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 >>>
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.
Flooring Trends for 2024
January 15, 2024
With a new year come new ideas, trends and styles. Flooring is no different, whether it be new product developments or a trend from years gone by making a return. Mid way through last year, we looked at some of the flooring trends that had emerged in 2023 and to start the year off we’re going to explore the products and styles tipped to be winners this year.
Timber Flooring in NZ: Where it Began & Where We Are Now
October 25, 2023
Timber Flooring. Loved by Kiwis throughout the country, for many of us it takes us back to our childhood homes where matai and rimu graced the floors of the houses built in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Since then, many advances have been made in timber flooring in terms of sustainability, performance and installation meaning there are now more options than ever. Let’s take a look at where timber flooring started here in NZ and where it is now.
Carpet Pile Types Explained
September 19, 2023
When selecting carpet for your home, it sure can be hard to choose! With so many options in colour, style, fibre and pile type – where does one begin? We previously explored fibre type and now we’re going to delve into pile type – what’s the difference between them all?