Bathroom flooring ideas deserve special attention. The material of course must be durable, able to withstand frequent splashes of water, anti-slip underfoot and preferably easy to clean. But ...

Your bathroom flooring has a big impact on the room's overall functionality and style. But because it's constantly exposed to water and humidity, the wrong choice in ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

If you watch house-hunting shows, you’ve probably seen prospective buyers light up at the sight of hardwood. If you watch renovation shows, though, you’ll also see how expensive it can actually be to ...

While much has changed in society's general approach to interior design over the last decade, there's one shift that stands out above the rest. No, it's not our rejection of millennial grey, or our ...

Like other aspects of interior design, different types of flooring go in and out of style. Sometimes the trends coincide with when a newly developed material is mass produced and becomes affordable ...

Laminate flooring can resemble almost anything: stone, tile, or wood. That’s because it’s composed of a photograph sandwiched between a dense fiberboard base and a clear plastic protective top layer.

Traffic: High-traffic areas like hallways and kitchens demand durable materials like tile, laminate, or hardwood. For low-traffic spaces like bedrooms, consider plush carpet or cork for added comfort.

Plastic laminate first came to prominence back in the 1940s and 50s as a popular kitchen countertop material. But by the late-1980s it was beginning to fall out of favor as homeowners began replacing ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Floors are getting filthier, and it’s all laminate’s fault. The ...