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        Flooring Buyer's Guide: 10 Popular Types

        Get the Flooring 411 ...

        Find a floor that fits your lifestyle and budget by surveying 10 popular flooring materials.

        Get the Flooring 411

        How to Install Laminate Flooring

        Laminate How-To + Video

        Installing a snap-together, floating laminate floor gives rooms a beautiful look.

        Laminate How-To + Video


        8 Expert Flooring Tips

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        Amy Matthews shows you how to choose, install and protect floors.

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          • Suggestions Please/Great Room Dilema, I have an open floor plan for the livingroom, diningroom and kitchen is one big room.  Floors are natural white oak.  Live on the coast so I would like a beach elegance  , Living Rooms Design

            Suggestions
            Please/Gre...

          • HotelSwag, Master Bedroom. I wanted the master to feel like a luxury hotel room. I am currently looking for a few more art pieces to polish the look., Bedrooms  Design

            HotelSwag 

          • Master Bedroom, Bedrooms Design

            Master Bedroom 

          • Open Dining Room, Target/Home Furnishings, Dining Rooms Design

            Open Dining
            Room

          • Vaulted Living Room, How to decorate in a vaulted living room?, Living Rooms Design

            Vaulted Living
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          • faux granite kitchen redo, I've pared down and simplified my new redo, Kitchens Design

            faux granite
            kitchen red...

          • BJ LOVES HER KITCHEN.... NOW!, WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE, SOME YEARS AGO... I THOUGHT,THE KITCHEN  WOULDN'T BE SO BAD, IF... ? I DID AS MUCH AS I COULD AFFORD TO DO AND LIVED WITH IT... FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS. THEN MY HUSBAND SAID, HONEY, GO FIND SOME NEW APPLIANCES FOR THE KITCHEN! SINCE I DID SUCH A GOOD JOB SHOPPING... MY HUSBAND SAID, NEW COUNTER TOPS...! SO...  A NEW CEILING FAN, PAINT, APPLIANCES (MAJOR AND SMALL), GRANITE COUNTER-TOPS, BACKSPLASH (GLASS TILE, DESIGNERS, SPECIAL ORDER @ $5.00 PER SQ. FOOT, WHAT A SALE! ), I LOVE MY KITCHEN! IT IS NOT QUITE FINISH BUT ALMOST... I CANNOT DECIDE ON THE FLOORING AND I CAN'T DECIDE ON THE NEW COLOR, FOR THE CABINETS. EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN IS CENTERED AROUND MY LOVE FOR MY NEW APPLIANCES (INCLUDING, MY NEW BRUSHED NICKLE HARDWARE) AND MY LOVE OF WHAT I CALL... TUSCANY, IN A SMALL SPACE!, Kitchens Design

            BJ LOVES HER
            KITCHEN....

          • Should I change the vanity color?, Hall Bath, Main Bathroom. , Bathrooms Design

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          • Maxwell's Green Stripe Nursery, Maxwell's green, brown and white stripe and polka dot nursery!, Nurseries Design

            Maxwell's
            Green Stri...

          • Mexican Dinner Party, I recently had a Mexican Dinner Party  I used things I had in the house and bought a runner at Pier 1---Then tied the napkins with striped ribbon. Used tea lights in different colors .  It was a fun night and everyone had a good time., Dining Rooms Design

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        How-To Videos

        1-10 of 15 Tile Videos

        1. Radiant In-Floor Bath Heating

          Radiant In-Floor Bath Heating (05:27)

          Comfortable & economical. Installing an in-floor radiant heating system.

        2. Terrific Trowel Techniques

          Terrific Trowel Techniques (00:56)

          Apply tile adhesive like a pro with these terrific trowel techniques.

        3. Curing Tips and Bonding Basics

          Curing Tips and Bonding Basics (01:28)

          Here is everything you need to know about curing.

        4. Bathroom Tile Repair

          Bathroom Tile Repair (01:32)

          Here is a quick fix for replacing broken and damaged bathroom floor tile.

        5. Grouting 101

          Grouting 101 (02:45)

          Learn how to grout like a pro for an absolutely clean and uniform finish.

        6. Perfect Grout Lines

          Perfect Grout Lines (01:03)

          Create perfectly precise grout lines with inexpensive plastic spacers.

        7. Ceramic versus Porcelain Tile

          Ceramic versus Porcelain Tile (02:30)

          Be a savvy shopper when selecting the best type of tile for your home.

        8. Timeless Stone Tile

          Timeless Stone Tile (02:17)

          Discover why natural stone tile adds classic style and beauty to any home.

        9. Decorative Tiles and Borders

          Decorative Tiles and Borders (02:55)

          Jazz up a backsplash, countertop or floor with decorative tiles or borders.

        10. Tile Surface Prep

          Tile Surface Prep (00:02:39)

          Before you can successfully install tile, surface preparation is essential.

        1-7 of 7 Carpet Videos

        1. Carpet Cleaning Tips

          Carpet Cleaning Tips (01:56)

          Finally, a solution to remove wine stains and ink marks from your carpet.

        2. Carpeting Rescue

          Carpeting Rescue (05:01)

          In minutes, homeowners can repair damaged carpeting with this quick fix.

        3. Carpet Buying Tips

          Carpet Buying Tips (04:49)

          Before buying carpet, check out this advice from a carpet professional.

        4. Carpet Craters

          Carpet Craters (00:24)

          Check out this tip to raise depressions after moving furniture around.

        5. Repairing a Loose Carpet Seam

          Repairing a Loose Carpet Seam (05:06)

          A carpeting expert offers some easy tips on how to secure separating seams.

        6. Selecting Carpet

          Selecting Carpet (01:00)

          Here are the DIY Basics on selecting carpet.

        7. Installing Carpet

          Installing Carpet (01:00)

          Here are the DIY Basics for installing carpet.

        1-9 of 9 Hardwood Videos

        1. Wood Floor Installation Tips

          Wood Floor Installation Tips (01:12)

          Practice makes perfect, especially when laying a hardwood floor.

        2. Subfloor Options

          Subfloor Options (01:33)

          Learn how to prepare the groundwork for a wood floor.

        3. Selecting the Best Wood Floor

          Selecting the Best Wood Floor (01:56)

          Consider the pros and cons of prefinished versus unfinished flooring.

        4. Squeaky Hardwood Floor

          Squeaky Hardwood Floor (01:44)

          These quick fixes will keep your floors quiet for years to come.

        5. Installing a Hardwood Floor

          Installing a Hardwood Floor (04:05)

          For bathroom renovation, host Amy Matthews lays a hardwood floor.

        6. Install Hardwood Floor

          Install Hardwood Floor (04:25)

          Watch as pros and homeowners tackle a hardwood floor installation.

        7. Squeaky Wood Floors

          Squeaky Wood Floors (01:07)

          Quiet a squeaky wood floor yourself with this inexpensive fix.

        8. How to Install Hardwood Floors

          How to Install Hardwood Floors (01:00)

          Amy Matthews explains how to install hardwood flooring.

        9. Repairing Hardwood Floors

          Repairing Hardwood Floors (01:00)

          Amy Matthews shares tips on repairing hardwood floors.