Flooring 101

Hardwood floors have been a household staple for hundreds of years, and for a good reason. When it comes to flooring within your home, truly nothing beats the beauty, durability, lack of maintenance, and value-added by installing hardwood flooring. There’s a reason hardwood has been and remains one of the most popular flooring options on…

We all want our floors to age well. In fact, one of the main questions associated with purchasing new flooring for a home is how durable will it be? When making a significant purchase like new flooring, we as consumers want something attractive, budget-friendly, and, most importantly, that we won’t have to replace anytime soon.…

While flooring can be functional, comfortable, and attractive, it is not always viewed as an investment. But like any renovations, modifications, or significant changes made to our home, it should be considered precisely that—an investment. When we shop for flooring, we often think about how it affects us immediately, and rightfully so. Homeowners want flooring…

Roughly defined as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, the millennial generation has long been a topic of conversation here in the United States. Synonymous with student loans, social media, and perhaps unfairly, avocado toast, millennials currently make up the largest generational group in the country, at 72.1 million per Statista.  After some delay, millennials…

At Flooring 101, we love area rugs. More than just a budget-friendly way to update your flooring, we believe that area rugs can help to elevate any room in a home. Comfortable, versatile, and featuring sound-reducing properties, area rugs offer several impressive benefits to homeowners looking to modernize their flooring.  Available in various colors, patterns,…

Long gone are the days of spooky old basements where we store our Halloween decorations for most of the year. These days, basements serve a multitude of functions within the home. We use basements as playrooms, living rooms, home offices, exercise spaces, and occasionally even bedrooms. As such, basements need flooring that can meet the…

For many of us, our bedrooms are our sanctuaries. They are where we unwind, seek rest, and welcome a new day. Our bedrooms act as a refuge and a place to recharge, and as such, comfort is paramount. In addition to finding a good mattress and selecting a soothing color scheme,choosing the right carpeting helps…

Perfect for connecting the shared functional areas of the modern home, open concept floor plans in residential settings have become an extremely popular layout with builders and homeowners alike. The open design concept typically includes some combination of the kitchen, dining, and living room spaces used by all the residents in the home, often at…