Redecorating your home completely can be extremely stressful, not only do you need to consider the overall work load you will have, but you are also going to be faced with many difficult decisions. The choices that you make during decorating will stay with you for a long period of time, so it is important not to rush into making these decisions.
The choice of flooring you make will affect your everyday life; so make sure you put a lot of thought into this. To ensure you pick suitable flooring, there are some things you should consider:
- Lifestyle
- Pets
- Children
- Warmth
- Draughts
If you believe one of these factors is going to have an effect on your flooring choice, you will need to consider another option.
To help make the decision easier for you, I have listed the best flooring choice for each room of the house:
Living Room
It is likely the living room is going to be the most popular room in your home, meaning the floor is going to get a lot more wear. You will want to choose flooring that is versatile and long lasting. To avoid changing your living room flooring too often, you may want to consider investing in some solid hardware. This solid wood is extremely durable, making it resistant to busy lifestyles, children and pets.
If installed properly, solid wooden flooring can last for many years, even decades when looked after correctly. You should also ensure that good quality underlay is used; this will reduce the amount of potential draughts and also ensure that the flooring will last as long as possible.
If you want to create a more ‘homely’ feel, you can purchase a nice big soft rug to place in front of the fireplace.
Bedroom
The bedroom should be a place of relaxation and rejuvenation, by choosing the most suitable flooring you can encourage this feeling to flow around the entire room. Carpet is the most popular choice for the bedroom; this is because it creates a nice environment where it is possible to wind down after a hard day at work.
As the bedroom is not going to be used as much as the lounge, carpet will be equally as longer lasting.
If you prefer to have smooth wooden floors in the bedroom, then a good idea is to purchase rugs to go either side of the bed, this will make getting out of the bed in the morning much easier, trust me.
Kitchen
The kitchen is the room in the house that attracts the most mess, this is because it is often the room that leads to the garden, meaning muddy and wet footprints are often trudged along the kitchen floor. As well as tackling the garden mess, it is also prone for food and drink spills, making it a rather disastrous area.
To ensure maintaining the kitchen is as easy as possible, the best choice of flooring for this room is vinyl. There are many different styles of vinyl flooring available, giving you many different interior options. Vinyl flooring is also affordable to all home owners, making it cheap and easy to replace when needed.
Bathroom
Similar to the kitchen, the bathroom will also see quite a lot of mess on the floor. This will probably be in the shape of moisture, heat and hair. Your flooring choice must be able to stand up to all of these problematic elements.
The best choice of flooring for the bathroom is vinyl tiles, this is because they are stylish, water resistant and extremely durable, meaning they will not need to be replaced too often.
Kerry was redecorating her home on a budget, she found some wonderful affordable buys on http://www.remlandcarpets.co.uk/, she purchased vinyl flooring and carpets from Remland.