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Are you a Decorating “Don’t”?

creatingyourspace — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:01:51 +0000

Designing a room can be a daunting challenge. What style will work best? How can I make a design impact without breaking the bank? Does that color of paint really match those tiles? What type of flooring would work best in this space? These are all questions that must be answered before anything is purchased, or even measured. After all you don’t want your home to be a hodge-podge of color, texture and style. Each room should flow together effortlessly and harmoniously.

The first step in decorating is to determine how your lifestyle affects how you decorate. The design center at Pierce Flooring is a great way to begin. At the design center you can complete a fun quiz about How you Live. You’ll answer questions about color schemes you enjoy, how you want the atmosphere of your home to feel, how many family members live in the home and where they spend the majority of their time. At the end of the quiz you will receive solid decorating advice, everything from what types of carpet are better for a playroom to how to decorate with warm or cool colors and how to maximize the resale value of your house.

Pierce Flooring also offers a What I like quiz. Created by their design and decorating experts this is a quick and easy 10 questions that will help you determine what type of style you enjoy. Do you like Urban Chic, or is Seaside Simplicity more your thing? Pierce Flooring even offers a Virtual Room Designer where you can “practice” putting together tile, flooring and paint combinations. How fun is that?

By determining the style you enjoy and the most practical flooring, carpeting and design questions you can easily begin your home décor projects.

Flooring Videos

creatingyourspace — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:12:19 +0000

For some people, watching a video regarding your new flooring is a must, or it’s just an added bonus. Our website features Flooring Videos for all of our products. Here, we allow you to watch videos regarding what you should know before you purchase, and how to maintenance your flooring properly.

There are six different types of flooring that we provide these videos for. They are: 1) Carpet; 2) Hardwood; 3) Ceramic Tile; 4) Natural Stone; 5) Laminate; and 6) Sheet Vinyl.

If you scroll to the bottom of our page, you’ll see the Flooring Videos tab. Once clicked, you will be directed to a page with all of the different categories. Here, you can either click on “Before You Buy” or “Maintenance”. We hope you enjoy this feature.

Gallery of Floors

creatingyourspace — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:10:26 +0000

Earlier this week, we posted a post outlining how our Virtual Room Designer works. Another favorite tool on the Pierce Flooring website is our gallery of product images.

In the gallery of product images you can view room scenes highlighting:

Carpet
Hardwood
Laminate
Stone
Tile
Vinyl
Area Rugs

These room scenes can be particularly helpful when trying to decide between different floor products, trying to determine your style and in general, trying to get a feel for how particular products will look in different room scenes.

If you are beginning to shop for new floors, browse our gallery of floors to start getting ideas. Make some notes on what appeals to you and what doesn’t. Believe it or not, you and others can learn just as much about what you want by acknowledging what you don’t like! When you are ready to take the next step, play in our Virtual Room Designer. Once you are there, you will see that on our website, you can even upload a picture of a room in your home to try on different floors and walls.

Virtual Room Designer

creatingyourspace — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:19:16 +0000

Are you ready for new floors, but have no idea where to start? If you aren’t ready to come in to see us quite yet, there are lots of tool on the Pierce Flooring Website that can help you – but today we want to tell you about the one that’s the most fun. It’s called The Virtual Room Designer.

On the Virtual Room Designer you can choose your room type and then within that room you can “try on” different floors, walls, countertops and in some rooms you can even try on area rugs.

To get started, click on the Virtual Room Designer image below and HAVE FUN!

How I Live Interview

creatingyourspace — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:50:44 +0000

Do you often wonder what products are best for your lifestyle or your family? One of the tools on our interactive website is a quiz called “How I live”. By answering 15 short questions about your lifestyle you can learn more about which flooring products are best for you and your family. Below are some of the questions on the quiz as well as some of the answers and advice you will receive after taking the quiz. Have fun!

Here are some of the types of questions on the quiz:

Do you have children? If so, how many children do you have?

What overall atmosphere would you like to create in your home?

Do you like to entertain in your home?

Are you interested in products that are easy to maintain?

Here’s a sample of some of the advice from the results of the quiz:

For homes with children:

“Households with children see a lot of action!

If you have children take into consideration where they spend their time and the kinds of activities they like to do.

Look for quality products that are durable and easy to maintain.”

Making your dog feel at home:

“If your dog spends some time indoors, then select a hard surface flooring product such as ceramic tile, laminate or a top quality sheet vinyl

Hardwood floors are also an option, but be aware long nails will scratch your floor.

It is also a good idea to have a hard surface flooring area in front of exterior doors in case of wet or muddy paws.” Continued on site…..

Designing for an extended family member:

“Keep in mind any extended family members that live with you when doing a remodel or add-on. Consider what room this person occupies and what bathroom they use.

If this family member is older, are there certain products that would make their life a little easier and more comfortable?” Continued on the site with examples.

This gives you an idea of the useful advice available. There is no cost or obligation to take the quiz or see the results. Take a few minutes for yourself and see what advice you get for your lifestyle!