When you have pets or children, choosing the right floor design for your home can be a challenging task. It’s an important investment that deserves time and research to cover your home with the right, high-quality flooring. Interior Designs in Holman offers an extensive collection of flooring options backed by 40 years of interior design and flooring experience. Their experts are there to help with everything from consulting on flooring to organizing plumbers and electricians for your installation job. Before you head to the showroom to pick out your new floor, here are a few questions to ask before choosing a new floor for pets or children.

3 Considerations for Child- & Pet-Proof Flooring

1. Soft or Hard Surface?  

This is the most important determining factor when choosing a new floor. Pet hair and potential staining make hard floors the obvious choice for pets, especially if they’re still in a house training phase. Vinyl, laminate, tile, and hardwoods are all excellent hard surface options. Since babies tend to not be the tidiest bunch, hard floors are also a great option for cleaning up spilled juice and pieces of flying meals.

2. How Much Cleaning?

Cleaning your floors with pets or playful toddlers can prove time-consuming and sometimes frustrating. Even the lowest pile carpet should be vacuumed often with shedding pets, and carpet also makes it more difficult to remove tough stains than hard floors. With extra furry pets, sweeping hardwood flooring or vinyl tiles often may still be necessary, but will not always require getting the vacuum out.  

3. How Will It Look?

An obvious factor to consider is cohesive interior design within your home. Having a baby or getting a new pet doesn’t mean you have to change the aesthetic of your home. If you love the look of hardwoods or marble but don’t want them to scratch, consider a laminate or vinyl tile that mimics the texture you want.

The flooring options at Interior Designs are only limited by your imagination. Whether you’re preparing for a new addition to the family or just looking for something different for your home, the experts at Interior Designs are ready to answer your questions and create your dream floor with you. Call them today at (608) 526-3386 or visit their website to experience their impressive selection for yourself.