The flooring you choose for your home is an important decision that will impact your life. It will affect the way your home looks and functions, the resale value, and it will even affect your cleaning routine. There are a lot of things to take into consideration before making your choice, which can feel like a lot of pressure! But, don't worry! Below, I help by listing all of the different things to take into consideration before making your purchase. I even make a little confession so you can learn from my mistake!
Lifestyle
A big thing to take into consideration is the amount of traffic and abuse your flooring will get, and that can vary in different areas of your home. Do you have kids? Pets? Do you wear shoes in the house? You will want to make sure that the flooring you pick can hold up to your lifestyle.
oma
Interesting that you didn't write about a scratch test. When we purchased our engineered hardwood we took a key and a quarter to it to see how deep the indentation would go. What we got (not from Lumber Liquidators) passed the test. I have never looked at laminate....maybe I should.
Tara
I removed ALL carpet from my house and installed these floors from LL. We have a Love/Hate relationship with each other. Definitely interested to hear any tips to keep them clean!! (and NOT streaky!)
Tara
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David Olson
hurry and post for me LOL. Getting ready to build and this was so timely!! LOVE that I found you on a LINKY party
David Olson
hurry and post for me LOL. Getting ready to build and this was so timely!! LOVE that I found you on a LINKY party
Audrey
Those are some great tips! So exited to see the end result! 🙂
Jennifer O'Brien
Great post Kristen!!! This was so helpful & I love what you chose! Cant wait to see it! Jen
Amber and The Boys
I love that you tested what it looked like with food smeared on it. Such a good idea because it is reality!
~ rooms FOR rent ~
Great post Kristen!!! So helpful if you ever need to pick out new floors. I am def. saving this one for future reference 🙂 ~Bre
Jenn Lifford
Great tips! I can't wait to see it all come together!
Craftberry Bush
Wow Kristen, thank you so much for such detailed post. So many great tips. Love the choices...how exciting to see it happen for you...xo
nest of posies
LOVE all your tips. I am like you, I can't get over all the beautiful laminate wood flooring! You can even tell it's laminate. The colors & staining are simply gorgeous! I can't wait to see what you picked!!!
Danielle
Great, great tips, Kristen. I love the sample board of what you've chosen and really loved reading about your experience. So good to hear that there are "do overs" and "second choices" and that is okay. Can't wait to see how your floors come out! x
Shannon
Amazing tips, girl! After installing LL flooring in TWO of our houses I can vouch for the laminate's durability. And I love how it looks...definitely check how it looks in different lighthing and different rooms. Just like picking paint, the undertone makes a huge difference. 🙂 Can't wait to see your new flooring installed.
xo,
Shannon