Can You Fall in Love with a Ceramic Floor?

Your new floor covering should be a material and design you can live with and love. Our showrooms have aisles of possibilities to inspire you and guide you in finding the floor covering that your whole family will love. If you are in Illinois, near DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Chicagoland counties, you'll be able to stroll through our showrooms in the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Itasca, Jolet, Lombard, Matteson, Mt. Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville and Woodstock. Walking through the store, you'll be able to touch cool natural stones, smooth floor tiles and textured ceramics while you look through the myriad of shapes and patterns to find a style that captivates your eyes.

You'll find more than one enticing floor covering choice, however you'll have to narrow yourself down to one floor covering plan per room. When you visit our showroom, our experts will answer your questions to help you narrow down your choices. We also hope you'll find the information on this website a helpful guide. Reading this article will help you discover if a ceramic floor is the floor covering of your decorating dreams.

Finding floor covering that you can admire and appreciate requires looking at your family's activities, habits, care and cleaning needs and preferences, design compatibility, and your budget. Ceramic floors are laid in Hollywood designer homes for style, in hot southwestern homes for comfort, in city homes for striking design, and in rural homes for natural beauty – yet each floor is as individual as its owner. Ceramic tile's ability to conform to uniqueness makes it easy to fall in love with.

Design Qualities of Ceramic

Ceramic has been used since ancient civilizations. Originally formed from naturally occurring clay, minerals and water found on all continents, ceramic's popularity grew with civilization. Ceramic's history of following civilizations is what gives it the ability to settle in naturally inside a home conveying any historical era of design.

As ceramic followed civilizations growth, the leaders of civilization used ceramic to display power and majesty. It took on auras of elegance, importance and even mysticism. Ancient cathedrals, mosques, homes and structures demonstrate this, and modern upscale government buildings and large corporations carry on this tradition. The metropolitan home of today can carry on the majesty and power of ceramic with dynamic tiles, powerful borders, and elegant design.

The materials for ceramic were easy to find, so ceramic floors weren't limited to the rich and mighty. In ceramic's most simple form – a piece of hard clay – it is a piece of earth. It is natural. Nature can be powerful, or simple. Ceramic can be powerful, or simple. A suburban home wanting to exude the comforts of nature within its walls will find that ceramic is comforting and welcoming and can hold the weight of a busy household every day without crumbling under pressure.

Today's ceramic has more ingredients than just clay, water and a few stones. Technology has created textures, glazes, finishes and geometric shapes that carries the tradition of ceramic into the modern civilization of today. Ceramic can be as energizing and exciting in color and design, or placid and serene in shape and size. Because of technology, ceramic can also be everything in between. But it has to be for you. With today's endless possibilities, there is no doubt that a ceramic tile floor plan can be found to create the home you love.

Advantages of Ceramic Tile

Ceramic tile is durable. It can withstand more than almost any other floor covering. If you have a large, busy, active household, ceramic tile is the choice for you.

Ceramic tile is easy to care for. A simple mop gets it clean, and glazed ceramic tile won't fade.

Ceramic tiles that are Grade IV or Grade V are scratch resistant. You don't have to worry about the cuts and tears that vinyl floor owners suffer through.

Glazed ceramic keeps spilled water on your mop, and not in your floor. It's water resistant.

It's Green. You can choose a sage-green ceramic floor, but even if you don't, your ceramic floor will still be environmentally friendly. It's natural.

It's Healthy. Your ceramic floor won't soak in odors, allergens or bacteria. It's the ideal choice for someone with asthma, allergies or breathing difficulties.

It's Safe. Your ceramic floor is fire proof. You can put ceramic by the fireplace and in the kitchen and never have to worry about melting, scorching or toxic fumes.

Ceramic tile pleases the eye. Its beauty, vast selection, and versatility let's you create your personal style. Glazed ceramic gives tiles a smooth finish and a splash of color to personalize your interior floors and walls.

Learning More

If you'd like to learn more about ceramic floors, stop by one of our Chicago area showrooms and take advantage of our experience while you get a tangible feel for ceramic. Or, sit back at home and take a look at our articles on installation and maintenance. With enough information, you'll see why it's easy to fall in love with a ceramic floor.