndean’s 48" × 7" Spanish Cherry planks are the darkest of their new Art Select wood planks. With rich chocolate hues throughout, Spanish Cherry adds a touch of luxury to contemporary and modern as well as more traditional interiors.
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BY Marjorie Dunning
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he resilient flooring we know today is luxurious, rich, varied and well-crafted. It also honors the durability and value of its linoleum and sheet-vinyl ancestors, which were found mostly in bathrooms and kitchens. This versatile flooring can fit any budget, make itself at home in any room and is available in myriad patterns and colors to meet most lifestyles, from growing family and rambunctious to retired and sedate. Resilient flooring offers almost limitless design and color options and will enhance any decorating theme. The creators of today’s resilients — a category that that includes vinyl, linoleum, rubber and cork — have married visionary design with technological innovation. Whether you choose tiles, planks or sheets, the result will include sophisticated and realistic textures, colors and patterns that simulate wood, tile, marble, slate, glass, stained concrete — even leather. You can opt for solid-color effects, use subtle pebble or small-scale styles, or choose from dramatic patterns for rooms featuring a country or contemporary décor. >>
Adura, in a rustic wood look of Luxury Vinyl Tile by Mannington. At left: Flexstep Sheet Vinyl flooring from Armstrong
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always resilient | Hardworking and practical, resilient floors and their high-end cousin, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), have made inroads with new designs, contemporary colors and cool new finishes that are simply dazzling. You can find resilients today that are available in pearlized and stardust finishes, metallics, distressed and color-washed options, as well as abstract soft-surface patterns, exotic woods, colored concrete and even fossilized stone. Additionally, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) offers realistic grout options — thick or thin or butt joints. And resilient and luxury vinyl tile now offer gorgeous looks in larger tile sizes — just like expensive stone and ceramic tile — a trend in today’s larger homes. In recent years, resilient flooring for the home has adopted many of the newest wearresistant technologies which defend against scratches and scuffs and minimize hazing and dulling over time, thus keeping maintenance costs low. (There’s also a trend to bring some interesting commercial designs to the home and home fashions to commercial-quality resilients. Is yours a busy lifestyle? Check out some of the commercial lines for your home.) All in all, fashion and performance have come together in a very positive way so that resilient can be used design-wise from the front door to the back. ■
Aviator Plank in Atmosphere from Shaw
Below: Fiberfloor in Aged Barnwood from Tarkett
Alterna Luxury Vinyl Tile from Armstrong
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resilient ◆ Laminate is a “floating floor,” meaning it’s not nailed or glued down. It clicks together forming a continuous surface. Laminate can go over virtually any solid, intact surface including wood, concrete, tile, resilient, etc. Consult your retailer. ◆ Explore thin or wide planks, large and small tile and new looks, such as exotic or hand-scraped wood. The trend in laminate is toward larger formats.
Above: Rustic Loft Harbor Plank from the Duality Premium Collection of fiberglass-backed vinyl from Armstrong
◆ Ask about the latest sound-deadening underlayments making laminate quiet underfoot and other features that are available with underlayment — such as moisture, mold, mildew and bacteria resistance.
Simplisse in color Driftwood Teak from Mohawk
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Karndean Celebrates 40 Years!
Karndean Design Flooring is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year by launching seeing-is-believing luxury vinyl tile flooring options for every home and by giving back to the community through its â&#x20AC;&#x153;40 Free Floors for 40 Good Causesâ&#x20AC;? program.
Karndean LooseLay Range LLP95 Ashland
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Custom Is the Key One of the distinguishing characteristics of a Karndean luxury vinyl tile floor is the range of highly customizable products. Rather than looking uniform and manufactured, each Karndean plank or tile has its own individual grain and appearance. You can create an even more individuallooking floor by laying the flooring at different angles or patterns or choosing finishing touches like borders or inserts to create a customized look. Seriously, Karndean’s Luxury Vinyl Tile wood planks replicate the beauty of natural wood with none of the splitting, staining or checking associated with real wood. In the Knight Tile line, Karndean is offering wide wood planks — up to 6 inches — in a range of custom wood tones to define your living space. For example, Pale Limed Oak offers a wider than usual 6" plank; when combined with Karndean’s design strips and borders, it creates a truly unique floor.
Karndean LooseLay Range LLP95 Ashland
Personal Touches Make the Difference To complement or contrast planks or tiles, Karndean’s signature decorative design strips are used to create detailed features like a border or a natural-looking grouting effect. From adding decorative borders around furniture and room perimeters to arranging plank and tile in various patterns, Designflooring can accentuate any space. For an even more distinct look, you can incorporate one of Karndean’s seven custom medallions. Or, if you prefer to sketch your own medallion, Karndean will work with you and your retailer to create a truly distinctive feature for your space.
Personal Service is Karndean’s Hallmark To ensure your satisfaction with and confidence in the Designflooring experience, Karndean actively assists its retailers by providing the best products, training and tools necessary to provide superior customer service. Every Designflooring sales consultant has hands-on training in how to support your floor’s design, selection and installation and in helping with any post-installation questions.
Knight Tile Range ST14 Cumbrian Stone
Karndean Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence by Giving Back With its increasing success, Karndean Designflooring is giving back to the community in honor of its 40th anniversary. Highlighting its charitable initiatives is the “40 Free Floors for 40 Good Causes” campaign. Karndean is donating 40 free floors to charitable causes, 15 of which will be located in the United States. If you know a charity that needs a new floor, it’s easy to get involved. All you need to do is submit a name and a reason why your nominated cause should be considered. There are still 10 floors left to give away, so join with Karndean to make 2014 a better space for the community! ■ Art Select Range RL05 Spanish Cherry
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BY JEANETTE CHASWORTH
Designer’s WALK
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olor of the Year — Pantone 18-3224 Radiant Orchid — is one of the most exciting announcements in the home improvement industry. A lot of work goes in to selecting it based on trends that the color marketing group sees and on political and social events.
■ What does it mean? Radiant Orchid blooms with confidence and magical warmth that intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination. It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple — one that draws you in with its beguiling charm; a captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones.
■ “Your True Colors…. Are beautiful like the rainbow” It is also a color of femininity, especially with the undertones of pink. And it’s a color of power — of royalty. This soft shade really does embrace the feminine side and the power of love and intuition. Radiant Orchid is a color of creativity, sparking new ideas and originality, which we are seeing take on an increased importance in society and business. It’s a “happy” color, too, inspiring joy, love and light. It is also a color of new beginnings.
■ What a difference a year makes Green is the color of change, so it stands to reason that there would be a lot of beginnings this year as a result of the green influence last year. We are coming out of the color green, which represents healing and prosperity. Purple also is a healing color. While green is more psychologically healing, purple is associated with spiritual healing.
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Radiant Orchid is bright and light and can be done in a monochromatic scheme for simplicity and elegance. ■ Embracing change
■ Jacquie’s Story
Many people love purple but are unsure how to use it in their homes. Radiant Orchid is bright and light and can be done in a monochromatic scheme for simplicity and elegance. If you want a more dynamic room, you can pair it with some yellow to create an energizing and dynamic environment. Or you can add other colors like turquoise, teal or hunter green for a more blended look that still has a lot of variety in it. Gray is still a dominant neutral, and Radiant Orchid can be a nice accent color to add a “pop” of color. It will also add some life to neutrals like beige and taupe. We are already seeing the color on the fashion runways, and I have noticed more purples used in home design recently, so you can expect to be seeing more. If you love purple, this is definitely the year to update your décor. You will have a wide variety of options in all aspects of home décor, from fabrics and furniture to accessories.
Jacquie was a widow who had recently moved from her family home to begin a new life. This truly was a fresh start, a time when she was re-creating herself. She had been “wife” for so long that she had to remember who she was on her own, to rediscover herself. The first words she said to me were, “I want a lavender bedroom.” It was clear how important this was to her. Purple inspired her, calmed her. It soothed her soul. Her bedroom before had been very masculine and filled with her husband’s favorite colors. This was her chance to embrace her feminine qualities and let them shine. She called this her “coming out of her cocoon period.” The color gave her the strength she needed to make a new beginning, to find her power, and to open up on many levels. As we redecorated her home, I watched her bloom, becoming more comfortable with her situation, more adventurous and social. She truly transformed herself into a beautiful butterfly. ■
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Designers Walk >>
By Eli Mechlovitz
Fabulous Ways to Accent Your Living Areas
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ile designs are a great way to incorporate your personal touch into any area of your home. Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for backsplash tile designs or an accent to your bathroom, tile can provide you with the finishing touch to your decorating project. But there are other considerations as well, like cabinet space, lighting, color palettes and more. We asked the folks at GlassTileStore.com to share a few ideas for your next transformation.
A subdued, neutral palette Recent surveys point to kitchen owners still preferring neutral shades of whites and grays as their kitchen backdrops. They provide a clean, minimalist ground for just about any kitchen theme, and also make a great counterpoint to both natural and industrial materials, such as wood or chrome flooring and trimming. Featured tiles: Tao Starlight
Practical, streamlined appliances Fixtures such as faucets and sinks are looking more architectural than ever, and have functions designed for utmost practicality. For instance, high-clearance faucets make it easier to wash bigger pots and pans, and a swivel spout lends convenience for multi-tasking kitchen duties. As for bulky kitchen appliances, they are fast becoming replaced by smaller versions which do the job just as nicely (or even better). Induction stoves are taking over big ranges because they cook faster, look sleeker, are easier to clean, and do not take up a lot of space. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a growing demand for multipurpose kitchen implements such as coffee grinder-percolators. Featured tiles: Stain Coffee Bean 58
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5 Ways to Transform Your Kitchen Brighter lights or bigger windows Even small spaces can improve with some illumination magic, which is why 2014 kitchen trends make full use of natural lighting via windows or an open floor plan. Opening up windows is truly energy-saving for a kitchen that functions a lot in the daytime. It also lets steam out naturally so you won’t have to worry about the rest of your home smelling like lunch. Featured tiles: Smoke Blend 1 × 2 Practical and convenient artificial lighting extends to the kitchen, too. Drop lights above the kitchen counter can have changeable shades for an instant makeover and mood lighting. Energy-saving bulbs like LED replace incandescent ones, and can also be used as a pilot light.
Tiled backsplashes become both functional and ornamental Glass tiles, whether they are subdued subway-style ones or come in colorful mosaic pieces, no longer have to be perfunctory features behind a kitchen sink or stove. Backsplashes are fast becoming favorite kitchen accent pieces because of their versatile looks and uses. They can provide a splash of color or texture to a neutral-themed kitchen while allowing convenient clean-ups after cooking. Featured tiles: Loft Spa Green Frosted 4 × 12
Emphasis on cabinet access and storage Open shelving, like the ones found in restaurant and hotel kitchens, are becoming favorites in busy home kitchens where a lot of cooking is done. For less busy kitchens, however, pull-out racks carrying specific kitchen utensils and implements are more desirable to keep them dust-free and hidden out of sight. Cabinet doors look more “invisible” and blend even more into the walls and countertops for a cleaner look and feel.
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counterparts. Natural vegetable dyes are favored over more toxic coloring processes and, with sustainable wool rugs available at a wide range of price points, they meet the needs of a diverse clientele. Award-winning designer Laura Britt is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers and founder of Laura Britt Design in Austin, Texas. Her firm specializes in creating sustainable spaces for residential and commercial clients. With a master’s degree in architecture, Britt offers clients integrated architectural and interior design solutions. She launched Vervano, her American-made sustainable furnishings company in 2010. Laura Britt, ASID, RID, BPN Laura Britt Design 911 W. 29th St. Austin, Texas 78751 512-458-8963 Photo: Casey Dunn Architect: Ziegler Cooper Architects Furniture: Vervano
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green solutions |
River-Recovered® Antique Heart Pine Vertical
By Gina Smith
Getting to the “Heart” of Heart Pine
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eart Pine is quite arguably some of the most attractive and alluring wood in the world. The roots of Goodwin Company’s antique River-Recovered® Heart Pine trace back to vast tracts of Southern land, which were clear-cut along riverbanks during the 1700s and 1800s, then rafted downstream to sawmills. Longleaf Pine trees mature in 200 to 500 years. Almost all have a distinct, tight-grained wood known as “heartwood”.
Today, less than 5,000 acres of the once 85 to 95 million acres of virgin growth Longleaf Pine trees remain. Therefore, the antique logs recovered from riverbeds are true sunken treasures. Goodwin Company takes special care to retrieve each log by hand so as not to disturb the aquatic habitat. These beautiful logs have been preserved for centuries by cool water, allowing the heavy, dense “heart” to remain in perfect condition.
1890s logging operation on Florida’s Wekiva River; logs were often stored in the river near the sawmill.
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At bottom: Charnley-Norwood Heart Pine Paneling: see Goodwin’s River-Recovered® wood here in the recently renovated Charnley-Norwood House. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this house in 1890 as a young draftsman for architect Louis Sullivan. Photo by Hubert Worley
At left: Suwannee Bridge: 1870s “log boom” near covered bridge at confluence of Florida’s Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers.
Goodwin Company founder George Goodwin is the pioneer of the River-Recovered® process. There are many imitators, but only one innovator. He made it his life’s work and passion to recover these magnificent sunken treasures and transform them into the most beautiful wood flooring in the world. George and his trusted team of experts saw and air dry, then slowly kiln dry and precisely mill these logs to the highest quality standards. Goodwin guarantees that its River Recovered® heart Pine is 100 percent “heart.” Goodwin’s “truth in marketing” philosophy ensures that its customers enjoy the most durable, beautiful heart Pine in the world. For more information, visit www.heartpine.com.
About Goodwin Company Founded in 1976, Goodwin Company is the country’s leading manufacturer of fine, reclaimed and River-Recovered® wood flooring. Esteemed architects, designers and builders specify Goodwin’s products for use in luxury residential homes, historical renovations and commercial projects including office buildings, universities, libraries and high-end retail establishments. Prominent work includes “This Old House” corporate offices; private residences of Bob Villa, Paul McCartney, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ted Turner; Brownwood at The Villages; the Charnley-Norwood House; and the Texas Governor’s Mansion. ■
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BY Ron Toelke
As green as it gets: Mannington True Bamboo Natural.
Bamboo and cork are proud members of the wood family. Bamboo is a sustainable exotic that continues to explode in demand. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bamboo flooring comes in interlocking tiles and planks, and in a multitude of colors, patterns and textures. (Bamboo is technically a woody, hard and hardy, fast-growing and quickly replenishing member of the grass family.) Naturally blond, it can be transformed into rich medium and dark browns through steaming, a dye-free, eco-friendly process. Bamboo is highly renewable, tough, moisture resistant, elastic, affordable and very chic.
Top left: Shaw Natural Impact II Smoked Bamboo. Top right: Walnut Bamboo from Wellmade. Left: Natural Bamboo Horizontal Spice from US Floors. Below: Jasmine Bamboo in color Caramel from Mohawk.
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Bamboo and Cork
Cork is another durable and fashionable option. From its familiar honey tones to the newest reds, greens, creams and chocolates, cork planks and tiles offer unique textures and designs that mix brilliantly with other elements. Sound and heat insulating, cork is warm in winter and cool in summer, easy underfoot, and once sealed (it can be purchased prefinished), easy to maintain with a broom or damp mop. Harvested from Mediterranean oak, cork simply re-grows to be harvested again — without sacrificing a single tree. Cork flooring can be glued down or floated over a variety of existing flooring types. And like wood, cork can be stained, bleached, etched, finished and inlaid in myriad patterns, including elegant borders. ■
Top left: Cork planks form APC Cork. Top right: Gibraltar in color Sable from WE Cork. Right: Wide tile format in Mistral from Natural Cork. Below: Natural Cork’s Corte Narrow Plank.
Cork plank from APC Cork.
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nteresting question. The answers vary, depending on the product you select and what you truly need for a “green” floor in your home.
Some easy definitions of a green floor are that it is made from natural materials, like wood, stone or wool, or that it is made of materials that are recycled or are themselves recyclable. Most people would agree to those. Delving deeper, though, you might ask yourself, for example, if the wood used in your favorite floor was harvested in a responsible, internationally accepted and renewable manner. Was it reclaimed from a riverbed or old building, perhaps? Let’s not stop there. Let’s dig even deeper and ask if your definition of “green” flooring (and other products in your home) extends to things like purchasing products from manufacturers and retailers who have their own eco-friendly practices and programs in place, such as reducedemissions transportation or installation materials and techniques. Do you need to know if that new carpet is made of recycled fiber, or that it is recyclable? Is that product designed so that if it doesn’t neatly fit the first definitions of green that it lasts so long that its lifecycle markedly reduces the impact on the environment? And what about maintenance? Does the carpet and rug cushion you select feature safe ways to fight mold and bacteria? As with the very color itself, “green,” as in environmentally responsible, has many shades of meaning and appeal. When it comes to flooring, green is how YOU define it. ■
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Get The Credit You Deserve When purchasing your next floor, ask about credit promotions offered by your specialty flooring retailer. No longer is credit merely a way to spread out payments. It’s become something far different—a money management tool for today’s family chief financial officer. More than a way to manage payments, credit represents the opportunity to buy better merchandise, especially when the timing’s right. Flooring is an investment as much as it is fashion because it becomes part of your home’s structure. When purchasing flooring, consider how long you plan to keep that floor and how long it will take to pay it off with credit. Wood lasts generations. You may want to change your carpet every five years or so. Ask yourself if the floor will add substantially to the value of the home. Credit options may turn out to be a bargain if you can comfortably pay off the purchase in a year or two, plan to keep the house for a long time and plan to buy lasting, quality fashions. Your project will likely begin with a budget. So, with flooring comprising as much as a third of one’s renovation cost, your credit plan can actually keep costs contained by helping to track and limit expenditures. Plus, credit lets you purchase economically—for example, when that special flooring goes on sale. Smart money managers also look to store credit as a way of keeping their regular credit cards open for routine— even emergency—expenditures. Because credit impacts your overall cost, look for stores that promote their own store card and offer specials to new cardholders. Ask about long-term special programs such as one and two-year “same as cash” offers. As a matter of course, better stores should be able to offer 60 to 90 days with no interest. At that time, your purchase either is paid off or rolls over into a revolving charge with interest starting on the purchase date. As a credit customer you can call ahead and plan future purchases with your specialty flooring retailer. Ask to be added to its VIP list for private offerings, too, and look for special shopping days and special products offered to credit card holders.
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Company Info TotalHousehold, Inc., a privately held company, was created by hedge fund industry veteran and serial home owner Jeff LaCava. Having done renovations on numerous houses over the last 15 years, Jeff experienced firsthand the frustration that comes with nearly every home improvement project or repair. Knowing that an informed consumer has a much better chance of finding a qualified contractor, he created TotalHousehold. The core TotalHousehold team has extensive experience in online consumer empowerment technology and lifestyle content sites, and is dedicated to helping consumers get the most out of the web by providing easy access to quality information. Happy renovations, friends! Alex
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS www.asid.org
APC CORK 866.222.3241 www.apcork.com
BRITISH WOOL MARKETING BOARD www.britishwool.org
Campaign for Wool www.campaignforwool.org
CARPENTER CO. STAINMASTER™ Carpet Cushion System www.carpenter.com
FLORIDA TILE INC. 800.789.TILE www.floridatile.com
KARNDEAN Design Flooring www.karndean.com
MANNINGTON MILLS 856.935.3000 www.mannington.com
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES Smart Strand 800.2MOHAWK www.mohawkflooring.com/ green
NALFA www.nalfa.com
TUFTEX CARPETS OF CALIFORNIA The Premier Carpet of Shaw Floors 877.224.7429 www.tuftexcarpets.com 828 International www.828rugs.com ALTOGETHER HOME www.altogetherhome.com AMERICAN HARDWOOD INFORMATION CENTER www.hardwoodinfo.com AMERICAN OLEAN 888.AOT.TILE www.americanolean.com AMTICO www.amtico.com ANN SACKS 800.278.8453 www.annsacks.com ANDERSON HARDWOOD FLOORS 864.833.6250 www.andersonfloors.com ANSO® NYLON/ SHAW INDUSTRIES www.ansonylon.com APARICI TILE www.aparici.com APCOR www.realcork.org
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Architectural Systems, Inc. 212.206.1730 www.archsystems.com ARMSTRONG FLOOR PRODUCTS, which include Bruce®, Armstrong® and Robbins®, offer hardwood, resilient, laminate, ceramics and Genuine Linoleum™. To see products, go to www.armstrong.com Bellavita Tile www.bellavita.com BERRY FLOOR www.berryfloor.com BLISS CARPETS Beaulieu of America Inc 800.227.7211 www.beaulieuofamerica.com BONAKEMI www.bona.com BR-111 800.525.BR111 www.br111.com BRINTONS www.brintons.com CAPRI CORK www.capricork.com CARLISLE WIDE PLANK FLOORING 800-595-9663 www.wideplankflooring.com CARPET ONE FLOOR & HOME www.carpetone.com CARPET & RUG INSTITUTE www.carpet-rug.com CARPETSPLUS COLOR TILE ECOCHOICE FLOORING 800.261.6456 www.carpetspluscolortile.com www.ecochoiceflooring.com CENTIVA www.centiva.com 888.CENTIVA CFRN — Certified Flooring Replacement Network www.cfrn.us 888.391-2524 COIR BOARD Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Government of India www.coirboard.gov.in www.coirboard.nic.in COLONIAL MILLS (CMI) 800.343.9339 www.colonialmills.com COLUMBIA FLOORING www.columbiaflooring.com CONGOLEUM CORP. www.congoleum.com Couristan www.couristan.com CREATIVE EDGE MASTER SHOP 641.472.8145 www.cec-waterjet.com CROSSVILLE INC. 800.221.9093 www.crossvilleinc.com
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CUSTOM WEAVE By Mohawk 800.2.Mohawk www.mohawkind.com DAL-TILE CORP. 800.933.TILE www.daltile.com DB COVER Fabricushon, Ltd. 800.475.0801 DIXIE HOME 800.273.8546 www.dixie-home.com DOMCO-TARKETT www.domco.com www.tarkettusa.com DREAMWEAVER CARPET www.dwcarpet.com ECODOMO LLC 301.424.7717 www.EcoDomo.com EF MARBURGER 317.841.7250 www.efmarburger.com EGE SERAMIK www.egeseramik.com ELDORADO STONE www.eldoradostone.com ELIANE CERAMIC TILES www.elianeusa.com EMIL CERAMICA www.emilamerica.com ENGINEERED FLOORS LLC www.engineeredfloorsllc.com EPRO TILE www.eprotile.com Excelsior Wood Products, LLC 845.339.6630 www.excelsiorwood.com EXPANKO www.expanko.com 800.345.6202 FABRICA INTERNATIONAL 800.854.0357 www.fabrica.com FAUS GROUP INC. 888.231.3287 www.fausinc.com FLOOR COVERING WEEKLY www.floorcoveringweekly.com FORBO LINOLEUM 866.MARMOLEUM www.themarmoleumstore.com FORMICA www.formicaflooring.com FORTIS ARBOR www.fluxstudios.com FROM THE FOREST 715.359.2627 www.fromtheforest.com GODFREY HIRST 800.480.7135 www.godfreyhirstusa.com GULISTAN www.gulistan.com HB FULLER Construction Products www.groutboost.com HAKATAI www.hakatai.com
HELIOS CARPET www.helioscarpet.com Homerwood www.homerwood.com HOMESPICE DÉCOR www.homespicedecor.com HOME LEGEND 877.630.1800 www.homelegend.com IDG • INTERNATIONAL DESIGN GUILD • JUST SHORN 800.205.4345 www.justshorn.com www.design-guild.com www.dabbiericollection.com blog.dabbiericollection.com ILVA www.ilva.com.ar IMAGINE TILE www.imaginetile.com IMAGO FLOORS www.imagofloors.com INTERCERAMIC USA, Inc. 214.503.5500 www.interceramicusa.com INTERNATIONAL VINYL CORPORATION 706.278.8008 www.ivcgroup.com INVISATREAD www.invisatread.com 888.842.3356 JMISH CARPETS www.jmishinc.com JOHNSONITE www.johnsonite.com JUST SHORN www.justshorn.com KAHRS INTERNATIONAL 404.206.9910 www.kahrs.com KAINDL www.kaindl.com KALLISTA www.kallista.com KARASTAN www.karastan.com KARLSON HARDWOOD FLOORS 404.422.2264 www.karlsonshardwood.com KRONOTEX USA www.kronotexusa.com LAND PORCELANICO www.landporcelanico.com LAUFEN 800.321.0684 www.laufenusa.com LAUZON DISTINCTIVE HARDWOOD FLOORING 877.427.5144 www.lauzonltd.com Lea Ceramiche www.ceramichelea.com Lilywork Ceramic Ornament www.lilywork.com Liora Manne www.lioramanne.com
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS 1-800-HARDWOOD www.lumberliquidators.com MARC-MICHAELS INTERIOR DESIGN Marc Thee www.marc-michaels.com MARAZZI USA www.marazzitile.com MASLAND CARPETS & RUGS 800.633.0468 www.maslandcarpets.com MEDITERRANEA 305.718.5091 www.mediterranea-usa.com METROFLOR www.metroflorusa.com MILLIKEN CARPET & RUGS 800.528.8453 www.millikencarpet.com MINWAX® 800.523.9299 www.minwax.com MIRAGE HARDWOOD FLOORS FROM BOA FRANC www.miragefloors.com MOHAWK CREDIT 800.2MOHAWK www.mohawkflooring.com MOMENI www.momeni.com MOTAWI TILEWORKS 734 213 0017 www.motawi.com MULLICAN 800.844.6356 www.mullicanflooring.com MYTHIC PAINT 888.714.9422 www.mythicpaint.com NAFCO by Tarkett www.nafco.com North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) www.nalfa.com NATIONAL WOOD FLOORING ASSOCIATION www.woodfloors.org NOURISON www.nourison.com OCEANSIDE GLASS www.glasstile.com OLD AMERICAN LUMBER reclaimedwood@charter.net OSMO Polyx Oil www.osmona.com PARTERRE FLOORING www.parterreflooring.com PERGO 800.337.3746 www.pergo.com QUICK-STEP, INC www.quick-step.com ROBERTEX www.robertex.com www.carouselcarpets.com ROGER OATES www.rogeroates.com
What’s Color Got to Do With It? Jeanette Chasworth, ASID, past president of the California Pasadena Chapter, has a new book out on color: What’s Color Got to Do With It? Paint Color Ideas to Create Balance and Harmony in Your Home. “Selecting paint color for your home can be a difficult and sometimes scary chore. This book is a step-by-step guide to turn your fear into fun and help you to select a paint color that you will love and you will love to live in. You will learn how to use color to create a mood and how to use that to your advantage to increase your health, make your food taste better, and increase energy.” To order your copy, go to www.fabulousfloorsmagazine.com
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ROOKWOOD www.rookwood.com The RUG GALLERY www.ruggallerycincy.com 513.793.9505 SAINT GAUDENS METAL ARTS 760.891.0300 www.vsgmetalarts.com SHAW INDUSTRIES/ SHAW LIVING www.shawinc.com SAFAVIEH 866.422.9070 www.safavieh.com SCHLUTER SYSTEMS www.schluter.com SCHUMACHER www.fsco.com SENECA TILES www.senecatiles.com SHAMROCK PLANK FLOORING 866.473.3765 www.shamrockplankflooring.com SHAW FLOORS 1.800.441.7429 www.shawfloors.com SICIS The Art factory www.sicis.com SONITE SURFACES www.sonitesurfaces.com SOUTHWIND CARPET MILLS (a division of Cherokee Carpet Ind.) www.southwindcarpet.com 800.272.2808 SPHINX, Div. of Oriental Weavers 800.832.8020 www.owsphinx.com STAINMASTER CARPETS STAINMASTER CUSHION 800.438.7668 www.stainmaster.com
STANTON CARPET 516.822.5878 www.stantoncarpet.com STONEPEAK CERAMICS www.stonepeakceramics.com TARKETT www.tarkett.com TERAGREN Fine Bamboo Flooring, Panels & Veneer www.teragren.com 800.929.6333 TILE OF SPAIN® 305.446.4387 www.spaintiles.info TORLY’S www.torlys.com 800.461.2573 TOUCH UP PRODUCTS www.exactmatchwoodtouchup.com 1.855.YOU.TOUCHUP Unique Carpets www.uniquecarpets.com US FLOORS/NATURAL CORK 800.404.2675 www.naturalcork.com www.usfloors.com VILLEROY & BOCH www.villeroy-boch.com WALKER ZANGER www.walkerzanger.com Wear-Dated Carpet Fiber 800.845.5270 www.weardated.com Wellmade Performance Flooring www.wellmadefloors.com WHITE OAK CARPET MILLS www.whiteoakcarpet.com WICANDERS www.wicanders.com
WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND www.woolpremierpartner.com World Floor Covering Association (WFCA www.wfca.org WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND www.wonz.com
WUNDAWEVE COLLECTION By Mohawk 800.2.MOHAWK www.mohawk-flooring.com YAREMA MARQUETRY www.yaremamarquetry.com YERRA RUGS www.yerrarugs.com
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Beauty, Diversity, Practicality... Choose...ONEWOOL
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Inviting members of the world’s textile community to nominate their one wool product of choice has created a dynamic portfolio of stunning rugs, carpets and fabrics that shows exactly what His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales intended when he initiated this campaign to highlight how amazing wool really is. Here’s why...
Natural, Sustainable, Smart... The natural origin of wool as a fibre that is grown and not manmade has always been part of the unique story of wool. Sheep graze freely and contribute to the natural eco-subculture of the planet by doing so... an important part of conserving the many inhabitants and aspects of our land that we may not even be aware of — insects, small plants, tiny birds.
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Textile manufacturers benefit from the way that wool is renewable every year; the wool regrows after shearing and so is fully sustainable. Every year there is a fresh supply of wool — this is at no cost to the environment or the resources of our planet. Nothing beats that! The many smart capabilities of wool have made it highly practical in carpets and rugs, particularly. It is strong and durable on the floor; due to its robust and springy structure, wool can resist flattening and bounce back to retain its good appearance over many years. It is also very safe, as it is naturally flame resistant — high water and nitrogen content are innate in wool — and so will only char and then naturally self-extinguish. Perfect for the family home and also for the commercial location, too. As wool has a complex composition with multiple layers in its cell structure, the fibre has the ability to absorb and release moisture; this is how the sheep keeps warm and also cool. How does this help the internal space? Well, effectively this natural breathing will help to adjust the humidity in the room and maintain the temperature to comfort levels that are neither over warm nor too cool. The added value of warmth, comfort and easy care all underpin the way wool looks and feels.
Looks beautiful...feels wonderful... The stunning ONEWOOL nominations show how wool excels in any design and any texture. Textile manufacturers are experts at transforming wool yarn into fabulous floors, and the nominations show the choice and quality of wool for the floor. ONEWOOL will run throughout 2014 and there will be many other products that join in this great promotion. So remember: Live naturally...choose wool! ■
www.campaignforwool.com #ONEWOOL is a Campaign for Wool promotion that invites the textile industry to nominate their one chosen wool product to celebrate the beauty, diversity and endless practicality of real wool for interiors. Join the Campaign for Wool in celebrating the beauty, practicality and endless versatility of real wool within interiors by participating in this new promotion. We want to build a virtual ONEWOOL gallery of the very best items in the wool interiors industry today and then we will choose and curate a real ONEWOOL gallery! See the following pages. Opposite page Tai Ping’s Yann Deret carpet, part of the ONEWOOL gallery. Tai Ping Carpets was founded in Hong Kong 50 years ago to preserve China’s venerable craft of hand-made rugs. Image courtesy of Tai Ping. At right: This handsome new introduction for Masland was inspired by the beautifully tailored fabrics found in menswear jackets and suiting. Bedford Tweed is constructed of 100% British Wool. Two heathered yarn colors are combined in a textured loop construction creating nine nature-inspired colorations, from two-tone creams to the latest taupe and grey combination. Image courtesy of Masland Carpets & Rugs.
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Brintons Novae - our stylish hand tufted rug At Brintons we love wool because of the feel, durability, and warmth it brings to a room. With these factors in mind, Brintons is nominating one of our hand tufted rugs that are made of 100% wool. The concept behind Novae was to develop a new, strong design collection to symbolize Brintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery in the world of luxury carpet taking our position once more as design leaders. Ethnic & tribal decoration inspired by 2014/15 color and design trends were created by combining magnetic fields, metallic surfaces and designs that are innovative and futuristic.
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Delos DELOS was first known as American distributor of European contemporary rugs. Since then, DELOS has reinvented itself into an American Manufacturer of Madeto-Order Area Rugs and Aircraft Carpet. When contemporary rugs became mainstream, DELOS made the move to become the industry’s first Made-to-Order area rug source. Once this need in the industry was recognised, it then made sense for DELOS to become a U.S. manufacturer, and last year announced entry into the custom aircraft carpet segment. Husband and wife team, Ivan and Leah Phillips, recognized the opportunity to not only bring textiles back to the U.S. during a hard economy, but to also re-invent people’s idea of what an area rug could be.
120 N Industrial Blvd Suite One Calhoun GA 30701 T: 877-988-5595 Ext: 21 F: 706-624-6522 www.delosrugs.com
Give your room a voice, and don’t fall victim to simply framing your furniture. Celebrate a room by allowing your walls to speak with individual rug sizes and shapes. We invite people to dream, like we did, and create whatever inspires them. This flag, and all that it stands for inspires us. Although our rugs are robotically tufted, 85% of the work is still hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, who we are proud to employ. For those who support us, we thank you, as does our team who strives to go above and beyond the needs of our customers every day.
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Godfrey Hirst We have chosen our Merino Wool Carpet Collection. In a world where “soft” reigns supreme, and synthetic fibers try to emulate the softness of wool, Godfrey Hirst offers the original, natural and softest carpet for the floor with its Merino Wool Carpet Collection. The gloriously soft touch of wool carpet’s most luxurious fiber is elegant with inherent and timeless beauty. Merino Wool is not only a high performance fiber, it is also luxuriously soft. And since it is natural, sustainable, renewable and biodegradable it provides the benefits that only carpet made from a natural fiber can offer. With its rich history spanning more than 150 years, Godfrey Hirst continues to combine innovation with tradition and skill in crafting its fine wool products. Please visit our website for more information on all of our wool carpet offerings: www.godfreyhirstusa.com
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J Mish Khaki
Camel
Black/Camel
Cranberry
Slate
Silverton
BR Green
Cadet
Venice
Navy
Regatta
Mission
Lauren by J Mish Lauren is made in USA with 100% New Zealand Wool. The texture of Lauren is an exclusive J Mish manufacturing process that creates width-wise rows in a tufted carpet simulating much more expensive woven wool carpets. With Lauren, J Mish has updated the classic stripe into new, fresh colors. The Extra Heavy Duty performance rating means that Lauren can be installed not only residentially, but also commercially, and in hospitality settings.
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Masland Looking for a perfect combination of quality, elegance and sophistication inspired by the beauty of natural wool? These five Masland products can be used to enhance any room with the warmth and integrity of wool. Constructed of 100% British Wool in natural colorways, these products will bring style and warmth into todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes. Choose wool, a natural look and feel that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be replicated, available in textured loops, level loops, refined tip shears in natural heathered hues of undyed wool that are both natural and sustainable.
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Nourison Dune, DUN05 Flame Nourison is a leading global floor covering company that produces extensive collections of virtually every category of rugs and highend carpets. A fully vertically integrated company, Nourison oversees almost every aspect of the manufacturing process from wool spinning to dyeing, weaving and finishing. Supported by an unparalleled dealer system, Nourison has become the leading multi-product resource in the floor covering industry in the United States and Europe with permanent showrooms in New Jersey, New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas, High Point and Zurich. For further details, visit www.nourison.com Nourison Industries 5 Sampson Street â&#x20AC;˘ Saddle Brook â&#x20AC;˘ NJ 07663 T: 201-368-6900
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Silver Creek The Striations Collection Silver Creek, from Bloomsburg Carpet Industries, is thrilled to be introducing three new collections at the 2014 Surfaces Trade Show. The new products expand on Silver Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highly stylized library of woven broadloom carpets, all while maintaining the highest American made quality.
Bloomsburg Carpet Industries, Inc. 4999 Columbia Boulevard Bloomsburg, Pa 17815 T: 1 (800) 233-8773
The new Striations Collection is an evolution of a 2012 Surfaces introduction. Gia, Pia, Lia and Zia are 100% wool, wilton woven with new striated color-ways as a background and highlighted by both traditional and contemporary patterns.
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Tai Ping Tai Ping Carpets was founded in Hong Kong 50 years ago to preserve China’s venerable craft of hand-made rugs. Today, custom rugs and carpets are designed in New York and Paris ateliers and manufactured in our wholly owned factories. Gracing the world’s most celebrated hotels, jets, yachts, private offices and homes, couture custom carpets, both hand-made and machine woven, are of the highest possible quality. Tai Ping has been recognised as the luxury brand of choice for a discerning global clientele and with success based on respect for the company’s storied past, technical innovation, sophisticated level of design, service and quality control.
Tai Ping Carpets UK Chelsea Harbour 406-407 Design Centre East | London | SW10 0XF T: +44 207 808 9650 E: london@taipingcarpets.com www.taipingcarpets.com
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British Wool Member Guide Abingdon Flooring Ltd
Carpets of Kidderminster
Headlam Flooring
Solva Woollen Mill
UNITED KINGDOM 01274 655668 www.abingdonflooring.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM 01299 827477 www.carpetsofkidderminster.com
UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831520 www.headlam.com
UNITED KINGDOM 01437 721112 www.solvawoollenmill.co.uk
Adam Carpets Ltd
Cavalier Carpets Ltd
Hibernia Woolen Mills
Mr Tomkinson
UNITED KINGDOM 01274 655668 www.adamcarpets.com
UNITED KINGDOM 01254 268000 www.cavaliercarpets.co.uk
USA 562 945 8711 www.hiberniawoolenmills.com
UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831450 www.mrtomkinson.co.uk
Abu Dhabi National
Clarendon Carpets
High Tech Carpets PTY
Weihai Shanhua Carpet
United Arab Emirates www.adnipcarpet.com
UNITED KINGDOM 01675 433046
CHINA www.chinashanhua.com
Associated Weavers UK
Cormar Carpets
AUSTRALIA 0061 3 9889 8893 www.hightechcarpets.com.au
UNITED KINGDOM 01422 341221 www.associatedweavers.net
UNITED KINGDOM 01204 881234 www.cormarcarpets.co.uk
Axminster Carpets Ltd
Earth Weave Carpet Mills
UNITED KINGDOM 01297 32244 www.axminster-carpets.co.uk
USA 706 278 8200 www.earthweave.com
Balta Industries N.V.
Fabryka Dywanow Agnella
BELGIUM 00 32 566 22316 www.baltagroup.com
POLAND 00 48 857 409316 www.agnella.com.pl
Bond Worth Ltd
Fleetwood Fox
UNITED KINGDOM 01562 745000 www.bondworth.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM 01823 667337 www.fleetwoodfox.com
Brintons USA
Gaskell Woolrich
USA 877 332 9013 www.brintons.net
UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831525 www.gaskellwoolrich.co.uk
Brockway Carpets Ltd
Georgian Carpets
UNITED KINGDOM 01562 824737 www.brockway.co.uk
UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831430 www.georgian-carpets.co.uk
Calderdale Carpets Ltd
Wei Hai Haima Carpet Co.
UNITED KINGDOM 01924 487800 www.calderdalecarpets.com
CHINA 0086 631 5188046 www.haimacarpet.com
Kingsmead Carpets UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831424 www.kingsmeadcarpets.co.uk
Langhorne Carpet Co., Inc USA 215 757 5155 www.langhornecarpets.com
Manx Carpets UNITED KINGDOM 01827 831434 www.manxcarpets.co.uk
Mayfield Carpets Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 01706 639866 www.mayfieldcarpets.co.uk
Penthouse Carpets Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 01706 341231 www.penthousecarpets.co.uk
Ulster Carpets Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 02838 334433 www.ulstercarpets.com
Whitestone Weavers Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 01429 892555 www.whitestone.co.uk
Woodward Grosvenor UNITED KINGDOM 0800 526696 www.woodwardgrosvenor.co.uk
Thomas Witter UK Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 01204 374083 www.thomaswitter.com
Wools of Cumbria Carpets UNITED KINGDOM 07979 640131 www.wocc.co.uk
William Pownall & Sons UNITED KINGDOM 01706 716014 www.pownallcarpets.com
Regency Carpets UNITED KINGDOM 028 9127 0900
Ryalux Carpets Ltd UNITED KINGDOM 01706 716000 www.ryalux.com
Please use International Dialing Code prefixes, where appropriate.
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One Wool... One Brand Welcome to the
Green Sheep
The Green Sheep is the new brand for real wool from the Campaign for Wool. Supported by quality manufacturers and run by the major wool organisations of the world.
Be Part of the Green Sheepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NEW promotion... ONEWOOL This international promotion to celebrate the beauty and diversity of real wool for interiors is now in the USA. Nominations from carpet manufacturers can be seen at Surfaces Expo. Choose your own OneWool nomination at our Booth and win a luxury wool hamper.
RETAILERS - FREE POS You can register for brochures, labels and POS materials at the Green Sheep Booth and win the opportunity to get a free life-size green sheep for your showroom
Want to know more about Wool
Get the free app! Find us at Booth S5913
Live Naturally Choose Wool
A Campaign for Wool promotion www.campaignforwool.com
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Don’t Worry.
I T ’ S S M A R T S T R A N D. Life can get messy! But, with SmartStrand carpet by Mohawk, you don’t have to worry.
Featured carpet: Tender Tradition in color Bare Essence
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