Christmas trees are a wonderful addition to any home during the holiday season simply because they bring back many memories, as well as leave a fresh natural scent in your home. However, many hardwood floor owners are skeptical of placing a real Christmas tree on their luscious hardwood floors in fear of potential damage. Good news: you can sport a fresh, real Christmas tree with hardwood floors!

Initial Preparation

It is recommended that you purchase a tree stand mat (also called floor protectors), or use a folded towel or blanket, to create a soft base for the tree stand to relax on. This will save you from the possibility of scratches to your hardwood floors.

Pro tip: We suggest shaking as many of the needles out as you can before bringing the tree into your home. Followed by cleaning the area that your tree will be placed in.

Tree Skirts

Just as rugs are hardwood floor’s best friend, a tree skirt is a Christmas trees’ best friend. You can get fancy with this, but whether you use a tablecloth, plastic sheet, store-bought Christmas tree disposal kit, or something else just make sure you have a tree skirt under the tree to help catch falling needles, as well as prevent water or tree sap from seeping onto your floors.

Needle Management

Falling needles will not damage your floors, but if you or someone else steps on them and begins to drag them around, then there’s always a possibility of scratches.

Make sure you are sweeping any needles off your floor whenever you have the chance. We recommend using a broom over a vacuum to make sure your vacuum does not become damaged.

Pro tip: Have your guests leave their shoes at the door.

It takes a little bit of upkeep maintenance to house a beautiful Christmas tree whether you have hardwood floors or carpet, but it’s all worth it in the end.

 

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The preliminaries are done, and the finals have begun. To take the prize as the best carpet and flooring company, we need to get you votes one last time.

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Other Voting Opportunities

On the voting list, you may see other companies in different categories you’d like to vote for. Here is the list of companies you may recognize:

Antique Shops –

Labelle Antiques Max and Ollies Antiques Pollyanna’s Antiques Time Warp Vintage

Attorney –

Dan Larrin Haas and Associates Haddad and Haddad Lucido & Manzella Vince Vantiem

Auto Parts Store –

Advance Auto Auto Zone O’Reilly

Banks –

Chase Citizens Bank First State Bank PNC Talmer Bank

Banquet Facility –

DeCarlo’s Palazoo Grande Penna’s Vintage House Zuccaro’s

Bicycle Store –

Fraser Bike Hamilton Bicycles Macomb Bike Shop Main Street Bicycles Tim’s Bike Shop

Boat Dealers –

Colony Marine Dee’s Marine Jefferson Beach Platinum Yacht Broker

Bridal Store –

Arena Bridal Bombshell Bridal David’s Bridal Lace Boutique Once Again Bridal

Candy Store –

Bulk Food Marketplace Frontier Town Morleys Sanders Sydney Boggs

Car Dealer – 

Friendly Chrysler Jeep Jim Causley Buick GMC Moran Chevrolet Parkway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Roy Obrien Ford

Car Repair Shop –

Basha Auto Bucks Garage D & L Auto Dons Auto Repair Warren Keith Evola

Car Wash –

Basha Car Wash Bubbles Harper Auto Wash Mr. C’s

Charitable Organizations –

Wounded Warriors 4 Paws 1 Heart Forgotten Harvest Salvation Army Veterans Returning Home

Cheese Counter –

Dearborn Sausage Nino Salvaggio The Cheese Lady Farmington Vince and Joes

Chiropractor –

Dr. Klida Dr. Lupo Duchene Fraser Shaeffer Chiropractic Total Health Systems

Collision Shop –

Automotive Service Center Bayview Collision Cox Collision Fraser Auto The Vette Shop

Credit Union –

Credit Union One FreeStar Financial Genisys Credit Union Michigan Schools & Government Vibe Credit Union

Daycare –

Bryant Child Development Center Kids Town Northbrook Early Childhood Academy The Learning Experience Wee Excel

Dry Cleaners –

Brite Cleaner Byblos Hall Road Cleaners Heavenly Cleaners Schneider’s Cleaners

Family Owned Business –

Aspen Restaurant Luedtke Heating and Cooling Lupo Chiropractic Penne Lane The Carpet Guys

Farmers Market –

Boyka’s Eastern Market Mt Clemen’s

Fish Market –

Andrea’s Nino Salvaggio Superior Fish

Florist –

Flower Peddler Jims Florist Warren Van Maeles Florist Viviano Flower Shop

Gift Shop/Boutique –

Circare Max and Ollies PRETTY THINGS Rustic Root Time Warp SCS

Grocery Store –

Kroger Nino Salvaggio Produce Palace Vince and Joes Whole Foods Market

Health Club –

LA Fitness Lotus One Yoga Planet Fitness Steel City – Richmond

Health Food Store –

GNC The Better Health Store Vitamin Village Whole Foods

Heating & Cooling –

C & C Heating & Cooling Luedtke Heating & Cooling Mike’s Heating North Wind Heating & Air Conditioning Randazzo Mechanical

Individual Dentist –

Dr. Christina Harris Dr. Mindy Salzberg-Siegel Dr. Rita Zorhab Dr. Thomas Kachorek Dr. Carl Papa

Individual Eye Doctor –

Dr. Ann Lacroix Fredal Dr. William Lakin Dr. Emad Nakkash Dr. Piero Simone Normandy Optical

Individual Pediatrician –

Dr. Kroll Dr. Laura Clark Dr. Mary Beth Steele Dr. Raymond Buzenski

Insurance Agency –

AAA – Michael Bisch David Johnson State Farm JOHN FLEUR AGENCY Signature Insurance

Jeweler –

Ati’s Jeweler Dominic’s Fine Jewelry HERMANS CREATIONS Lavdas Lucido’s

Lawn Equipment Store –

BOULIERS FRASER LAWN CENTER Hellebuyck’s Weingartz

Local Shopping District –

Downtown Mt Clemens Merchants Harper Ave SCS Partridge Creek Mall

Mall –

Lakeside Mall Partridge Creek Mall Somerset Mall

Meat Counter –

Hefling’s Amish Market Mario’s Meats Randazzo Fresh Market Vince and Joes

Music Store –

Ardis Music Guitar Center Huber & Breeze Motor City Guitar UHF Royal Oak

Nursery –

English Garden Hessell’s Greenhouse WEIGANDS

Pet Groomer –

BUBBLES N BARKS K9 Clip and Snip Posh Paws Puppy Love Dog Socialization Center & Spa Wag n Tails

Pet Store –

Pet Supplies Plus Petco Rocko’s

Photo Studio –

Flashointe Photography JCPenney Roseville

Place to Sell Gold –

Atti’s Jewelery Gold Cove Lavdas Maloof’s SCS Mike Mync jewelry

Plastic Surgeon –

Dr. Geoffrey Osgood Dr. Daniela Rodiguez Dr. S Reddy

Resale Shop –

Platos Closet Salvation Army Sunshine Thrift

Salon –

Absolutely Fabulous Bocci Salon and Spa Glow Salon N Vision Salon 6

Senior Living Community –

American House Atria Shorehaven Rose Senior Living Villa Bella

Spa –

N Vision Stephen James Aveda Terme Day Spa

Tanning Salon –

Body Bing Tanning Chili Peppers Tanning VIP

Tattoo Parlor –

Eternal Tattoo Signature Vicious Ink

Tire Store –

Belle Tire Detroit Tire Discount Tire Gratiot Wheel & Tire

Toy & Hobby Store –

Hobby Lobby Whistle Stop

Unique Store – 

Champane’s Wine Cellars Gifts Afloat, St Clair Shores Max & Ollie’s Vintage Boutique Time Warp

Veterinary Clinic –

Animal Clinic of Sterling Heights Kitty Clinic North Gratiot Veterinary Pets Ahoy Wilson Veterinary Hospital

View our collection of wide plank floors.Wide Plank Flooring Pros

Install time – wide plank floors take up more room per square foot, so naturally it will take less time to fill a room with 7-inch boards as opposed to 3-inch boards. This allows for quicker installation periods, especially when handled by a professional. Budget accommodating – wide plank floors vary greatly in price. Random width flooring is a popular option that falls within most people’s budgets. However, wide plank flooring can become expensive if you want boards that exceed roughly 10-inches. The illusion of more space – wide planks create an illusion that the room you’re in feels larger than it really is. For some, this is a great way to liven up a room. More characteristics – hardwood floors contain natural characteristics. Knots, natural splits, mineral streaks, and other characteristics can be seen easier with wide plank flooring as more of the board is exposed. This is something you cannot get with carpet!

Wide Plank Flooring Cons

Wide boards have a tendency to shrink and expand simply because they do not have as many seams as narrower boards. This can make it difficult for those who live in environments that fluctuate in temperature often. However, engineered wide plank floors help combat this issue. Engineered wood floors are built to withstand fluctuating temperatures.

Wide plank floors are not as DIY-friendly as you would like. Unless you absolutely know what you’re doing, leave wide plank floor installation to the pros.

As far as “is there such a thing as floors that are too wide?”, well… that’s simply a matter of preference. You can have hardwood floor planks as wide as you can imagine, but price may be your barrier. Also, the wider the floors, the more likely for issues relating to fluctuating internal temperatures.

 

Finding the right wall color to match your newly placed, beautiful hardwood floors can be a daunting task for many. We understand this, which is why we’re giving you a few interior design tips in order to help you select the best matched wall color for your hardwood floors.

Playing it Safe – The Neutral Approach

Sometimes you just want something easy that you know will work with anything and guess what – that option does in fact exist. They’re called neutral colors and aren’t meant to make any bold statements – yet still provide an appropriate style that can be appreciated.

Despite what the color or hue of your hardwood floor is, these wall colors are sure to mesh very well:

White Ivory Cream Tan Taupe Bold Looks – Contrast

For those looking to make bold statements with both walls and floors that stand out, then you’ll need to find contrasting colors. The best advice is to find out what undertone your hardwood flooring is (if you don’t know, call your hardwood floor distributor/salesman and they will tell you) and then use a color wheel to find the exact opposite color.

For example, say your hardwood flooring has red orange undertones (i.e. Rochester), then a color such as blue-gray will work very well.

The Rochester – Can you spot the red orange undertones?

A rule of thumb here is if it’s a warm color, then contrast it with a cool color. Simple enough, no?

Center of Attention – All Eyes on The Floor

Sometimes you want to purposefully place more eyes and attention on your floors over all other décor in the room. Contrasting could work well for this, but we have a better suggestion: selecting a color based on intensity.

What we mean is if say you have dark wood floors and want to maintain attention on the floors, then you’ll want to choose a lighter color such as light gold, pale blue, or peach. It’s not a contrast that would put emphasis on both the floors and the walls. It’s a design technique used to keep your floor center stage.

Pro tip: You should never be afraid to ask for someone’s opinion on a design idea you have as it will help you narrow your choices down by exposing you to different perspectives.

 

Before we dive into things, we must first establish a definition of the term “eco-friendly”. Eco-friendly could be broken down into two words: ecosystem and friendly. Our ecosystem is made up of humans, animals, plants, and living organisms that combine with the nonliving components such as air, water, fire, and soil.

A quick search on the Internet’s dictionaries will list this term as “not harmful to the environment” or a similar definition. In other words, being friendly to our ecosystem: “eco-friendly”.

Common Elements of “Eco-Friendly”

Every company will differ on this matter. But generally steps should be taken with our ecosystem in mind:

Conserving resources by using practices that do not exhaust an ecosystem’s resources. Using chemicals that are known to be safe for living organisms. Recycling materials (which helps conserve resources). Biodegradability – meaning a product can be broken down naturally on its own without using a landfill (again, conserving space). Well-Managed Forests

Well, let us explain. An ecologically well-managed forest is a forest that is very carefully planned out so that a forest’s trees are not exhausted without the possibility of having them regrow.

For example, a person or company could simply take over a forest, cut all of the trees down, and you would have a flat landscape when all said and done. That’s not ecological.

For a well-managed forest, there are strict selective cutting practices that allow enough time (several years – up to 30 or more) for trees to regrow. This is because after a tree is cut down, a new one is planted. We’re making it seem basic, but it’s a lot more complex than this – it takes a lot of careful management to make this happen efficiently and most importantly, ecologically.

Safe for Living Organisms?

In addition to being committed to ecosystem conservation, we’re equally as committed to the health of homeowners that use our product, as well as our own employees that engineer the products.

Also, all of our products are Phase 2 certified compliant. In layman’s terms, our products have met strict standards to ensure everyone around our products is happy and SAFE!