Top Flooring Trends For Your 2016 Home
Whether you are looking for a new home to purchase in 2016, or you're upgrading your home to give it more of that resale value, it's hard to ignore the benefits of picking out the correct flooring. Walls can be easily painted and interior decorations and appliances can be added and removed on a regular basis. Flooring is the one option that gives your room its overall look and feel, yet isn't something that is often replaced.
It's easy to stick with the basics or even tour a home without paying attention to the style of flooring. But, if you are looking to give your home a modern look and feel, there are a few trends in flooring that will provide you with an updated look while still giving you years of enjoyment in the future.
Low Profile Carpets in Light Colors
Low profile carpets mean lower maintenance. They are more durable and easier to clean than other carpet choices. By sticking with lighter colors, you can give your room an open, airy feeling that will compliment any dÃcor. Low Profile carpet is also budget friendly, making it the perfect choice for budget-minded families.
Luxury Vinyl
Luxury Vinyl is a new category of flooring that combines the high-end look of hardwood with the durability of vinyl. Luxury vinyl is becoming extremely popular due to its durability, low-maintenance and cost efficiency. The luxury panels or tiles come with wear layers covering the surface to prevent scratches and limit surface damages a great flooring for active Denver families. Best part many luxury vinyl-flooring options are made from recycled material, meaning lower environmental impact with your new floor in 2016!
Weathered Hardwood
Because people love the look of hardwood, but aren't always crazy about its performance, another entry has made its way into the flooring market. Weathered hardwood provides a more natural look and feel to the more traditional hardwood flooring. These floors have an uneven texture think Colorado farmhouse that will hide scratches and other imperfections that can become glaring problems with traditional wood. It's a perfect choice for high traffic homes, and for homes with pets and kids.
Large Tiles
Particularly popular for 2016 are the large-ceramic tiles tiles that come 12 x 24 and even 36 x 36 as opposed to the average 12 x 12 tiles. These large tiles are perfect for large, open spaces and make cleaning easier with fewer grout lines. These tiles come in all different colors and styles, so finding the right look for your home shouldn't be too difficult. The best part is that large tiles make a room feel larger and produce a cleaner, more uniform look.
There is so much more to a home than what we place on the walls and which furniture we select. The flooring is the world beneath our feet, and choosing the right style of flooring that will keep up with the current trends and also match your lifestyle is very important.
Thanks toCharlie Pierce, owner of PRO! Flooring Brokers in Englewood, Colorado. PRO! Flooring is family-owned and has been providing the Denver area with professional floor installation and brokerage for over 30 years.
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