Flooring: Distinction From The Bottom Up
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There are a number of ways to make a room or an area in a home distinctive when updating or remodeling. However, a distinct or unique statement can be made by using the flooring choice as a tone-setter. Whether you are looking at wood for a warmer feel, tile or stone to make a statement or choose other options (such as carpeting), the visual impact the floor can make is huge. Erik Kadlec, Owner, Walgenmeyer’s Carpet & Tile.
More Than Flooring
In fact, it’s pretty safe to say that the wrong flooring choice can diminish the look of many other visual elements you may have in a room, including cabinetry, furniture or window treatments. The wrong choice can be nothing less than distracting. On the other hand the correct flooring choice can be the foundation with which the rest of the project can be defined. Further, flooring materials and their impact doesn’t stop at floor level. Tile or stone countertops, unique, one of kind backsplashes and wall or fireplace treatments can create a unique living space that ads a new dimension to the room or area in which they are placed.
Setting The Tone
The biggest problem homeowners have is that they don’t know all of the options available to them. That’s where a complete showroom, such as with Walgenmeyer’s Shaw Design Center, can be one of the best resources a homeowner can have.
Rather than treating the flooring selection as an afterthought, it should really be the first thing considered because it can not only set the tone for a room, but if choreographed correctly, it will enhance the impact of every other element of the room or area, including trim, furniture, decorations or art and other fixtures.
Planning = $aving
A couple of other thoughts to consider are how you can get more value for your updating dollar. The issues to consider are:
♦ If you select a particular floor choice early on the process, most likely you will find a moderately priced option rather than waiting until the end of the process and limiting your choices based on previous selections.
♦ When considering options, companies like Walgenmeyer’s Shaw Design Center can offer not only better pricing because of the volume pricing they can pass on to consumers, but they also will have the widest selection of all flooring options.
