By Jonae Fredericks
The installation of laminate flooring has increased in popularity, with consumers tearing up their high-maintenance carpeting in exchange for a floor covering that adds a sense of beauty and luxury to their homes. Laminate flooring is manufactured to replicate the look of real wood and natural stones. Made from a highly durable plastic-resin compound known as melamine, laminate flooring is made...
By Dale Devries
Laminate floors seem to show dirt and spots more than regular hardwood floors do. They also get dusty and if you have pets, you're sure to notice the tumbleweeds of pet hair in every corner. Cleaning the floors daily is mandatory, but you don't even need to go out and buy expensive cleaners. Laminates truly are one of the easiest maintained flooring material on the market today. There...
By TamLog
The plush feel and exotic look of Flokati rugs have made them decorating must-haves for the fashion-conscious consumer. With origins dating back to 5th-century Greece, these rugs still possess the power to transform a room. If owning a Flokati rug is part of your design plan, it's important to choose the rug that accentuates your fashion ideals and lifestyle. Determine a price range. While...
By Shelly Mcrae
Floating floors are not attached to your sub floor. These floors are made up of planks that are fitted together using a tongue and groove construction. For some hardwood floor products, an adhesive is necessary to create a seal between the tongue and groove, but the floor itself is not attached to the sub floor. Laminate flooring products are floating floors, and their tongue and groove...
By Pam G.
A canvas rug or floor cloth is a practical and decorative way to cover part of a floor. These decorative floor coverings have been around since the 1400s. Throughout history they have been used as both floor runners, under table rugs and as wall coverings. The first canvas rugs in the Americas were made from recycled cloth from the sails of ships. They were popular in Colonial America and...
By Amy Madtson
Rag rugs were originally made by using leftover fabric, old worn clothing, and even sheets. There are various techniques used in making a rag rug but they all typically start with material torn or cut into 1 or 2 inch wide strips and braided or knotted together. These rugs add warmth and style to any room. This easy and inexpensive project makes a great gift idea. Cut your material into 2 inch...
By Esther Farleigh
Providing protection for wood floors, warmth in the wintertime and sound muffling in close quarters, rugs are a highly functional part of any home. They can also become quite expensive. You can make your own inexpensive cloth rugs with virtually no experience quickly and easily. Also known as a prodded rug, cloth rugs are made by pushing material through a rug canvas. These rugs can be made in...
By Amy Madtson
Women made their own rugs from scraps of fabric and unwanted clothing in the American colonial era out of necessity. Today this kind of project isn't usually out of necessity but more from the desire to create a work of art for the home. This fabric rug uses old blue jeans. If you don't have enough old pairs around your home, scour thrift stores where you can purchase jeans for very low...
By Jessica Pestka
Candles are a common decorative item in many homes. Unfortunately mishaps with melted candle wax are also quite common. While candle wax spills may not be a problem if they occur on a hard surface, they certainly become a difficult to clean mess if spilled on carpeting. Thankfully there is an excellent method for removing candle wax from carpet. This method requires items you have in your home...
By Shelly Mcrae
Laminate flooring can be installed without glue or nails. On one side of each plank is a groove, on the other a slim protrusion called a tongue. This allows the planks to be joined together to form rows. Installing this durable, hard surface flooring is a great do-it-yourself project, saving you money and time. Laminate flooring is susceptible to moisture. Lay down a moisture barrier on top of...
By Abby Johns
One way that you can really carry a theme in a room or at a party is with a theme appropriate rug. Whether you are looking to decorate a boys room in a football theme or your livingroom for a Super Bowl party, you can really turn up the interest in the room with a football field rug. You don't have to spend a lot to do this project and you don't have to be a professional interior...