You’re invited to our National Presidents Day Flooring Sale on Saturday, February 18, 2012. Take advantage of spectacular savings on all flooring in every department for one day only at Chicago’s only STAINMASTER FLOORING CENTER®. For one-day only, you will be guaranteed the lowest pricing on all flooring at Home Carpet One. Enjoy big savings on our already aggressively priced in-stock carpet, natural stone and hardwood as well as on major brands like STAINMASTER ULTRA LIFE® carpet, Relax its Lees and Masland. See you Saturday February 18th for Home Carpet One’s National Presidents day Sale! We will be open from 9 am until 7 pm so take advantage of that extra hour of savings! Call ahead to schedule a pre-measure and save $100 on your installed purchase of $750 or more. Home Carpet One. In Stock. In Style. In Chicago

On November 12th, Home Carpet One is having our first ever Warehouse Blow-Out Sale. Stop by Home Carpet One’s 15,000 sf warehouse where you can take advantage of our HUGE inventory discounts. Save up to 50% OFF on in-stock tile, hardwood, stone, area rugs, and carpet.

We are blowing out our inventory for this One Day Only, Saturday, November 12th from 10am-5pm at our warehouse location, 1383 N North Branch.

Don’t miss out on savings up to 50% off of in-stock tile, hardwood, area rugs, stone and carpet. Can’t wait to see you at 1383 N North Branch for Home Carpet One’s first ever Warehouse Blow-Out Sale November 12th from 10 am to 5 pm.

Home Carpet One. In Stock. In Style. In Chicago.

Come into Home Carpet One and take advantage of the huge savings we are offering on most of our in-stock tile, wood, and carpet.  Let us turn your flood nightmare into a beautfiul new floor with our Flood Relief Sale. 

Only for the month of August at Home Carpet One.  “In Stock. In Style.  In Chicago.”

Tile flooring looks great, it is easy to clean, and it resists wear from heavy foot traffic better than many other types of flooring. This combination of practicality, durability, and visual appeal makes it ideal for the two parts of the house that consistently see the most use, the bathroom and the kitchen. Thoughtfully chosen tile flooring looks clean and can easily compliment the other features of either of these rooms. It is often an effective way to brighten a room and thus add a sense of open space.

The kitchen is usually the meeting place in a home, and bathrooms obviously get a lot of use. Tile flooring will not wear out from the constant use of these two rooms, so it requires less maintenance to continue being visually appealing for years. And spills are easy to deal with on tile, especially when large tiles with minimal grouting are used, making keeping the floor clean and hygienic in these rooms easier.  Some tile manufacturers have started to add anti-microbial self-cleaning treatments to tile making clean-up effortless.  Jasba, a tile line we carry at Home Carpet One uses hydrotect on most of their tile lines, a product that does just that, cleans itself.

Tile flooring thus outperforms other budget-friendly kitchen and bathroom flooring options such as linoleum, which wears out quickly, is more susceptible to moisture leaks  and damage, and often more difficult to keep hygienic. Viewing home improvements as an investment in future value is important.  The importance that people place on how the bathroom and kitchen look as well as the functionality means that spending extra money to improve the usefulness and visual appeal of these two rooms almost always offers the best return. This means a homeowner that upgrades their Chicago bathroom or kitchen with tile flooring will get great value, enjoyability, and a decent return on the investment.

Tile has been used for ages because it is not resource intensive to produce, making it inexpensive.  Ceramic tile holds up well under constant use, so it can maintain value and functionality for years. All these features remain important reasons why people choose ceramic tile today. Its durability and function in extreme cold are particularly relevant in Chicago. Ceramic tile is frost resistant as well as thermal shock resistant, meaning that compared to many other types of tile, ceramic tile is less likely to get damaged or become deformed due to the extreme temperatures that Chicago winters can bring.

Durability would not be enough, by itself, to make ceramic tile stand out from all the other flooring options available. Among its other appealing characteristics, ceramic tile is also one of the most aesthetically pleasing types of flooring. Having ceramic tile installed in your home is one of the best ways to protect a home’s value and ensure that living in it will be enjoyable for years to come. Buyers that opt for larger tiles such as 18×18’s maximize style and minimize grout that is unappealing and harder to clean.  Choosing styles and colors that are simple and timeless, are a sure way to utilize a flooring option that will increase the value of their home and sustain that value into the future.

So for those looking for a way to revitalize the most important rooms in a house and enjoy the lasting benefits of this investment, ceramic tile flooring may be the right choice.

Still skeptical about tile flooring? Here are a few reasons why new tile flooring is a beautiful and practical thing to install in your existing home:

1. Low maintenance – Today’s tile flooring is one of the easiest materials to maintain. Whether you choose natural stone, glass, metal, or any one of the hundreds of other styles at Home Carpet One, our local experts will help you decide on the proper sealant to apply at the same time as installation; keeping your tile looking brilliant and your cleaning time down to a minimum.
2. Large selection – No matter your style, Home Carpet One has a tile for you. Whether you like natural stone or stylish porcelain, our team of experts will help you decide on a look, size, and price that suit your taste and your budget.
3. Expert service and installation – Home Carpet One is Chicago’s premier supplier of tile flooring. We employ extensively trained and highly talented flooring technicians. From the first time you visit our showroom to the actual installation of your new tile, our experts will be available to talk you through every step of the process. No question is trivial and we treat every customer’s home like it’s our own. You won’t believe the difference that our friendly expert service makes in your home improvement experience.

Choosing new tile flooring can be a daunting process – if you don’t have the right team on your side. Once it’s installed, you will absolutely adore your low maintenance, functional, and stylish new tile floors. Call Home Carpet One today to speak with a flooring expert who can help you get your home improvement project started!

One of the easiest and most effective ways to update your home is to change the flooring. Think about it – your carpet, hardwood, and ceramic tile covers the most surface area in your home. The material you choose to walk on should be beautiful and functional – just like the rest of your home. Home Carpet One is ready to help Chicago residents transform their homes with the perfect flooring for both personal style and functional need.

Let’s talk about ceramic tile. If you live in a home that’s more than 10 years old, chances are high that your flooring is outdated. Old tile and linoleum can become cracked and stained over the years. The kitchen and bathrooms are the most heavily trafficked rooms in your home. This means two things:

1. The flooring in those rooms gets the most wear and tear.
2. You, your family, and your guests are all using and looking at the flooring in these rooms the most.

Choosing ceramic tile is both functional and beautiful. Home Carpet One carries the most extensive collection of ceramic tile including glass mosaics, stone mosaics, metal, slate, art tile, cement tile, marble, limestone, travertine, onyx, and other tile and natural stones in the Chicago area. Our team of experts can help you pick out the new tile flooring that will help transform your home into a perfect reflection of your own personal sense of style. We will also teach you how to take care of your new ceramic tile so that your beautiful new floors will stay just as brilliant for years to come!

Home Carpet One is looking forward to opening its doors for the designers to eat and drink while looking over some of the tile lines and new designs now displayed in the showroom. It will also be a great time for the interior designers to ask questions to some of our high-end tile vendors and to hear about the latest trends in tile.

Everyone at Home Carpet One is very excited to be a part of their first Designer Night Event. When interior designers are knowledgeable in the different tile and tile lines, it becomes that much easier to present them to their clients. And what better way to educate about products than to have an open house and let the designers speak with sales people and tile vendors? Home Carpet One knows by combining education of different tile lines and a laid-back environment the Designer Night Event will be a success.

Tile flooring is important to keep clean for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is “location, location, location.” Tile is most commonly installed in kitchens, where cleanliness is an absolute must, and in bathrooms, where germs tend to lurk and multiply the fastest if you don’t stop them in their tracks. The first thing to remember about floor cleaning is that it should be the last thing you do when cleaning a room. Whether you’re wiping down the kitchen counters or scrubbing the toilet, cleaning tends to lead to messes on the floor, and it will make your life easier if you remember to do the floor last. If your mother ever told you to clean your room “from top to bottom,” then you know that this wisdom has been around for a long time, and for good reason.

When you are ready to start cleaning your tile flooring, it’s important to realize that you really need to clean it twice. First do a “dry” cleaning, to pick up dirt, dust, and hair, and any other miscellaneous items that might be lying about. You can always use a broom and dustpan, but a better approach is to vacuum with a hose attachment (or any vacuum without a beater bar). Follow that with a Swiffer-type dust catcher and you’ll be well on your way to a clean floor.

Now you’re ready for a “wet” clean. Again, you have some old school and new school options here. If you want to go old school you can always use a rag or a mop. Mops with removable heads are easy to clean, and they tend to do a good job. If your tile can stand up to a cleaning with a citric acid solution (1-cup citric acid to 1.5 gallons of water), go for it. Citric acid makes a good and affordable floor cleaner, but not all tile flooring can handle it, so be sure to check with your manufacturer. If you’re in doubt, you can use a cleaning product such as Dupont’s Stonetech. If you decide you’d rather skip the mopping altogether in favor of a more contemporary solution, you can choose from products such as Swiffer’s Wet Jet, or one of the various steam-based cleaning tools out there. A professional steam cleaning every few years (or whenever your tile flooring starts to look really dingy) can also do wonders. You may have to reseal your tile after a professional streaming, but having a truly clean floor is worth a bit of effort.

AKDO, a company known for producing beautifully crafted, great quality mosaics, has recently undergone a makeover in our tile showroom at Home Carpet One.  We are now displaying over 20 new concept boards with fresh and innovative mosaic ideas to get the creative juices flowing.  AKDO products are some of the most well made mosaics and tiles in the flooring industry today.

Stop into our showroom to see our showcase of AKDO products that includes Carrara, Calacatta, Bursa Beige, Blue Lagos, and many more stone mosaics in interesting patterns and unique stone combinations.  From basketweaves to honeycomb mosaics, our sales professionals at Home Carpet One can help you select a mosaic that will enhance the beauty of any Chicago space.