The Flooring Centre Blog | Inspiration and tips for your home
Lay back, put your feet up, and take a leisurely browse through our blog posts for some inspiration. From our beautiful Feature Home posts, looking at our clients amazing new builds and renovations - through to commercial projects and our hottest flooring tips. Check it out below >>>
Feature Home: Perfectly Polished and Practical
October 7, 2024
Our most recent feature home, tucked away on a quiet tree lined street in Papanui is petite but packed full of quality finishes and timelessly stylish materials. Designed with busy individuals in mind, this home is highly practical and low maintenance with a clean and minimalistic aesthetic. Let’s take a closer look!
Feature Home: An Award Winning Build
September 26, 2024
Meticulously built by Blue Summit Construction and proudly positioned on the hillside of Redcliffs, our latest feature home is a magnificent mix of timber tones and clean modern lines. Having supplied and installed the flooring for this home, we were thrilled to hear the news that it recently won a regional gold award at the Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards! This gorgeous home makes the most of the amazing views while still being highly practical and functional without conceding on style.
Feature Home: Relaxed Style, Practical Comfort
August 27, 2024
In one of the most sought after suburbs of Christchurch, our latest feature home is a clever and thoughtful combination of practicality and style. With flexibility in mind, this new build by Cashmere Park Limited was designed to be equally desirable and liveable for families, entertainers or professionals. The Flooring Centre is proud to have been involved in the creation of this beautiful home, let’s take a look inside!
Luxury Flooring
July 17, 2024
Building or renovating your dream home and wanting to create a real sense of luxury and style? We have an impressive collection of luxury flooring options including wool carpets, premium solution dyed nylon carpets, and stunning timber flooring. In this blog we take a look at the features of these products and highlight a few of our favourites.
Feature Home: Made for Easy, Stylish Living
June 11, 2024
From soft and stylish carpet through to stunning laminate and vinyl floors, this new build in sought after Cashmere Park ticks all the boxes, especially when it comes to flooring!
Flooring for the Family Home
June 6, 2024
It goes without saying that family life is busy, fast paced and sometimes messy! So, when it comes to flooring, you need products that can handle all of this and more, while also being low maintenance and providing the aesthetic you want to achieve. In this blog we look at some things to consider when choosing flooring for your family home and share our top product picks that fit the bill.
Cheap Carpet & Flooring
May 22, 2024
With the cost of living being front and centre for most of us at the moment, everyone is looking to cut costs however they can. This often means cutting back on luxuries and “nice to haves” and delaying projects around the house. If you’ve been thinking of updating your flooring, we’ve got some great news! Even on a lighter budget, there are still some incredibly cost effective flooring options that deliver big on performance and style. In this blog we take a look at some of our favourites, all stocked right here in our Clearance Depot!
Flooring for your First Home
May 7, 2024
Selecting flooring for your first home, whether you’re building or renovating, is a delicate balance of finding products that offer functionality and that suit your personal style as well as fitting within the all-important budget! In this blog we take a look at juggling quality, style and budget while also offering some other helpful tips and recommending some of our longstanding favourites which we’ve installed in many a first home for our customers.
Light Flooring or Dark – How do I choose?
March 13, 2024
Commonly referred to as the “fifth wall”, flooring is undoubtedly an important aspect of any room or home. When it comes to design, the floor is often the starting point, acting as a foundation upon which other design decisions are made. It is far easier to change your walls than your floors so getting the flooring right is crucial. Colour is an integral part of this which raises the question we seek to explore in this blog; light flooring or dark, how do I choose?
Flooring Installation: Why it Matters
January 22, 2024
If you have a flooring project on the horizon, you may have considered undertaking the install yourself. DIY is in our blood as Kiwis, we just love to give things a go in order to save a few dollars and c’mon, it can’t be that hard right? Wrong. Flooring installation – whether carpet, vinyl, laminate or hybrid, requires skill and expertise that comes from years of experience in the industry. We’re going to look at why it’s worth having a professional install your flooring.