How to choose the perfect floor

Friday, 10 August 2012 9:42 AM

Today’s expert is stylist Diana Civil and she is giving her top tips on how to choose the perfect floor for your home.

Choosing the right floor can be a tough decision. Practicality is an issue as well as personal taste. Flooring provides the foundation of a room, adding warmth and softness that not only needs to look good, but feel good too.
You need to ensure you think about the main functions of that room and what your floor will have to deal with.  After all, it's a surface you, your family and friends will walk, stand and sit on, and your children will spill, play and grow up on.
It’s all about choosing the right flooring, for the right room.

Carpetright has joined with Diana Civil to put together this instructional video.
For more information visit: www.welovefloors.co.uk

 

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