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Every year, Sherwin Williams releases four color palettes and 40 paint colors based on global trends in style and design.  These colors help push and guide designers and homeowners alike ...

Today, people demand more from their floors.  They want their floors to perform well against water, kids, and pets while showcasing highly sought-after hardwood and stone styles.  Within the last ...

Homebuyers and homeowners are searching for the latest trends in kitchen design to bring their outdated and meek kitchens into a new light. Between appliances, hardware, colors, and styles, there ...

Pets are our beloved furry companions, but they can devastate your floor. Long nails can scratch flooring, water bowl spills can damage wood floors, and accidents can stain and damage ...

So, you are going to update the floors in your home, and you start assessing your options. Timeless, beautiful, and highly sought after, you decide you want hardwood floors. There ...

As you have been shopping in the last few months, you may have noticed price increases, long estimated ship dates, and messages about lack of product availability-some of the most ...

Are you thinking about selling your home? Have you started your list of things to update? A kitchen refresh and a bathroom remodel may be at the top of your ...

When choosing carpet for your home, there are hundreds of styles and colors to choose from. Mix that with all the different terminology, and you may start to feel overwhelmed ...

How do you minimize noise and its adverse effects? While there are several ways to dampen sound, flooring has one of the most considerable impacts. Have you ever been trying ...

Stair runners can be bold and exciting or subtle accents that blend with the rest of your home. They are often made from broadloom carpet that is cut to size and bound ...

If you have a small space, it is important to do what you can to open it up to feel spacious and inviting. Furniture placement and decorating can make your ...

Laminate or Luxury Vinyl? Which is right for your project? These two types of flooring have become increasingly popular in the last few years as technology has allowed both flooring ...

When flooring a commercial facility, specifying sustainable products is vital to reducing our carbon footprint and supporting occupants' wellbeing. You may ask, "how could installing thousands of square feet of ...

Buying a home is a considerable investment and can be an even greater investment if you remodel. You want to spend as many years in your home as you can. ...

This year, biophilic design will be huge for consumers and manufacturers alike. With the whirlwind of events that 2020 has brought, people are looking for ways to find sanctuary within ...

For someone who has tackled a few DIY projects in the home, this guide is for you. Here, we will outline the steps for installing a kitchen backsplash. Step One: ...

Design is often influenced by the things happening in the world around us. Each year Sherwin Williams releases their color forecast which is a collection of color palettes each based ...

Laminate flooring is one of the easiest flooring types to install, especially for the new do-it-yourselfer. Depending on the size of the project this can easily be a one-day project. ...

When shopping for carpet, many consumers are focused on the overall look of their carpet. Will it be a high pile or low pile, what kind of fiber is it ...

From a deep clean to your weekly spot clean, these are some of the best tips for cleaning each type of flooring. Hardwood Hardwood floors have a reputation for being difficult ...

2020 has been a year of change in many ways, including flooring. Some trends have dropped off, while others have held strong. Let's look at what we have seen in ...

Though carpet tile has only been in the market for about 50 years, it has transformed the commercial flooring world. Though carpet tile has only been in the market for ...

In the health industry, a sanitary floor is a necessity. Often, even after a floor has been cleaned, debris and bacteria can hide in the seams and crevices of your ...

Extreme temperature and moisture levels can destroy your flooring before it's installed, so climate control during storage, transportation, and installation is vitally important. When you purchase hardwood floors, you do ...

WATERPROOF FLOORING IS BECOMING A LARGE PART OF THE FLOORING WORLD TODAY. Consumers want waterproof floors to incorporate the beautiful look of hardwood floors in areas that are splash prone ...

The KSC-7500 Soft Carpet Upright Vacuum Cleaner was designed in conjunction with Karastan for customers with premium soft carpets. You may not know this, but, selecting the proper vacuum is ...

Read The Carpet Shoppe's latest feature in 417 Magazine about being a residential "pro to know" with a commitment to the kind of quality and customer service only a local ...

2019'S LATEST RUG TRENDS This season's modern rugs are all about contemporary designs that fuse vivid color palettes with hand-woven textures. At The Carpet Shoppe, we’re stocking up our showroom ...

Read The Carpet Shoppe's latest feature from the Springfield Business Journal about being a local "heritage" brand with an eye for staying current. "TECHNOLOGY SEEMS TO TOUCH ALMOST EVERY ASPECT ...

Hospital administrators have teamed up with designers to use sheet vinyl with a hardwood appearance in labor and delivery suites. Commercial sheet vinyl is now available in hardwood patterns. Commercial ...

Flooring trends have certainly changed over the last 50 years. The most popular flooring in new homes today is very different than what was popular in your grandparents' generation. Flooring ...

In this Q&A post, we answer one of our customers' most common questions about the best flooring for moist spaces. Q: What is the best waterproof flooring for your home’s ...

PROTECT YOUR HARDWOOD FLOORS We're here to help you protect one of your home's most beautiful features. Hardwood floors offer a warm, timeless look to any home. We know they're ...

Gone are the days of designing senior living communities in what some might call a standard, generic style. Modern senior living communities are a far cry from the cookie-cutter or ...

A new year means even more options to satisfy your flooring needs. Vinyl Flooring Is More Popular Than Ever When flooring shoppers are first introduced to vinyl plank, they have ...

WE’VE BEEN HAPPY TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. At The Carpet Shoppe, we’re celebrating 48 years serving the Springfield community and wanted to share some of our history. On December 14, ...