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No matter how large or small your home, how luxurious or humble, it has at least one type of flooring. Many have two or more. If you don’t absolutely love or hate what’s there, you probably don’t think much about it at all. Builders usually install the most neutral materials that make sense for their communities. Live in an affordable suburb and you may have vinyl in your kitchen and baths. Live in a luxurious enclave and you likely have wood, natural stone or porcelain tile. The good news is that there are tremendous advances across the board, and updating your floor can have a tremendous impact on your home’s style and value. It can also improve your well-being, comfort and convenience. Where to start You have more choices than ever in flooring for your home, and the choice of what to use should start with functionality. How much wear will it take? How will moisture impact it? How easy is it to maintain? How hard or soft is it underfoot? Trends change over time — remember carpeted ma...

For a twist on standard hardwood flooring, try a classic chevron or herringbone pattern—the parquet styles have been around for more than a century. Choosing between the two comes down to personal taste: Chevron planks meet in perfect points like a long string of arrows, while herringbone planks look slightly staggered. Often found in formal living rooms, dining rooms, and entrance halls, both of these elegant zigzag designs elevate a room from the ground up. We’ve gathered 24 homes that showcase this graphic flooring in all its glory, from a 1702 English house to a modern Manhattan apartment. Read on to see them all. Alternative Kitchen Floor Ideas HGTV 18 Cheap DIY Flooring Ideas You Need To Know About Crafty Club Flooring Ideas Landhausstil Wintergarten Denver von Denver 18 Best Garage Floor Ideas All About Home Designs Designs Kaindl BOARDS FLOORS IDEAS Planungswelten Bespoke Natural Grey Engineered Oak from Reclaimed Flooring Co Cheap Flooring Ideas 18 Totally Unexp...

For nearly three years, the trading floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange -- a glorious symbol of the city's storied past as a milling empire -- sat empty, its future uncertain. The architectural gem had long been the place where trades were shouted for wheat, corn, oats and other commodities in a sunken pit on the exchange floor. But that raucous style of trading ended in 2008 after the exchange switched to an electronic system. Over the summer,...