Shopping for flooring? Here's what to look for

This timeless resilient flooring design works in almost any home. With its bold black and white checks and clean lines, it can suit both traditional and contemporary decorating schemes.

When it comes to selecting new floors for the home, consumers are faced with many choices. To help make the process a little less confusing, experts at flooring manufacturing company Mannington Mills offer this advice:

+ Consider what you use the room for. Is it a family room that gets a lot of traffic? A laminate floor would be a good choice here. They look amazingly like real wood, stone or slate, but don't have any of the maintenance concerns that those floors do. Is it a kitchen or bath, where water is a concern? In that case, consider resilient flooring. Today's resilient floors are beautiful and durable - they're certainly not 'your grandmother's vinyl'. They come in a wide variety of styles and colors, and can look amazingly real - from wood, to stone, to sisal. And there's a new category of resilient called "luxury vinyl" that comes in individual planks and tiles - it provides the ultimate in beauty, durability, easy installation.

+ Consider your decorating style. Do you prefer traditional looks? You might choose a classic oak or elegant cherry hardwood. One of the most popular trends in hardwood flooring today is the handscraped look. It offers a soft texture that can complement any décor. Is your style more eclectic? Mannington Bamboo might suit your taste. Or perhaps you might choose a Luxury Vinyl floor like Mannington's award-winning ADURA®. It comes in tile and plank formats, and replicates looks as varied as hammered metal, lava stone, and barn oak.

+ Consider your lifestyle. Do you have children or pets? If so, you'll want to choose a superdurable flooring, like porcelain tile. Porcelain is harder and stronger than regular ceramic tile, and it needs little maintenance. And today's porcelain tiles come in a wide variety of colors and sizes, with an array of beautiful decorative accent pieces to help give your floor a custom look. Is your home your sanctuary? A beautiful, elegant hardwood floor might be just right for you. Exotic teak or mahogany brings the warmth of the tropics into your home, and Mannington engineered hardwood floors have beauty and durability that will last for years to come.

So when it comes to flooring, there's a look that will suit your life and your style. For more information on Mannington floors,

call 1-800-482-9527

or visit Mannington.com for a retailer near you.

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