Floor absorbs the maximum pressure of footfall and is also subjected to a fair amount of visitor attention. As a notable aside, it gives a sense of perspective to your whole home. What floor you select and how you choose to lay it goes a long way in determining the aesthetics of your home. Let us get a little deeper into this.
“What not to choose” comes before “what to choose”
Are you looking to keep the same floor pattern for your entire home and in the process introduce homogeneity? Or do you have a different floor type in mind for different areas of your home (horses for courses)? Before figuring out which type of flooring might suit a particular area, try to find out which one is a definite NO for the area.
To elaborate through an instance, laminate flooring does not work at all for bathroom. The laminate is vulnerable to moisture and loses its shine and strength in no time. Now that you have taken care of the “what not to use?” part, think about the next part, “what may look good?”.
Tile may help where laminate does not
In my opinion, tilework that are replete with varicose vein patterns work extremely well for bathrooms. Not only are tiles great as bathroom flooring, the vein structure offers an impression of calmness and tranquility (so much required in modern bathrooms which are kind of cocoons in today’s hectic lives).
Is carpet the right choice for you?
There are many who love the feel of a well-spread, wall to wall carpet for their living area. Some like to decorate the floor with a combination of area rugs. So, it is more about the penchant and inclination of a homeowner. Of course, there are practical aspects to be weighed, too. For instance, I would much rather look beyond carpets for my living room area if I had toddlers at home. And why toddlers, even pets can be a handful when it comes to giving a rough treatment to the carpets.
Contrarily, if you have a couple of old members in the family, a low pile carpet can be a brilliant alternative. They are extremely safe because they do not have grooved edges or rough surfaces.
The idea is to get a floor type that answers to all the three needs of yours, namely, practical, aesthetic, and budgetary.
Which flooring options have you chosen for your home?