• home and interiors,  homewares

    Vinyl vs Linoleum

    If the thought of replacing your floor leaves your bank account feeling a little uneasy, then worry not. There are plenty of cost friendly options out there that can replicate the look of tiles and wood floors seamlessly. Besides being cheaper, they are often much more practical too. Vinyl and linoleum floorings for example are both pretty similar, so if you are considering them, you might want to know what the differences are. Composition Even though both look visually similar, they are not made in the same way. Vinyl tiles are a combination of PVC, a vinyl sheet, a foam core and felt backing which is what gives the floor…

  • furniture,  home and interiors,  homewares

    Homes And Interiors: Alternatives To Carpet

    Excuse the pun, but where do you stand when it comes to carpet in the home? Do you still have it in your living room, or, like me, is it now banished to bedrooms only? (Please don’t say you have it in your bathroom, perish the thought.) In the 60s, 70s and 80s carpet was a status symbol as well as a key home furnishing, with a thick shagpile being the height of luxury, something to sink your feet into. But now there are many different kinds of flooring that are more suited to 21st century living, where we want the practicality of a floor that is easy to clean,…

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    For the Home – Luxury Floor ideas.

    Once upon a time, there was only one possible way to cover the floors of your home, and that was with a carpet. A kitchen or bathroom may have been tiled, but living rooms, bedrooms and dining rooms all had a nice bit of shagpile or Axminster to sink your feet into. But with the rise of laminate floors, people began to look at different options, realising that wooden style floors could look stylish, but were also practical and easy to clean, especially for people with young children and pets. Today we seemed to have moved on even further, with the artificial looking laminate floors losing favour. We now want…