Leonard's Carpet Service

Flooring Factoids

Evelyn Green — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:50:55 +0000

CARPET –

With so many floor covering choices available, why carpet? Because carpet still offers inherent benefits that no other flooring can: warmth, comfort, infinite color selections, acoustical softening and safety. That’s an impressive menu of benefits you want to consider before selecting your new floor covering.

Emerging Homebuyer Trends

Evelyn Green — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:44:55 +0000

Recent market research coming out of Color Marketing Group International provides strategic insights as to what’s important to homebuyers right now. (As a veteran company servicing new homebuyers for 5 decades, Leonard’s stays on top of these emerging trends and responds to them with a growing product mix. )

EMERGING HOMEBUYER TRENDS FOR 2010:

Consumers are more willing to pay for value, which results in better design. Design foundation products such as carpet, flooring, and countertops are part of this trend.

Green design is important, with ‘qualifiers’. Homeowner needs to know how it will benefit them as well as their environment.

Meaningful Square Footage is a significant trend, as well as more scaled-down floor plans. Multi-function rooms, good use of vertical space (no two-story foyers), blending exterior spaces into floor plans (atriums, courtyards) are all taking on importance. (Visit Leonard’s XGRASS Turf segment to learn about natural-looking synthetic turf for these areas of your home–listed under Specialty Products tab at top of page.)

Multi-family floor plans are a leading design preference as family structures continue to change (bounce-back kids and grandparents joining the household).

Amenity areas for townhomes, condos, and neighborhood club houses are getting larger in response to Baby Boomer’s and Gen Y’ers lifestyles.

Low-maintenance exteriors and landscaping are important to homebuyers, especially Baby Boomer generation. (See XGRASS Turf under Specialty Products tab at top of page.)

Stay tuned to our Blog posts. “What’s Hot, What’s Not” coming soon…

Matching Wood Surfaces

Evelyn Green — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:44:39 +0000

When it comes to choosing hardwood floors, homeowners often assume that they need to match all the wood surfaces in their home–kitchen cabinets, hardwood flooring, built-in’s, etc. The correct design answer to that question is “absolutely not”. Woods can contrast or harmonize with each other beautifully. Varying the wood tones in a room actually adds visual interest and character. Over the next year, look for traditional wood colors to be influenced by subtle gray undertones. Colors in general still focus on browns, with gold and neutral bases. (Be sure to visit Cardell Cabinetry under the Specialty Products tab at top of page.)

New Addition to our Family of Products

Evelyn Green — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:44:11 +0000

OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR PRODUCT LINE: X-GRASS TURF!

We at Leonard’s Services are in the business of creating solutions. X-GRASS turf products are the newest and hottest exterior lawn solution on the market today. Click on Specialty Products on our main menu to learn more.