Are you tired of staring at that old, worn-out flooring and dreaming of a fresh new look for your home? If so, you might be considering either carpet or laminate flooring. Carpet—the soft and cozy ...

Dear James: With my active family, the living room carpeting is badly worn. I want to replace it with laminate, but I don't want it to look cheap. What do you think? — Rochelle T. Dear Rochelle: I ...

Decorative features, including 100-year-old moldings and a staircase, have been preserved in a wonderful old townhouse we recently bought. Our plan is to use the entire first floor, which is about 40 ...

Laminate flooring costs about $3 to $13 per square foot, including labor. Installing laminate flooring on 1,000 square feet typically costs from $3,000 to $13,000, depending on the materials and other ...

Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space and 10 years of editing experience. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. Like ...

Plastic laminate first came to prominence back in the 1940s and 50s as a popular kitchen countertop material. But by the late-1980s it was beginning to fall out of favor as homeowners began replacing ...

Get matched with a Flooring partner near you. Get matched with a Flooring partner near you. If you watch house-hunting shows, you’ve probably seen prospective buyers light up at the sight of hardwood.