Flooring through the Years: Stone, Tile, Wood and Carpet
Flooring through the Years: Stone, Tile, Wood and Carpet About 5,000 years ago, Egyptians developed stone construction, according to an article in the Christian Science Monitor. Stone and brick floors began to appear. Soon these floors became works of art as well as a useful surface for the home. Colored tiles created patterns called mosaics […]
Flooring through the Years: Digging in the Dirt
Flooring through the Years: Digging in the Dirt The beautiful Florida flooring options that you can find today at Kuhn Flooring have their roots in the simplest of substances: dirt. According to an article in the Christian Science Monitor, in many early homes, the floor was just a patch of ground. This is still true […]
Design Trends for 2017
Design Trends for 2017 This year, the Pantone Color of the Year is a refreshing and revitalizing shade called Greenery. The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer. In other words, they know what they’re talking about. Greenery, which the folks at […]
August Is Happiness Happens Month
August Is Happiness Happens Month “Happiness is elusive because there isn’t an exact recipe for it, no matter how much we want one and how many scientific studies are done to help us understand happiness,” says Pamela Gail Johnson, founder the Secret Society of Happy People (SOHP). “Happiness is one of those experiences that we […]
Invest in Your Community – Shop Local!
Invest in Your Community – Shop Local! Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally-owned business, rather than a nationally-owned business, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers, and farms — continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community. And that’s […]
Sustainable Flooring Choices: Bamboo
Sustainable Flooring Choices: Bamboo For more than 30 years, Kuhn Flooring Gallery has been providing high quality flooring and exceptional service to customers throughout South Florida. From floor installations in Boca Raton to business flooring solutions in Coral Springs, Kuhn has proven to be a leader in all aspects of residential, commercial, and builder work. […]
Sustainable Flooring Choices: Cork
Sustainable Flooring Choices: Cork The experts at Houzz have a lot of nice things to say about cork flooring, including, “Comfortable, sustainable and easy on the eye, cork has a lot going for it.” In their 101 on cork flooring, they said, “Although cork floors have soared in popularity over the past decade or so, […]
The Right Flooring for Those with Allergies
The Right Flooring for Those with Allergies The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America reports that approximately one out of every five people in the United States suffers from asthma or allergies. Most allergy sufferers know that dust mites, mold and pollen are the biggest triggers, but may not know that they need to be […]
Home Safety from the Ground Up
Home Safety from the Ground Up Background: Falls are a leading cause of unintentional injury among adults age 65 years and older. Loose, unsecured rugs and damaged carpets with curled edges, are recognized environmental hazards that may contribute to falls. To characterize nonfatal, unintentional fall-related injuries associated with rugs and carpets in adults aged 65 […]
Commercial Design Trends for 2017
Commercial Design Trends for 2017 Writing for Work Design Magazine, Brigitte Preston, principal of design and co-owner at lauckgroup, identified the top design trends for commercial space in 2017. At the top of her list was authenticity-centered design. “First and foremost, I see a surge in demand for authentic design solutions that signal an organization’s […]