Hardwood floors continue to be America’s sweetheart when it comes to flooring.

With the subject of sustainability, the facts are in and without a doubt it is now a viable, enduring trend where flooring is concerned.

So many times, the offer your reps make to show you their new carpet styles elicits a yawn and a put-off. Well, it’s time to make room on your calendar to have them come on in.

The one prominent design element that can dramatically change any kitchen or bath environment would have to be countertops.

Keeping up with what’s new in ceramic tile is an ongoing search. It’s been almost a year since I’ve addressed this topic and the timing couldn’t be better. 

The word ‘exotic’ conjures up a variety of notions, especially when applied to flooring.

Good showroom design is subjective to each storeowner’s personal tastes and ideas. There is no one formula for producing a showroom that is functional, effective and aesthetically pleasing.

Here we are, edging towards the fourth quarter of 2009, and this would be a good time to take a look at what’s fresh and making an impact on the carpet scene.

Without a doubt, area rugs have come into their own as a fashion statement synonymous with the description: “art for your floors.”

Did the title of this column get your attention? I hope so…and an explanation of that quote is forthcoming. This savvy quote was a take-away from one of the excellent seminars presented at Surfaces in February: Going Beyond Residential-- Expanding Into the Commercial Market, by Dave Stafford of Dave Stafford Associates.