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Refresh Your Outdoor Space with Area Rugs

Outdoor space with area rugs | Country Manor Decorating

Spring is here which means summer is just around the corner! It’s a great time of year to plant window boxes and plan veggie gardens, sleep with the windows open, and generally enjoy the outdoorsa and pleasant temperatures. What isn’t so pleasant is when your outdoor space still has gunk…

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Natural Stone or Tile Floors

Natural stone or tile floor | Country Manor Decorating

Some Info on Natural Stone Stone flooring, available in marble, granite, limestone, sandstone and slate is a natural material and a beautiful choice for homes. Each type of stone has its own unique charms, qualities and strengths. Stone floors are as durable as they are beautiful! Naturally water-resistant, they are…

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How To Layer Area Rugs On Carpet

Lavish bedroom | Country Manor Decorating

The next thing you do after having your hard surface floors installed is to find that perfect area rug to complete your room. But, if you have wall-to-wall carpet in a room, you may not have even considered adding an area rug. After all, carpeting gives you softness and comfort…

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How To Choose Between Hardwood and Laminate

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The differences between laminate flooring goes beyond simple cost and personal taste. While most homeowners think of hardwood as the cream of the crop and laminate as a consolation prize, that doesn’t tell the whole story.Both types of flooring have their pros and cons, which is why we’ve put together…

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3 Great Eco-Friendly Flooring Options For Your Home

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The days of bland eco-friendly flooring options are over. These days, consumers are actively shopping green, resulting in major flooring companies expanding their eco-friendly options. At Country Manor Decorating in Washington, MO, we feature a number of environmentally conscious flooring choices that we know you’ll love. Here are 3…

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Get Creative With Your Floors By Incorporating Patterns

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To avoid monotony in your home interiors, patterns are the perfect additions to bring visual interest, engagement, and creativity to your furnishings and flooring. From creating interesting, patterned flooring layouts to designing with patterned floor tiles, there is a multitude of ways to attain eye-catching surfaces in your favorite rooms!…

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Enhance Your Home With Dark Flooring

Bathroom tile dark flooring with bath tub | Country Manor Decorating

In recent years, many homeowners, builders, and designers have turned to light, airy hardwood flooring and wood-look laminate and vinyl to complete natural room scenes. However, dark hardwood floors and dark flooring have been trending and continue to grow in popularity! These dramatic, moody floors provide unmistakable presence and our…

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How To Clean Your Hardwood Flooring

Lavish interior | Country Manor Decorating

Whether you are admiring the gorgeous hardwood species already installed in your home or are in the process of selecting hardwood flooring for your next installation, you want that pristine hardwood surface and natural beauty to last for as long as possible! The best way to maintain the elegance of…

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The Basics of Berber Carpeting

Berber Carpeting | Country Manor Decorating

With a storied history originally woven from the Berber tribe, Berber carpets represent a unique type of carpet that has served homeowners with distinct style and valuable performance for decades. Choosing the right carpeting for the home is determined by a variety of factors such as activity level, décor preferences,…

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5 Reasons Carpet is One of Our Favorite Floor Options

Bedroom carpet | Country Manor Decorating

Today’s flooring options are endless, from stone-look vinyl tile to solid hardwood to easy-care laminate, so deciding can seem overwhelming. But while you’re considering all your options, don’t forget about carpet. With so many other flooring choices available, you might be wondering if carpet is still a popular option. Well,…

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How to Choose Between Dark or Light Floors

Dark or Light Floors | Country Manor Decorating

When approaching a new flooring upgrade in the home, selecting the right color is always a major consideration no matter what flooring material you are leaning towards! Whether you love soft, plush carpet, rustic hardwood flooring or wood-look vinyl options, gorgeous surfaces range in a wide array of shades for…

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4 Flooring Tips for Small Rooms

If your home presents smaller, trickier rooms that seem challenging to design for, you can still achieve the stunning look you envision with savvy planning. From material choices to floor colors for small rooms, you can help shape the perspective of any space to make it feel larger. You can…

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What is Greige? And How to Use It

Searching for an attractive neutral color that goes with everything but still seems unique? Consider greige! So, what is greige? It’s the ultimate neutral shade made from a combination of grey + beige. When grey looks too cold and sterile and beige is too bland and warm-toned, greige could be…

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What is Antimicrobial Flooring?

Antimicrobial Flooring | Country Manor Decorating

If antimicrobial flooring sounds like something you might find in a hospital or a scientific lab, that’s for a good reason! Medical and healthcare providers, food production and processing plants, laboratories, and pharmaceutical manufacturers use this protective flooring to ultimately protect us from harm. An antimicrobial agent is used to…

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How to Clean Your Area Rug the Right Way

Area Rug the Right Way | Country Manor Decorating

Since our stylish area rugs serve such valuable roles in both our home décor scheme and protection for our floors, it’s incredibly important to show them proper love and care! After all, it takes a lot to fend off dirt, moisture, and foot traffic regularly, as well as the occasional…

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