The living room is usually the centre of the home. Not only is it a place to entertain in, living rooms are the best places to relax after a long day. The living room has to combine style with practicality. Often, the room will have a lot of foot traffic going through it as well as heavy furniture to deal with. Because of this, your living room floor has to be super durable.
Here at Affordable Flooring Solutions, we provide top quality floors at competitive prices. To help you pick out the perfect floor, we’ve put together some of our favourites for living rooms.
This is a classic option for your living room. Carpets combine style, comfort and practicality. Once you’ve settled on carpet for your living room, you then need to decide what material you want. The two main options are wool or nylon.
Wool carpets are luxuriously soft and suit living rooms very well. Wool is also very durable and so can stand up to high levels of foot traffic. This makes it a great choice if you have a busy household. However, wool can be slightly expensive. Therefore, it’s not the perfect option if you are on a budget.
Nylon carpets are the other option. Nylon is great because it comes in a much wider range of styles and colours compared to wool. Another benefit to nylon is that it is easy to wipe clean. However, although soft, nylon does not have the luxury feel that wool does which is something to bear in mind.
LVT is a really good option for living rooms. Not only is it super durable, but it also comes in a huge range of styles. Some of these styles include imitation wood, tile, concrete and patterned. LVT is created using sheets of high-quality vinyl. These are then cut into planks and embossed. Because of this process, LVT is hyper-realistic and is almost indistinguishable from traditional wooden or tiled floors.
Laminate floors are a good choice if you are on a budget. They come in a range of styles and are easy to maintain. Any spills or splashes can easily be wiped away. Try opting for a lighter-toned floor to make it low maintenance. Lighter coloured floors disguise dust and dirt and this means you won’t have to be hoovering all the time.
Vinyl floors are super durable and waterproof. This makes them a good choice if you have a busy household with pets or young children. Any messes or puddles can be easily cleaned, and you don’t have to worry about damage to the floor. These vinyl floors come in a wide range of designs- so there’s something for everyone!
Hopefully, this has given you a good place to start when thinking about installing a new living room floor. Interested in having an affordable floor expertly installed? Get in touch today! We’d love to have a chat and go over all the options with you. Contact us today to book your free, no-obligation consultation.