We decided on our flooring this week which was cool

Ben had dealt with Carpet Court while on The Block NZ and really enjoyed working with them, especially their great advice and massive product range. Because of his positive experience we decided to head into their Wairau Park showroom to select the floors for our own home.

We knew we wanted timber floors in our living areas and carpet in our bedrooms. After being asked heaps of questions about our lifestyle, the Carpet Court team recommended we try Smart Strand Silk carpet or ‘the rhino carpet’. It’s sooooo soft and plush, but it’s also stain proof. Which we decided was ideal given we will be having a family soon and who knows what the kids will try rubbing into it! We ended up choosing the Cosy Comfort style in a light grey colour called Crystal Stream.

For the timber floors, we were considering solid wood floors, but the more we discussed our options, the more we were drawn to the premium laminate options from Belgium. The Quick Step range has a layer of solid oak on the surface so it looks exactly like a solid plank, but then it is so much more durable and scratch resistant. We’re planning on having plenty of parties so there’ll be lots of high heels and no doubt a few spills, but we wouldn’t have to worry about any dents or stains which really sold us. Looks and functionality. So we finally chose the Quick Step Largo in Natural Long Island Oak. It’s going to look sooooo good

Getting advice from Mark Brown about why Smart Strand Silk would really suit our current lifestyle and stage in life.

So many options!

As well as being incredibly durable to suit our lifestyle, we chose Smart Strand carpet because it’s so plush too, like roll around and curl up asleep on it soft :)

This is the carpet we ended up choosing – Smart Strand Silk in the Cosy Comfort style which has a staggered cut pile that we liked because it looked more textured. Then the colour is Crystal Stream. Did I mention how soft it is!

Ben looking at the Quick Step laminate range. Looks so much like solid timber!

And then trying it out in bare feet. Feels exactly like solid timber too. And my heels didn’t dent it either!

And we have a winner. All the looks of fully solid timber, but so much more durable and at a great price point to suit our budget. This is our actual floor – Quick Step Largo in Natural Long Island Oak.