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When you choose wood flooring for your home, you'll find your home value increases significantly. Even if only installed in a single room, you'll still see an increase.The popularity of these materials is only growing, so this isn't likely to change any time soon. However, here are some facts to ...

Wood flooring offers impressive benefits that are sure to serve your needs. One of the best options in this product line is the extensive selection of colors.Choosing colors can be an overwhelming experience once you see the vast options. But once you find out more, you'll know it's easier than you ...

For some homeowners, it's essential to find wood flooring species native to the area, to capture a bit of the local beauty and more. So if you find yourself in this number, be sure to read along to find out about some of the wood species native to our area.Find the wood flooring you’ll loveTrees ...

The lifespan you can expect to obtain from wood flooring depends on the specific product you choose. Both solid and engineered products are available, and they have attributes that create a separate range of lifespans, so follow along to find out more about them.Engineered or solid hardwood ...

Choosing your perfect wood flooring can sometimes mean picking out what others might view to be a defect. For instance, knots and grains are a natural part of solid hardwood flooring, and including them can be a great way to add immense character to any room of your home.Enjoy the natural ...

There are plenty of flooring options, but waterproof flooring offers specific characteristics and benefits that could be what you need most. If protection against water damage is high on your list of requirements, it’s time to take a closer look at this floor covering.Here are some waterproof ...

When you need quality flooring, you should take your time as you shop the various available materials. Of the many extensive options you'll find, only a few of them are likely to meet your precise requirements for a perfect floor covering.Flooring will serve you wellIf you need a floor covering ...

We have been so excited for our giveaway with 95.3 WBCK...the $5000 Spring Spruce Up Giveaway! Over the last several weeks, listeners were able to enter to win at various locations around the community. At each location, six finalists were chosen for the final draw down for a $5000 credit to our ...

We had a wonderful Customer Appreciation Event last week! Michigan Tile & Carpet hosted a painting party with music and refreshments. We picked up the tab for the event, but any donations were donated to CAPS, Child Abuse Prevention Fund. The Child Abuse Prevention Endowment Fund for Calhoun ...

Although Mother Nature has brought a bit of winter back this week to our area, spring is definitely around the corner! March can be a fun time to bring some fresh touches to your home and be out with the winter to bring spring to full bloom! With just a few little tweaks to your regular decor, you ...

The master bedroom should be a sanctuary where you can relax and escape to get away from it all, whether that be the worries of the day....or the kids! Often, this room can be a neglected space because, frankly, people don't typically go into the master bedroom. Yet, you deserve a great space to ...

Tis the Season for our Annual Customer Appreciation Christmas Cocktail Party! Any time a party ends with everyone around the piano singing and laughing along to Christmas carols - we chalk the evening up to a HUGE SUCCESS! The celebration was so fun for our staff and we hope that all who attended ...

This month we have featured two awesome sales...our Mohawk Anniversary Sale and the National Karastan Month. Both are helping our customers save big money on their home improvement projects! Come into our showroom to find all of the best deals on Mohawk and Karastan products. With so many options - ...

Michigan Tile & Carpet held another very successful Oktoberfest Customer Appreciation Event last week. Maybe it was the traditional German food with brats, sauerkraut, German potato salad and desserts that won over all of the guests. Or...maybe it was the coupons and mum plant prizes that were ...

As the weather warms up we find ourselves gravitating to the outdoors. So, it’s a great time to spruce up your outdoor living space and make it a more pleasing and welcoming extension of your home! Whether your space is a small balcony, a multi-level deck, or a larger patio garden; by the ...

Waiting for baby is such an exciting time and those months of anticipation can sometimes drag on. Why not focus on the nursery!? If you are looking to go beyond the traditional hues of baby pink and blue, you came to the right place for a few ideas! From bold graphics to monochromatic hues of ...

You can use many different things to put the final touches on your space. Pillows, area rugs, art, lighting, plants can all come together to complete a space. In the average home, you will find the same or similar components filling the spaces. In the living room a sofa, chairs and ottoman. In the ...

Recently, Michigan Tile & Carpet hosted local students for Career Day. Several students visited to learn about interior design and what a career in design entails. Upon arrival, the students took a tour of our showroom as our designers explained what they do at Michigan Tile & Carpet and how they ...

This past weekend we held our latest Customer Appreciation Event, the Spring Bling! We had a room full of wonderful grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and granddaughters to create beautiful jewelry out of tiles! Each of the lovely ladies that attended had the choice to make three jewelry pieces. ...

We have all seen beautiful homes featured in home magazines and television shows. The attention to detail is what makes these eye catching rooms so beautiful and flawless. So often the view above us...the ceiling, is easily overlooked as a decorating opportunity. Giving your ceiling some extra ...

A colorful front door can bring an intriguing spash of color to your home's exterior. Not only will it give a welcoming and highlighted indication to visitors that they should enter here, but it will create a unique interest to your exterior and bring the home to life.So, once you have decided that ...

We have seen a lot of stacked stone fireplace surrounds lately. It is no wonder that we have...they are gorgeous! However, there are so many alternatives to surround your fireplace that will create a beautiful accent to your space. Tile, stone, wallpaper, paint, and wood can all be used to create ...

Our latest Customer Appreciation Event was a Wine and Canvas Event! Customers came to enjoy a couple of hours of refreshment, painting, and fun. We provided the event painting program and all of the beverages (even Sangria!) and our wonderful clients brought a dish to pass and share in the ...

When it comes to bathroom tile, playing it safe isn’t always the answer! Choosing a bold design for that entry, hall or master bath can make a statement and showcase your style.Ceramic, porcelain or stone tile is a great way to enhance the overall design of your space. You can play with color, ...

A feature wall can bring a drab room to fab in quite a hurry! Quite often when people hear "feature wall" they think of an accent wall of a different color than the other three walls in a room. While paint variation can certainly be a great way to gain visual interest in a decor, it is not the only ...

Tis the season to thank all of our wonderful employees for a job well done over the last year. Last week we were able to enjoy a lovely dinner with many of our employees and their families. From intallers to our interior designers, we know that our business is as good as the people that work with ...

Michigan Tile & Carpet is excited to announce our next Customer Appreciation Event! On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, we will be hosting a Pre Holiday Rug Extravaganza! What better time of year to bring warmth and coziness to your home than the Holidays! Just in time, this rug extravaganza will ...

What do you get when you mix great Dark Horse beer, brats, tons of great food, great company, and all in Oktober? An Oktoberfest Celebraton of course! Michigan Tile & Carpet was thrilled to have a wonderful turnout for our Oktoberfest event. With wonderful food and the beer flowing, everyone had a ...

A fun and fresh addition to any room is a splash of color! A very easy way to add a splash of color to any space is to incorporate it in something that can easily be changed, like paint or textiles. Take a look through all of these fun examples of color in different types of rooms...Notice how all ...

Are you thinking of remodeling somewhere in your home? Do you wish you could hire a Interior Designer to maximize the use of your space and have it look great at the same time? Full design services are not out of your reach!What does an Interior Designer actually do?A Designer's expertise saves ...

Yesterday, Michigan Tile & Carpet opened our doors to many local builders and contractors for our special Customer Appreciation Event for the month, just for contractors! Many guests came and enjoyed the free lunch that we provided. Included in the event was a very informative presentation from a ...

Every other month, we open our doors to the community for a social customer appreciation event. For the month of May, our event included a Young Living essential oils class. The event has a wonderful turnout and clients had a great time learning about oils, what they have done for others, and even ...

Everyday I assist clients who are looking for new flooring for their new home or replacing the flooring in their existing home. Here at Michigan Tile & Carpet, we are proud to offer every type of flooring that you can imagine for your space. If you can dream it, we can do it. Often, the budget on ...

Michigan Tile & Carpet has remodeled our showroom! We had a wonderful Unveiling Event last Thursday. In case you missed it, you can take a tour of the new showroom right here in this blog post! We would love to come in and check it out in person!The new showroom is truly a show room. If you want to ...

TAKING CARE OF YOUR CARPETCleaning your carpet is easier than you think. All it takes is the right vacuum, cleaning products, and a little know-how. Here are a few tips on removing common stains the right way:Always treat the affected area immediately. The longer the spill sits there, the harder ...

Every other month Michigan Tile & Carpet hosts a design event. It is always a great time to mingle with our customers, share some great food, and host some sort of activity. It may be learning about one of our products, or it may be just a fun activity to enjoy! Earlier this week, we hosted a Mardi ...

Area rugs are one of my favorite decorating accessories for the home! I consider them ‘artwork’ for your floors! Area rugs can bring a splash of color, pattern, and a welcoming texture to any room. With so many people now choosing hard surface flooring for their homes, beautiful hardwoods, ...

I had the good fortune this month to be invited as a guest on the Cambria Experience Tour to see firsthand the inspiration, the people and the process that goes into the manufacture of Cambria quartz countertops. This family-owned, American- made company produces quartz slabs that are composed of ...

Michigan Tile & Carpet is proud to share that we have published the first edition of Design Eats: A Client Cookbook Collection. Design Eats is a collection of our clients’ favorite recipes with photos of their home improvement projects that we have completed for them! After six months of ...

Hi Everyone!This is my very first blog post...ever. So I thought my topic at handwould be something I have been thinking a lot about lately. STORAGE! I will soon be moving into a 550sf apartment, and losing about 200sf of space. I am plagued with the reality that I don’t have enough space to put ...

So you’re browsing ideas for your dream kitchen… and notice that every photo seems to have so much storage. You’re thinking to yourself, how in the world am I going to finesse a bank of eight upper cabinets and where am I going to hideaway a pantry? I think the majority of people are closed-...

On behalf of Michigan Tile & Carpet, I am proud to announce that we have launched a new website! In addition, this blog will be a great new destination for all of your home decorating needs! You will find our website attached right to this blog location. It has been streamlined and simplified to ...