Each type of flooring has it's advantages. We are so pleased that we put in beautiful "warm" engineered hardwood everywhere except kitchen and baths. While we would never put in wall-to-wall carpet, we have area rugs in every room. They add a lot to the color and texture of each area. The baths are tile. For the kitchen we considered tile too "cold" and hard on the feet, so we selected a new type laminate which has a pattern very compatible with the hardwood. It is not "fake woodgrain" as are so many laminates. The result is that the surface is comfortably softer, but durable and resistant to liquid spills.
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