Trends in hard floors are as varied as the consumers who buy them. “A very popular flooring is vinyl plank and tile,” said Carrie Abbring, owner of Value Flooring in Valparaiso. “The vinyl looks like ...

Laminate flooring can resemble almost anything: stone, tile, or wood. That’s because it’s composed of a photograph sandwiched between a dense fiberboard base and a clear plastic protective top layer.

Kitchen trends have been veering away from the beige and mundane for quite some time -- but, while these patterned floors are ...