A memorable song remains with you for many reasons:  rhythm, dynamics, balance, and voice.  The same can be said for a well-designed space.

As your eye moves around the room, there should be rhythm; your eye should feel free to move up, down, around, and back again.  Your eye isn’t stuck on the 42″ plasma screen, because it is balanced by the granite fireplace surround, the low-slung sectional, the plush frieze carpet, and the three round padded ottomans.

Dynamics speak to the high and low points, reflecting a change in color, texture, space.  Flooring, furniture placement, textiles, and warmer neutrals are key to achieving an enhanced dynamic.

Balance is seen when there is no one overpowering element, and repetition is evident but not obvious.  Understanding your color palette, and what to bring in (or leave out) really makes a space sing.

Voice is key; both song and space work well when a strong voice is used, so we are not left guessing as to intent, and motive is clear.  Clearly defining your style aesthetic leads to success.

Let Duralum help you harmonize your home.

Just returned from a trip that you never wanted to end?  Did you finish reading a book that transported you thousands of miles away?

Keep those thoughts near by recreating those memories in your home.  Take a color or memento as inspiration, and design a space around that.

Back from Cozumel?  A nubby, textural berber can remind you of the sandy beach; fill a low bowl with shells around a pillar candle; paint your walls a dreamy blue; surround your fireplace with mosaic glass tile; balance this with a complementary orange using accent pillows and sunset-filled art—you now have a space that speaks to you.

Big-city hotel pampering?  Revamp your bedroom using dark Brazilian hardwood; keep the emphasis on the bed with a low platform offset by a tall, padded headboard flanked by sleek mirrored nightstands.  Add some flair with bamboo table lamps topped with rectangular, rice-paper shades.  Pamper your feet with a soft, geometric-print area rug–that’s the ticket to nightly paradise.

Let your vacation (real or imagined) inspire you to create that mood within your own home.

The Anso Nylon Colorwall makes it simpler than ever to select the carpet that brings your rooms to life.  With 80 fashionable colors in 12 styles in three levels of luxury, you have direct control at your fingertips—it’s never been easier to choose your perfect balance of comfort and style.

This carpet is resilient, allowing you to live within your own space, and offers a dependable product, backed by experience.  Anso Nylon carpets offer the most extensive warranty packages in the industry, allowing you peace of mind throughout the life cycle of your carpet.

Anso nylon carpets are recyclable with a limited lifetime Stain and Soil Warranty, making this a beautiful choice for you and the environment by providing a sustainable option that will look great for years to come.

Anso nylon is green by nature; fashionable by design.  Stop in to our showroom and experience the Colorwall for yourself.

How can my favorite foods influence my design choices?  Inspiration can come from anywhere, so think about your foods of choice.

Chicken noodle soup?  Choose a low-level twist in a creamy pasta color.   Perhaps a  textured plush bordered in a contrasting band would fit the bill.

Steak and potatoes?  How about tiger-strand bamboo or a dimensional subway tile offset with a horizontal band of graphic deco’s?

Sushi?  Try cork.  Consider a glazed ceramic tile with definitive lines.  How about a subtle floral area rug?

Your preferences can provide a myriad of inspirational choices.  Iron Chef, anyone?

Carpet is the right flooring choice for many of us.  Many customers prefer a twist carpet.

*It reduces shading

*Twists are multi-tonal, so dirt and wear are not as evident

*Subtle patterns and a multitude of color options exist

There is an old saying in the carpet business: “The shorter, the tighter the twist, the denser, the better the carpet.”

The short tight twist carpet is called a frieze.This is the best wearing style of carpet that is not a loop pile i.e. commercial carpet.

A frieze with a longer pile and a little less density is a style called textured plush. This style is still excellent for wear, and has a elegant look.

A textured plush with even less yarn creates a style called a textured saxony. This style is still going to perform well, but in the very heavy traffic areas some crushing will be noticeable.

Remove even more yarn while keeping the same longer pile, will create a shag carpet. Shags are casual, and if tightly twisted using a nylon fiber, can give years of service. Shags will crush, but will recover with a good vacuuming.

Duralum has a fine selection of in-stock carpets, as well as 100’s of special-order carpets.  Come in and see what’s right for you.

Many of us work from home, at least part of the time.  Others are students, crafters, artists—we need a space in which to get work done in a timely manner.

A home office may be a once-used bedroom, part of the living room, a corner in the basement; ideally it needs to be a designated space, set aside for that specific type of activity.  Make sure all of your supplies are in this space, and all of your distractions are safely put away—no excuses for not getting that work done.

Flooring best-suited for a home office includes commercial carpeting, berber carpeting, and laminate or hardwood.  All of these options are durable, easy to maintain, and are designed for work environments.

Let Duralum help lighten your workload with a great floor covering.

• Where are you going to be using this carpeting?
• What type of traffic will this area be experiencing?
• What type of carpet style do you like?
• What colors do you feel comfortable with?

Armed with the answers from the above questions we can narrow the scope of choices. Here is a short video of the Carpet Display System and how it works.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55NT-0phHQ

Stop in and let us show you how much easier choosing the right carpeting can be.

Here are some quick facts:

• Shaw also received the GreenStep Process Award, for the company’s Evergreen Nylon Recycling Facility in Augusta, Ga. Evergreen represents the largest post-consumer carpet recycling initiative in the industry. To date, Evergreen has recycled over 200 million pounds of Type 6 nylon.
• The Shaw Green Edge was also recognized with the GreenStep Environmental Leadership Award as one of the industry’s most comprehensive platforms communicating sustainability.
• 500: The number of Mohawk products currently containing recycled
• 3 Billion: About how many recycled plastic bottles we take in each year to manufacture Mohawk EverStrand™ carpet and other home products.

Yes today’s floor covering manufactures are making a difference in todays “Green” movement.

Here is a short video on Shaw Industries Recycling Facility.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gIk4nxwcuw