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What kind of carpet is best for your dining room?
Whether you use your dining room every night of the week or only on holidays, the flooring choice is an important one. You want the room to have a feel that reflects your entertaining style and a true sense of your home. It needs to be welcoming – often the dining room is one of […]
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Makeover your kitchen with luxury vinyl flooring
Kitchens are often the center of a home. It’s where the family gathers for meals, where the kids do their homework, and where guests often congregate during a get-together. The kitchen gets a lot of use! It also gets a lot of remodeling attention. According to the National Association of Home Builders it is the […]
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Tile flooring care tips
Tile flooring is one of the most durable floors on the market. It stands up to water and spills like no other floor. That doesn’t mean it’s maintenance-free however. Indianapolis tile flooring store Kermans has three basic tips to help you keep your tile floor looking like new. The best thing you can do for […]
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Benefits of hard surface floors
Walk into our Indianapolis flooring store and ask our designers what type of floor they are asked about most often. The answer? Hard surface flooring. Hardwood, ceramic tile, luxury vinyl, porcelain tile – any floor with a hard surface is trending right now. It’s easy to see why. There are more design options for hard […]
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Carpet care tips for busy homes
Remember when you first got your new carpet? You were careful not to eat in that room. You made sure everyone took their shoes off at the door. Then after a month or so, life got back to normal. The kids ran across the carpet every day when they get home from school. You had […]
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Floor care tips for: luxury vinyl
Luxury vinyl – also known as resilient flooring – is a popular floor choice for many Indianapolis homes. Not familiar with luxury vinyl? It’s a floor choice that brings all the easy maintenance and comfort of vinyl to the high-end look of hardwood or natural stone tiles. Honestly, people have a hard time telling the […]
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Open up your room with light-colored floors
Small rooms can be a challenge for the home decorator. Whether it’s an office, sewing room, bedroom or just a small living room, the colors you pick have a huge impact in the feel of the room. As one of the largest areas of color in the room, your floor choice is important. Indianapolis flooring […]
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Great options for entryway flooring
The entryway to your home is your first chance to welcome guests and families. At the same time it is an area that sees a lot of traffic and a lot of tracked in water, dirt and debris. You need a floor that reflects your style while also being a floor that can handle a […]
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Latest color trends in carpet
There are lots of things to consider when you buy carpet for your home. Room traffic… Carpet padding… carpet style… We have a whole list of things to consider in our buyer’s guide. All of those are important considerations. But let’s focus on one of the more fun aspects of carpet selection: color! After all, […]
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Dark vs light hardwood flooring: which is right for you?
Dark vs light wood? This is perhaps the most common question when it comes to hardwood flooring. As you might suspect there is not one right answer. The choice between dark hardwood floors and light hardwood floors depends on your home, decor and lifestyle. Let’s review a few pros and cons of each to help […]
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Quick and easy room makeover ideas
Tired of your bedroom? Think your living room has lost its life? Wishing you could do some room makeovers but just don’t have the budget? It’s time to think of area rugs. You may think an area rug is just an accessory. However, an area rug can be the focal point for a room – […]
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The best stone floor options
If you’re looking for a distinctive floor take a closer look at stone floors. Mosaic tiles, large natural stone slabs, classic marble, beautiful terrazzo… there are so many variations of stone floors! Not sure you have the budget for a natural stone floor? Good news! Luxury vinyl has extremely realistic options to consider. The look […]
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Three fun carpet design tips
Home decorating is a fun challenge for many. Making that design truly your own – pulling in elements that mean something to you and your family, adding a focus piece that you found at an estate sale – these are some of the things that make a house a home. How do you tie these […]
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Easy hardwood maintenance tips
Indianapolis hardwood flooring store, Kermans talks to customers every day about the pros and cons of hardwood flooring. One of the most frequent issues raised by shoppers? Hardwood floor cleaning. Many people think that hardwood floor care is difficult or time consuming. In fact, hardwood floor care is fairly simple. Here are a few tips […]
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How to choose the best carpet for pets
Think carpet isn’t the best choice for homes with pets? Think again. Indianapolis carpet store Kermans loves pets and knows that carpet isn’t just warm and comfortable underfoot for you, it’s warm and comfortable for your pets too. (And who spends more time on the floor anyway?) Carpet also gives your home a non-slip surface […]