Picking new
flooring for your Seattle or Bellevue home can be a daunting task. With the vast array of flooring options out there for the homeowner to choose from it makes deciding on the right flooring type a lengthy process.
Choosing The Best Flooring
There are a few simple ways that you can cut down on lost time due to the decision-making process. Asking yourself specific questions and articulating what your needs are for a floor is key to helping you decide on the most functional floor for your home.
1. Determine Purpose
First off, determine the purpose of the room you are having refloored. Each room in your home has a unique purpose and your flooring choice should reflect that. Here’s an easy example of how the purpose of a room might affect your choice in flooring:
Your kitchen is a high traffic area of the home with lots of food being handled and potentially spilled all over surfaces as well as flooring. You should take these realities into consideration and choose a floor that isn’t stainable and is able to withstand heavy foot traffic. You’ll want a surface that is water-resistant as well as comfortable to walk on — especially if you spend a lot of time cooking or cleaning in the kitchen. A couple of good flooring options that we’d recommend for frequently used kitchens are hardwood floors, which are highly durable as well as easy to clean, and vinyl floors, which are comfortable to walk on and water resistant.
2. Identify Style
Design and aesthetic style affect every aspect of your home. Similarly, your flooring choice should reflect your style and the aesthetic of the rest of your home. Flooring really does play a major part in the home environment and it’s important to know that not all furniture is cohesive across the spectrum of flooring. Some floors are not able to go with certain colors, tones, or stains so it’s important to identify your style so that you can avoid any potential aesthetic clashing.
The good news is, as a homeowner in Seattle you have a plethora of varying floor options available to you. You get to decide texture, tint, finish, patterns, and the rest! So identify what the current style in your home is and choose a floor to match.
3. Calculate Expense
If you are on a budget, it’s important to do some calculations to help determine which flooring option is most conducive to your budget. Luckily for you, being on a budget doesn’t equate to having cheap looking floors.
Comparing Different Types of Flooring
Here are a few budget-friendly flooring comparisons that we’ve added for your convenience.
Carpet vs. Area Rugs
If you have a room or area in your home that you would really like
carpeted but you currently don’t possess the budget for such a renovation, then purchasing an area rug is the way to go.
Area rugs can match the comfort and visual aesthetic of carpet without the price tag of a full-blown carpet makeover.
Area rugs are gorgeous, easy on the joints, affordable, and can really enhance the visual appeal of almost any space.
Hardwood vs. Laminate Flooring
If you are on a tight budget, we’d like to bring laminate flooring to your attention. Laminate floors were designed to replicate the classic look of
hardwood floors at a fraction of the price. There are a number of benefits
laminate floors have to offer that hardwood floors can’t match. For instance, laminate floors are much easier on the joints than their hardwood counterparts. Laminate flooring is also extremely water-resistant which, when combined with its budget-friendly price tag, gives hardwood floors a run for their money!
Tile vs. Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl floors offer a much more affordable flooring alternative to
tile or hardwood floors and are meant to imitate the same look and feel without the high installation costs and expensive materials. Vinyl floors are durable, easy to install, budget-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing. They come in varying colors, textures, styles, and are very versatile when it comes to different styles and functional for all rooms.
We hope the insight offered in this article was able to help you better understand your options as a homeowner in Seattle who is looking to have your floors redone. Whether you are on a tight budget or not we hope that you now know what flooring style and look you are hoping to achieve with your remodel.
Flooring Experts Near You
If you have any flooring questions or wish to speak with one of our flooring professionals about getting a reflooring project started in your Seattle home,
contact Carpet To Go today. We would be more than happy to assist you in pursuing your home’s aesthetic goals and will always provide you with our honest and professional opinion about your best options.
