Category Archives: Product Information
Great choices lead to great design!
Today more than ever customers are demanding more choices. The internet has opened up a whole new arena for customers to explore options that can be used to furnish and decorate their homes. HGTV has given customers yet another venue to observe style trends without having to leave their home. Gone are the days when [...]
What’s involved in the selection, purchase and installation of carpet?
It is important to realize that the average person purchases flooring once every seven or so years. Given that statistic and how fast technology is changing the world we live in it is no surprise that most people are relatively clueless when purchasing carpeting for their home or office. First and foremost the most important [...]
How has the recession affected the home furnishings industry?
How has the recession affected the home furnishings industry? Last week I attended the International Tile Show in Bologna, Italy called Cersaie and the International Stone Show called Merromac in Verona, Italy. Over the last decade my hard surface buyer and I have traveled ten of thousands of miles by plane, train, bus, car, taxi [...]
Shopping locally versus the internet or national chains
What makes Lewis Floor & Home different? Why should you purchase from a locally owned brick and mortar retailer as opposed to either a national chain or over the internet? First and foremost as a local retailer I understand better than any national chain what my customer is looking for; whether it is carpet, wood, [...]
What does it mean to be “GREEN”
Green products should also be healthy. For a product to be considered “green” is must improve human health. Products like organic vegetables that are grown without harmful chemical fertilizers should be classified as “green.” Natural vitamins and supplements like fish oil are “green” in my opinion. Products that are made from recycled content may also [...]
Eco-friendly carpet options
It seems that everyone today is more concerned about the environment than ever before. When it comes to flooring it is very chic today to market products as “green.” Instead of “green”, I prefer to call these products eco-friendly because as I am about to point out there are many shades of “green” when it [...]