Every room in your home has a specific role. It is important to consider that role when choosing a floor.

Kitchens

• Kitchens are high traffic areas and usually have to deal with dirt being tracked in from an outside entry.  
• Cooking spills are frequent, so cleaning the floor should be relatively simple.  
• Nonslip flooring may be helpful.

Solutions

• Vinyl is quite resilient and is a bit more forgiving than other hard surfaces in the event of a dropped glass or plate.
• Ceramic, laminate, and hardwood are also excellent choices. A rug may be used to soften such surfaces.

Bathroom

• In case of an overflow from the bathtub, toilet, or sink, waterproof flooring is a necessity.
• Washable flooring promotes ease of cleaning.
• Nonslip flooring is required.

Possible Solutions:

• Vinyl is usually the floor used in bathrooms.
• Ceramic tile is another option.
• Newer hardwoods and laminates can be sufficiently waterproofed for bathroom use. Be sure to use with nonslip mats or rugs.

      Living Room

• Highest traffic and most often viewed room in a home. This where flooring ties the room and the home’s décor together.
• Multi-purpose room, varying in use from receiving room to den.
• Traffic resistant and fashionable flooring is necessary.

·         Possible Solutions:

·         Carpet is an excellent choice for a living room.

• Varieties of fibers, cuts, and colors provide carpet for any occasion.
• Sturdy and Stylish hardwood flooring can be used with or without a rug.

Dining Room

• Dining room floors must be traffic and stain resistant.

Possible Solutions:

• Darker carpets are an acceptable option. Lighter colors may show stains easily.
• Laminate and hardwood are excellent dining room floors.

Bedroom

• Furniture, bed clothes, and wall coverings generally overshadow the floor.
• Bedrooms are generally low traffic. Staining is less of a problem.

Possible Solutions:

• Carpet is usually laid in bedrooms.
• Wood and laminate are also attractive options when used with a rug.

·         Neutral colors that can easily adapt to changing décor are helpful.

Stairways and Halls

• Very high traffic areas.
• Susceptible to stains and wearing.

Possible Solutions:

•    Parquet patterned wood

·         Ceramic tile

·         Laminate with a patterned rug.