Leftwhich Chapman

 

On this Field trip we attended a Flooring Store called Leftwhich Chapman. Right when I walked into the store I was amazed, even a little overwhelmed by the amount of options they had for flooring.

Here is the carpet section. This section alone has an insane amount of options, and way more than I ever though would be available for carpet. I always knew there were different kinds of carpet but not this many especially since carpet isnt as popular as it used to be! The guy showed us all the different types explaining the differences between some of them. The most expensive and softest kind are made out of wool. There are also ones made of nylon, and other man made chemicals. Although you would think that kind of carpet wouldnt be as plush as the wool, it really has come a long way, and they have developed it to where you can almost barely tell a difference, and it is actually very soft. There are also many colored and patterened ones to choose from for commercial and some residential applications.

Hillary having a good time!

This was one of my favorite displays in the store. These are exotic woods and they come in all of those cool patterns. The one on the left is different squares of wood and they stick out at different heights giving it a 3 dimensional look. I think it would be awesome to cover a wall in it as an accent.

 

 

Here is a picture of their floors. I thought it was such a great idea how they had so many different ones put together so you could actually see what they looked like on the floor

 

Here are two cool alternatives to the basic carpet, wood, or tile options most think of. The black is a recycled leather that actually is very durable, and gives such a cool and interesting look. the other one is a cork material which is also recycled and very durable and a great alternative to wood

 

shows the cork floor upclose

 

Here is a picture of their extensive tile collection. They not only have tile for your floor but TONS of really great backsplash options as well!

 

Here is my absolute favorite thing I saw all day. Ceramic tile that resembles real hardwood floors. This is absolute genius because now you can have the wood look in every room of your home including bathrooms and kitchens if you want without having to worry about the water damage to the wood. Definitely something I'll consider when I buy my first home one day!

 

I thought this was really neat as well. This is actually a gypsum wall panel that is textured. You can place it on a wal and paint it like normal to have a very subtle but very interesting accent wall

here is a picture of some wood laminate. You can't tell as much in this picture but it looks almost identical to what real wood flooring looks like. I was amazed at how authentic it looked because when I think of laminate I think of it being cheap and plastic looking and this definitely does not! it is amazing how far laminate has come.

I really learned a lot from this field trip, I always knew there were many options for flooring but this introduced me to tons of new things that I would have never thought of or never even knew existed.