How to Select Flooring Based on your Lifestyle

When selecting flooring for your home, letting your unique lifestyle lead the way to your ideal choice is smart.

Inappropriate floor coverings can create untold headaches and impact how you feel at home, whereas flooring that fits your family makes life infinitely easier.

Here’s what you need to think about to find the perfect flooring.

Aesthetics

When choosing floor coverings, it’s not all about selecting something that’s practical and functional.

While that’s essential, flooring affects the aesthetic appeal of our homes – and our homes are where we unwind, connect and make memories – so it’s also vital to choose something you love that will add to the ambience of your space.

Assess your specific needs & preferences

Start by thinking about your style or material preferences and needs, such as:

• Do you live in a colder area and need to warm up bedrooms with plush carpet?

• Will having tiles with young kids in the home be stressful, making vinyl, timber or hybrid flooring a better choice?

• Are water-based sports your family’s passion meaning waterproof flooring will be ideal?

• Do you have multiple pets, making highly durable, scratchproof flooring a must?

• Are you attracted to a particular type or colour of flooring above all else?

• Do you need carpet in a theatre room for enhanced sound?

All of these considerations help direct your decision about whether carpet, hybrid, vinyl or timber flooring is the best way to go – so take the time to ponder your favourite floor styles, colours and textures.

Consider next level details

After you think about your needs and wants, make sure to contemplate the extra details.

These include considering:

• How much foot traffic each space will be subject to

• How easy you want your flooring maintenance & cleaning to be

• How much moisture each room will experience

• How long you ideally want your flooring to last

• Where you live and the attributes of the location

Check your budget

Our budget impacts our lifestyle and is clearly a crucial consideration when selecting flooring.

With such an extensive range of options available in modern floor coverings, it’s generally possible to find a way to match your preferences with your finances.

Flooring is a long-term investment, so including professional installation in your budget is wise. It may be an added cost but it’s worth it for peace of mind and longevity.

Need some advice?

Talk to a Parrys Flooring Solution Specialist today.

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