Children =
mess
Whilst most
of us would love to live in a world where mess is miraculously tided up for us
or not seen ever at all and where spills, sticky stains, food fun, dirt and
paint explosions are unheard of unfortunately for the majority of parents our
little ones usually come hand in hand with mess of some sort.
When
decorating and furnishing the home as parents to children who create mess and
mayhem on a daily basis it can be a wise move to think hard about what furniture,
paint and flooring you have so that they can withstand everything your little
bundles of joy and mess can throw at them.
With
flooring taking a particularly hard beating, being used again and again as we
all stomp our feet back and forth on it along with children playing on it,
picking the right flooring is vital.
Whilst
soft, warm and cosy on the toes carpet does have its downsides. If you have a
muddy footprint, accident prone, knocking over drinks, paint splashing creative
and stain-creating kind of child like I do carpets simply cannot withstand the
abuse which takes its toll leaving the carpet looking stained and old fast!
Laminate
flooring can be great for cleaning up stains and dirt however it can look very
artificial and I have found that the busyness and boisterousness of a child can
leave tell-tale signs of mistreatment and hard use with laminate flooring
wearing very quickly and warping where it has had the odd wet spill.
A great
and very hard-wearing flooring variety is engineered wood flooring. Designed to
be tough and durable this flooring is ideal for withstanding the use and abuse
that children can create. The flooring looks very natural and is a great cost-effective
alternative to real wood.

Unlike laminate flooring is does not wear easily and
can withstand many years of use without warping or shrinking. It is also very
easy to keep clean and unlike carpets you won’t have to worry about flooring
that is looking tatty thanks to stubborn stains that won’t shift, and if you
want a touch of comforting plush underneath your feet you can simply add a rug
or two to your flooring.
What flooring have you found to be great at withstanding the use and abuse of children and a busy family home?
* In
collaboration with Luxury Flooring and Furnishings *
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