Mannington Mills garnered five first place nods (and one runner up mention) to emerge as the big winner in this year’sNFTStyling Excellence Awards. Voted on by showgoers at Surfaces and online, the awards honor the best high-style products in flooring.

Mannington took top honors in areas including: Ceramic (Serengeti Slate), Laminate Floors (Time Crafted Maple), LVT (Ashford Walnut), Merchandising (Adura Elements display) and Wood (Stonehenge Walnut). “It’s an honor to know that we are making products that resonate with our customers,” said Ed Duncan, Mannington’s sr. vp residential marketing. “We believe that our continued success in this area is due to Mannington’s commitment to styling and design, in every category.”

Stonehenge Walnut hardwood from Mannington.


Mannington Mills garnered five first place nods (and one runner up mention) to emerge as the big winner in this year’sNFTStyling Excellence Awards. Voted on by showgoers at Surfaces and online, the awards honor the best high-style products in flooring.

Mannington took top honors in areas including: Ceramic (Serengeti Slate), Laminate Floors (Time Crafted Maple), LVT (Ashford Walnut), Merchandising (Adura Elements display) and Wood (Stonehenge Walnut). “It’s an honor to know that we are making products that resonate with our customers,” said Ed Duncan, Mannington’s sr. vp residential marketing. “We believe that our continued success in this area is due to Mannington’s commitment to styling and design, in every category.”

Beaulieu’s Ultimate Home.

Other companies expressed a similar reaction. Shaw, which garnered first place and runner up nods for its ModernWorks rugs and Visions Savvy Spaces display respectively, said the awards reflect the company’s mission. “Our focus is on providing products which feature the service, quality and design that our customers seek. Being recognized with awards such as Styling Excellence is a great reassurance that our direction in color and design are on track with what customers see as well,” said Kim Barta, brand manager of Shaw Living.

Dimensions rubber tile is Roppe’s latest.

Roppe, which was honored in the Rubber Floors category for its Dimensions rubber tile, said the award highlights “unique and innovative designs.” “Of course, we always appreciate awards of any type, but we are especially humbled when the accolades come from our partners and peers within the industry,” said Bart Rogers, vp sales and marketing for Roppe.

2008 Styling Excellence Award Recipients

The following is a list of award winners by category, with the winning entry followed by the first runner up.

Area Rugs
Shaw Living
ModernWorks Collection
Mohawk Industries
Mohawk Select - Cabot

Carpet, Commercial
Natural Carpet Co.
Roger Thomas Collection

Carpet, Residential
Beaulieu of America
Ultimate Home
Mohawk Industries
WundaWeve Garden Romance

Ceramic
Mannington Mills
Serengeti Slate
Mohawk Industries
Mesa del Sol

Cove Base, Moulding/Feature Strip
Empire Mouldings
Flexitions Flexible Transition Mouldings
Faus Group
FasTrim

Decorative Concrete
East Coast Decorative Concrete
Decorative Wall Art

Laminate Floors
Mannington Mills
Time Crafted Maple
Wilsonart Flooring
Daring Walnut

Luxury Vinyl Tile
Mannington Mills
Ashford Walnut
EarthWerks
Soledo Plank

Merchandising
Mannington Mills
Adura Elements stairstep display
Shaw Industries
Visions Savvy Spaces Display

Resilient Floors
Armstrong Floor Products
StrataMax
Mannington Mills
Sobella

Rubber Floors
Roppe Corp.
Dimensions rubber tile

Wood
Mannington Mills
Stonehenge Walnut
Armstrong Hardwood
Global Exotics