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The Importance of Flooring in Your Commercial Space

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Flooring is a major element of any commercial interior. Whether it is your coffee shop, clothing store, or any other brick-and-mortar business in New York City, the ideal flooring should spruce up every square inch of the space. If the flooring aligns with your personal taste and brand identity, then nothing could be better than this. The basic idea behind installing any form of commercial flooring is to lend meaning to space's ambiance. Apart from complimenting your brand values, it should glamorize the area to make it [more] appealing to visitors. In other words, wonderful interior spaces help you attract more customers to your front door. Everything has to be the best for your commercial space, seeing as your business growth depends on the number of customers you get. Naturally, you would want the flooring installed to be of exceptional quality, long-lasting, exquisite, and, of course, one that complements the interior spaces. When looking for commercial flooring, you must alw...

A Brief History of Carpet Tiles

For many savvy business owners in New York, carpet tiles are the number one flooring choice. After all, these tiles have significant advantages over the clunky and unwieldy nature of traditional broadloom carpets. But how did commercial carpet tiles come to be the most popular choice for commercial flooring? It's time for a little lesson in history! Carpeting, as we know it today, actually dates back to the 3rd millennium BC that spanned the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Founded in Eurasia, the oldest carpet in the world is thought to have been made in the 5th century BC (which makes it more than 1500 years old!) Historically, carpets were artisanal, made up of thousands of knots that were intricately woven together to form beautiful art pieces too valuable to lay on the floor and walk on. Alas, carpet technology remained relatively unchanged for thousands of years. Until... The 1930's fundamentally altered the carpet industry. A few entrepreneurs came up with the idea of m...