Luxury Vinyl Tile: A Versatile Choice for Modern Homes

Regardless of your season in life, whether you are part of a new family just starting out or an empty-nester, you don’t want to waste precious time with fussy cleaning chores. Most of today’s busy households don’t have many spare moments but we still want our homes to look updated…

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Carpet and Wall Color Combinations: Tips for a Harmonious Space

Carpet | Chesapeake Family Flooring

Coordinating home decor is not unlike styling a great outfit. Both decor and personal style can be classified by type: formal, classic, casual, or bohemian, for instance. Style is reflected in choosing the major pieces and then adding accessories. In decor, two of the major “pieces” are wall color and…

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Complementary Rugs and Flooring: Creating a Cohesive Look

Rug & flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

When you have hard surface flooring, whether it’s solid or engineered hardwood flooring, luxury viny, or a tile variety, you probably have at least considered purchasing area rugs. Attractive rugs can be useful for absorbing sound, curtailing dirt, and protecting your floors from messes and scratches, as well as making…

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Engineered Hardwood Flooring for Kitchens: Classic Look, Modern Benefits

Hardwood flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

It’s been said that the kitchen is the heart of the home. Think of all the moments from cooking and eating to scrolling social media and having late night heart-to-heart talks that take place there. Many people work from their kitchens, taking calls and answering emails. It’s where homework help…

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Safeguarding Floors from Pets: Tips and Tricks

Safeguard Flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

It’s safe to say that pet owners simply adore their cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals! Why else would we put up with all the accidents and chaos they bring to our orderly households? Simply put, pets are a big part of what makes a house feel like a home.…

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Luxury Vinyl Flooring for Bathrooms: Waterproof and Modern

Bathroom Vinyl flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

Due to its waterproof properties, tile flooring has been an industry standard for moisture-prone bathrooms for the better part of the last hundred years. When properly installed and grouted, tile is impenetrable to water, easy to keep clean and durable. However, tiles do sometimes crack, can present a slip hazard,…

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Tips for Maintaining Hardwood Flooring in Busy Hallways

Hardwood care | Chesapeake Family Flooring

We all have at least one hallway or area in the home that ends up collecting dirt and other debris from an excessive amount of foot traffic, no matter what we do! Whether you have lots of company, full-time kids, active fur-babies, or all of the above, an abundance of…

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Floor Plan: The Best Flooring for Every Room

Kitchen flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

Happy 2025! Just a few weeks ago we were finalizing our gift lists and planning festivities, and here we are in a brand new year! The holiday season passes by like a whirlwind and frequently we need a breather when the dust settles. Welcome to January! Feel free to take…

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Creating a Festive Look with Area Rugs and Runners

Area Rug | Chesapeake Family Flooring

Ready or not, the holidays are right around the corner! Hopefully you have made your list, checked it twice and at least started any gift shopping you may need to accomplish. Regardless of what holidays you celebrate, there are plenty of ways to prepare your home, so that it feels…

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Creating a Cohesive Feel with Multiple Flooring Types

Living room flooring | Chesapeake Family Flooring

When redoing your home, there are certain basic decorating rules that you should avoid breaking. It doesn’t matter if you are going for French Country, Farmhouse, Art Deco, Urban Chic, Boho, or some other vibe to your space, one rule you should definitely keep in mind is cohesion. In other…

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