Welcome to From the Floors Up

Welcome to From the Floors Up

From the Floors Up blog was created with the goal of providing a destination for consumers, designers and those interested in the flooring, design, and kitchen and bath industries. Here you’ll find, current, accurate and...

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Favorite Wallpapers for a Master Bedroom

Posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Carl Robinson, Design Director for Wallquest, Inc., one of the leading studios in the world, shares his wallpaper expertise, from the newest trends to his favorite picks, to create three distinct looks in the master [...]

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Walk On Tile Does It Again

Posted on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Has a tile floor ever made your mouth water or give you goose bumps? This Croco & Eleph Leather Porcelain Tile from Walk On Tile raises the bar for tile floors!

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Crossville’s Empire Line Now 20% SCS-Certified Recycled Content

Posted on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Crossville has enhanced its popular Empire Porcelain Stone® line, which echoes the grandeur of 19th-century France with the look and feel of natural marble.  Empire now boasts 20% SCS-certified recycled content, has an updated color [...]

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Godfrey Hirst’s Santorini Delivers Luxury, Fashion And Function

Posted on Monday, July 19th, 2010

Godfrey Hirst Carpets USA, a Wools of New Zealand partner, is expanding its line of wool carpets with Santorini, a two-tone tufted loop pile style that carries the Wools of New Zealand brand for assured [...]

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Floor Advice! A Reader Asks for Help.

Posted on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Calling all designers!! A loyal From the Floors Up reader is in need of some advice and I thought it would be fun to give her different perspectives and opinions. Please read below to learn [...]

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Fabulous Floors – Can’t Get Enough!

Posted on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Beryn Hammil, one of From the Floors Up contributing designers shared this picture with us!  She adds “This floor was at the Bellagio’s floral atrium. While everyone was looking at the amazing floral displays, they [...]

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More Fabulous Old Floors!

Posted on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

These floors can be found at Jonesy’s Eat Bar in Downtown Denver, Colorado! Aren’t they fabulous?

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Wools of New Zealand Partners on Oil Spill Cleanup

Posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Every little bit helps and when it comes to removing oil from water, wool has been shown to soak up 40 times its weight in oil, according to an online BBC News magazine article.
Wools of [...]

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Fabulous Old Tiles!

Posted on Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Just ran across these wonderful old mosaic tiles in a restaurant in Boulder, Colorado. It’s great seeing floors like this in tact. They add so much personality to a building. Love them!

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All About Wool Carpet

Posted on Monday, June 21st, 2010

Before the end of WWII, wool carpet production by Alexander Smith & Sons of Yonkers, New York reached 26,000 square yards of woven wool carpet per day. Wool has been the fiber of choice for [...]

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