When homeowners have their home’s built or remodeled, one very important aspect and feature of the new look is the flooring. The artwork on the walls, the furniture, and even the color of the paint have to align in some way with the flooring in every room. Some people like to vary their floor design patterns with every room in the house. Others like to maintain a consistency with their floor textures. Either way, there are more options to choose from today than ever before.
Wood floor textures, carpet designs, and even ceramic tile have continued to be developed in ways that allow for more creative designing and improved functionality. Whether they are looking to redo one room at a time or give the entire house a specific look, homeowners are loving the choices they are finding in the marketplace.
When people are surveyed, they tend to view certain types of rooms as requiring certain types of flooring. For example, 38% of respondents to a recent Houzz survey said that they planned to carpet their master bedroom. In contrast, roughly 90% of homeowners prefer hardwood floors in their kitchens. Wood floor textures in the kitchen can be much more durable and easy to clean, making them perfect for the kitchen. On the other hand, carpet underneath bare feet in the bedroom is much more comfortable than the wood floor textures found underneath the butcher block in the kitchen.
When it comes to flooring in most rooms other than the bedrooms, hardwood surfaces are by far the most popular. The National Association of Realtors states that 54% of home buyers were willing to pay more for wood floors. That same recent Houzz survey from earlier also reported that hardwood covers 34% of floors in the homes of those who responded. On the whole, 47% of all who were surveyed responded that they favor wood floor textures in their homes.
Some homeowners prefer carpeting in their homes, and not just for the aesthetic. Their concerns are health related, specifically as it pertains to allergens. There have been several studies that have shown that carpet can reduce allergies. In Sweden, studies were done that revealed a very interesting set of statistics. Among them was the fact that when carpet use decreased by 70% allergy problems in the general population increased by 30%. Those are some pretty significant numbers. It makes perfect sense, then, why some homeowners won’t even entertain the idea of wood floor textures throughout the house, let alone in the bedroom.
If you watch the home renovation shows on television, you’re likely to see a wide array of styles and tastes. One thing that seems to be a consistent cause for a great deal of glee for the host is when old carpet has been pulled up to reveal old, hardwood floors. They usually end up refinishing them and making them look new, if not perfectly distressed. Hardwood isn’t for everybody, and neither is carpet. What’s great, though, is just how many choices we have these days.