Buying carpet

Before you buy, check out these money saving tips for how to save money on carpet. Simple ideas to save money on new carpet.

Let’s face it: walking into a carpet showroom is a daunting experience. Whether you’re doing a full-scale remodel or swapping out carpet that’s seen better days, selecting carpet for your home is no small endeavor. With seemingly endless options of colors, patterns, brands, it can be challenging to try to make the right decision, especially when you get conflicting information from each salesperson. I’m here to help you make sense of the barrage of information out there, and

Tips to help you pick the right carpet for you home - more expensive decor investments like carpets are not something you can change on a whim.

Carpets and rugs retain heat, muffle sound, and offer an easy way to make a home comfortable. But, as anyone who vacuums knows, they also harbor a lot of dirt, as well as whatever else comes in on your shoes. Many carpets are factory-treated with stain protectors, fire retardants, and mothproofing insecticides. Synthetic carpets contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) -- which account for that "new carpet" smell -- that may cause health problems ranging from allergies to nausea. And...

Choosing carpeting can be a stressful decision. You walk into a carpet store and there are hundreds of choices! Talk about overwhelming. A few months ago, I attended a conference for bloggers. One of the sponsors was Carpet One. They were there to

Let’s face it: walking into a carpet showroom is a daunting experience. Whether you’re doing a full-scale remodel or swapping out carpet that’s seen better days, selecting carpet for your home is no small endeavor. With seemingly endless options of colors, patterns, brands, it can be challenging to try to make the right decision, especially when you get conflicting information from each salesperson. I’m here to help you make sense of the barrage of information out there, and give it to you…

Cheap carpet doesn't mean low quality. Here's how to stay on budget when buying new carpet and still manage to get a great product for your home.

While my exact STAINMASTER® carpet isn’t available at Lowe’s, they do have hundreds of selections for every style and budget. I recently took a trip into my local Lowe’s so that I could see and feel all of their options… and came up with a pretty good selection of my top picks!

Does your carpet look a bit worse for the wear? Like it's reached the end of its time on earth, and it got there after being trampled on by a barnyard of animals? If you're trying to find the humane and courteous way to put the poor thing out of its misery, you may first […]

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