Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

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Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Selecting your flooring is one of those very basic but incredibly essential parts of building and renovating a home. It’s likely a decision you’ll make before anything else, as it underpins everything ...

In CR's test for foot-traffic wear, discs holding abrasive paper rub left and right against flooring samples. We check for wear after every 50 left-right cycle. The best flooring is unscathed after ...