Finding the right floor can be overwhelming. Between the various styles, price points and aesthetics, it’s also important to consider how much work you want to put into taking care of your floors. Different rooms need different attributes and different flooring types perform better under different conditions.

Beautifully Responsible® resilient flooring has numerous options that perform well in many areas in your home. To help you find the right floor for the right application, consider these four performance criteria:

1. Scratches: What floors are best for my dog or new puppy? 
   Paws mean claws. While our furry friends bring us joy every day, they also bring extra flooring considerations. Zoomies can take a toll if your flooring isn’t designed for pets. When looking for flooring, make sure to look for flooring types that specify scratch-resistance and pet-friendly features. There are many options in resilient flooring like luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring, vinyl flooring, rigid core and others that are often designed to stand up to tug of war and high traffic areas. 
   
2. Moisture and water: How to not panic about spills on your floors? 
   Mishaps and spills are just a part of life. If you’re looking for floors for a room that could see spills or that see moisture regularly, it’s important to consider flooring solutions designed to handle them. Resilient flooring offers numerous waterproof and water-resistant options that take the panic out of spills and splashes. 
   
3. Durability: What floors handle traffic and play best? 
   Resilient flooring is exactly that — resilient. Part of the beauty of Beautifully Responsible flooring is how durable it is. Flooring is an investment, and you want it to look good and last while being low maintenance. Resilient flooring offers performance in a host of products that is attainable and beautiful from starter home to dream home. Whether you have young children that race across the room or an entryway that sees a lot of traffic, resilient flooring has many options that are a great fit for areas that need that extra bit of durability.  
   
4. Cleanability: Which floors are easiest to keep clean? 
   Pet hair dust balls accumulating in the corner, puppy accidents or just the usual dirt and dust — you shouldn’t have to break out the heavy-duty or specialized cleaners. That’s not low maintenance. With many flooring options that can be easily cleaned with nothing but neutral cleansers, Beautifully Responsible flooring puts the ease into easy flooring.   

Beautiful and responsible: How to find floors for low-maintenance living 

The beauty of resilient floors goes beyond aesthetics. The simplicity of owning and maintaining them is beautiful too. Resilient flooring offers many options that responsibly protect your flooring investment with durability, waterproof and water-resistant options, and scratch-resistant layers. They provide low-maintenance, beautifully simple floors that last. 

Whether you’re looking for all of these attributes or only a few, Beautifully Responsible resilient flooring has the floor for you. Choosing a floor is tough. Find a floor that is designed to make your life easier. 

If you’re looking for flooring inspiration for your next home renovation or new build, scrolling through social media boards and manufacturer’s sites are good places to start. However, there are other important flooring considerations beyond aesthetics.  

To help you find the right floor that balances beauty and substance, consider these questions. 

Are the claims standing on sure footing? 

Whether it’s sustainable flooring or flooring that promotes good indoor air quality, it’s difficult to know for sure which flooring really meets the criteria they claim. Third-party certifications can provide the dose of truth you need. They are independently verified, meaning the flooring manufacturer needs to prove it’s meeting the strict guidelines of the certifications to use the badge. For instance, third-party certifications — such as FloorScore^® (for Indoor Air Quality) and ASSURE CERTIFIED™ (for multiple attributes in Rigid Core flooring) — are quick ways to make sure the flooring you’re considering can back up its claims. 

How can I find good looking floors that I can feel good about? 

You deserve to feel good about every aspect of your floors — whether it’s stopping your guests in their tracks in amazement when they enter a room or the environmental impacts made by a company working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, finding flooring that matches your home’s aesthetics and what’s important to you requires a little research. 

1. Check the sustainability section on the manufacturer’s website. Most suppliers of Beautifully Responsible^® resilient flooring go to great lengths to engage sustainability in their business models. Many also publish detailed sustainability reports. 

2. Look for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), which detail product ingredients, carbon footprint and overall environmental impacts. 

Where can I find a floor that meets all these criteria? 

Resilient flooring, including varieties from Beautifully Responsible^® member brands, offers hundreds of options with style and substance.  

Resilient flooring offers many scratch-resistant and water-resistant options, making them both pet-friendly and a breeze to clean up with neutral cleansers. You can also find industry-wide EPDs for various types of resilient flooring and many manufacturers regularly publish sustainability reports, sharing their progress toward environmental goals. Walk on peace of mind knowing you’re protected from many common mishaps, all while creating a stunning, sustainable home environment. 

Find your floor and answers to more common questions by visiting http://beautifullyresponsible.com/find-your-floor/. 

As concern grows for the environment, consumers are considering the environmental impact of their purchases. From clothing and cars to flooring, more people are looking for products that are made with the environment in mind.

The “Shoptivism” report, from sustainability consultancy Shelton Group, reveals that about 33% of Americans say they have chosen or stopped purchasing a product because of the environmental record of its manufacturer — and 26% can name the brand.

If you’re on the hunt for more sustainable flooring for your home, you’re not alone. Let’s take a closer look at how Beautifully Responsible^® resilient flooring manufacturers are answering consumer demands and creating a big collective impact in the realm of sustainability.

Learn more about:

• Indoor air quality
• Durability
• Transparency
• Additional reading materials

Third-party certified for good indoor air quality

When products emit volatile organic compound (VOC) in high enough levels, they can have negative impacts on our well-being. Many of our resilient flooring partners, however, have attained a variety of independent certifications that ensure products meet strict air quality standards for your home.

FloorScore^® is the most recognized indoor air quality certification standard for hard surface flooring. Certification ensures your resilient flooring has met stringent standards limiting VOCs. That means healthier air and more space to breathe in the day.

Durability and high performance by design

The longer a floor can be maintained without having to be replaced, the less environmental impact it will have. Resilient flooring is known for enhanced durability and its ease to clean, with water-resistant and waterproof varieties.

Many of our mindful manufacturers offer robust performance guarantees for their resilient flooring products. Check out the Floor Your Floor page to view all Beautifully Responsible^® manufacturers and click through to each of their websites.

Transparency across the whole life cycle

Mindful manufacturers set new standards for product transparency. Many of our resilient flooring partners use voluntary disclosure tools to give you insight into product ingredients, anticipated lifecycle, and emissions.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) show a manufacturer’s voluntary commitment to measuring, reducing, and reporting the environmental impact of products that have undergone life cycle assessments. Many resilient flooring manufacturers offer EPDs for some or all products, and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) offers industry-wide EPDs.

Health Product Declarations (HPDs) are another voluntary way for manufacturers to disclose the impact of product material health on people and the environment.

Finally, ASSURE CERTIFIED^™ for rigid core resilient flooring includes third-party verified performance requirements in areas like indoor air quality, heavy metal content and ortho-phthalate content.

Additional reading materials

As part of transparency efforts, our resilient flooring partners are all working towards reducing their impact through initiatives like powering operations with renewable energy and reducing their water use, and more. Below are links to more information for each Beautifully Responsible^® manufacturer’s actions:

• AHF
• American Biltrite
• Beauflor
• Bentley Mills
• Congoleum
• CFL
• Engineered Floors
• Gerflor
• HMTX
• Interface
• Karndean
• Lonseal
• Mannington
• Mohawk
• MSI
• Novalis
• NOX
• Roppe
• Shaw
• Tarkett
• Torlys
• Wellmade
• Windmoeller

Feeling inspired?

Then it’s time to start stepping into you with floors that are tailored to your values, style, and budget. Find the right floor for you today.

The average American spends 90% of their time indoors, where we take for granted that our air is clean and pure. But while we may check the weather forecast for smog and pollen count to find out the status of outdoor air, many homeowners haven’t thought about air quality inside their homes.

People have, however, gotten more concerned about indoor air quality since the pandemic. According to Shelton Group Pulse research, 37% of respondents are more concerned about indoor air quality now as compared to before the pandemic. And that’s a good thing, because the concentration of certain pollutants can be up to 2-5% worse indoors than outdoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This can be influenced by the products you choose for your home

Three ways to support indoor air quality

The EPA offers 3 main strategies — source control, increased ventilation, and air cleaners — to improve air quality. When used together, they give you the best chance of breathing easy in your home.

Source control

Source control is the most effective way for you to reduce the indoor allergens present in your home. It means fundamentally reducing your exposure to air pollution; for example, by introducing products that are certified to promote good indoor air quality.

When flooring is the foundation of your home, you want it to contain as few chemicals of concern as possible!

Not only do Beautifully Responsible resilient floors come in water-resistant varieties that are easy to keep clean of allergens without harsh chemicals, many of our partners offer flooring that is independently certified to comply with high standards for indoor air quality.

The third-party FloorScore® certifies hard surface flooring, adhesives, and underlayments for low levels of VOCs and other chemicals of concern. Information on FloorScore® can be found here.

Increased ventilation

Ventilating your home regularly makes it less likely that allergens will accumulate and cause harm.

Let fresh air into your home regularly by opening the windows.

You can also use mechanical ventilation, like electric or ceiling fans, to increase air circulation in your home. This is a good option for times when you don’t want to open windows, or in addition to opening windows.

If you need to paint something, do it outside whenever possible. Keep windows open when using harsh cleaning products.

Air cleaners

Air purifiers are a great way to filter indoor air without too much extra effort. This device combines an internal filter and fan to capture airborne particles from pet dander, pollen, and dust, and circulate purified air back into the room.

The EPA recommends air purifiers with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. You can look at the air cleaners recommended by a program like asthma & allergy friendly® to minimize triggers of asthma and allergy. Be sure to change your filters regularly for best performance.

Your next steps

To reduce indoor allergens at the source, choose flooring that contributes to an indoor environment with better air quality for your whole family.

Read more about how Beautifully Responsible® floors can support your well-being and browse design inspiration to find the right flooring solution your next home renovation project.

Plus, important questions to ask yourself when choosing resilient flooring.

If the idea of a spring remodel brings you equal parts intrigue and dread, we’re here to change that. Resilient flooring options from Beautifully Responsible^® partners provide many options that fit both your budget and personal style, alongside your priorities for choosing sustainable products.

Resilient flooring is a durable type of flooring that can be made of flooring types like rubber, linoleum, cork, luxury vinyl tile (LVT), and sheet vinyl, among others. Resilient flooring is becoming increasingly popular in homes across the country thanks to the incredible solutions it brings to homes just like yours. Not only are many Beautifully Responsible^® floors designed with indoor air quality and other important performance factors in mind, but many are also built to stand up to the rigors of life, every day.

Resilient flooring comes in tons of styles for every taste, but how do you know what to ask for? Let’s explore the top 5 home flooring trends for 2023 and share tips to help you create a tailored space at home you never want to leave!

Trend 1: Classic hardwood look, but with a resilient twist

Best suited for: your kitchen, dining room, hallway, home office

Hardwood designs create a timeless foundation for your home with the ability to evolve with your tastes. When you go the resilient flooring route, you’ll find design options for everything from dramatic walnut to stately mahogany at a more affordable budget.

And it’s called ‘resilient’ for a reason. Technical attributes like durability and moisture resistance for select options are just a few of the performance benefits you get when you choose Beautifully Responsible^® floors.

“How easy is it to install this model?”

Resilient flooring types like luxury vinyl tile and luxury vinyl plank tend are modular and can be DIY-friendly, so in some styles you can replace one unit without replacing the whole floor. Not that you will need to do this due to the durability of the product, though! Plus, you can play with Chevron configurations, which are popular this spring remodel season.

Trend 2: Modern stone-look flooring

Best suited for: your bathroom, kitchen, dining room, mudroom

When it comes to resilient home flooring, stone style designs don’t just look sturdy, many are super durable. For example, many slate-inspired tiles can add effortless class and character to high-traffic rooms that are cleaned often.

Stone-look resilient flooring with water-resistant attributes also gives you a leg up in rooms that see fluctuations in temperature and moisture. Look for Beautifully Responsible manufacturers that offer flooring in technical configurations adapted specially for rooms like the kitchen and bathroom.

“How durable is this model?”

Look for a floor that’s suited to expected foot traffic. For example, rigid core flooring is one of the fastest-growing categories of resilient flooring because of its comfort, durability, and water-resistant varieties.

Trend 3: Large format tiles to welcome you home

Perfect for: your kitchen, mudroom, laundry room, basement

Functional rooms like the kitchen are often the heart of the home, where people meet to share the adventures of their day.

Large format tiles, like the sheet vinyl category of resilient flooring, can create the illusion of space in rooms where you spend a lot of time and make them appear more expansive, but that’s not the only benefit.

Depending on the flooring solution chosen, resilient home flooring installations can have inherent resistance to scratches and stains in homes with small children and pets. They’re also often built to be easy to clean with neutral cleansers. And, there’s no grout to maintain!

“How stain-resistant is this model? Is there a waterproof version?”

Resilient flooring stands out in rooms like the kitchen and laundry room that see a lot of dirt, moisture, movement, and accidental spills! Many flooring solutions have water-resistant and waterproof varieties. With its larger dimensions, sheet vinyl is also a great starting point to find the look you’re after.

Trend 4: Statement designs to pull it all together

Perfect for: your kitchen, basement, laundry room, mudroom, bathroom

Just like a statement piece ties together the perfect outfit, a nice statement floor can make an impressive focal point for your dream home.

With statement designs from Beautifully Responsible^® partners, the possibilities are endless—but it’s a great idea to start with the styles that appeal to you. Resilient flooring types like rubber, LVT, and sheet vinyl can also come with a textured surface.

“Do you have designs that fit [preferred style]?”

Pro tip: Search for styles like Bohemian, Farmhouse, Mid-Century Modern, Minimalist Zen, Scandinavian, and more using the ‘decors’ filter in our Design Inspiration section.

Trend 5: Cozy spaces

Perfect for: your family room, bedroom, hallway, basement

If you found that perfect statement rug, resilient flooring creates an ideal foundation underneath.

“How does this flooring product protect the air quality in my home?”

With indoor air quality more important than ever, look for third-party labels like FloorScore^® to identify tested and proven solutions for your home.

Take the next step into you

In the Design Inspiration section of our site, you can explore real-world design examples and sort by style, room, manufacturer, and type of luxury vinyl flooring.

Have you identified your favorite trend? Find your perfect flooring now.

Rigid core flooring … maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s the fastest-growing type of resilient flooring in North America.

Rigid core is a type of engineered flooring typically installed with an interlocking tongue and groove system. Many flooring solutions are designed for exceptional underfoot comfort, warm aesthetics, and water-resistance that make it an ideal choice for any room in your home.

With rigid core’s layered construction, many options are designed to wear well, maintain their aesthetic appeal, be stable, and protect against the unexpected spills and stains of everyday life. In particular, ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core flooring is an independent certification that takes indoor air quality, performance, and durability into account.

Here are six reasons why ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core flooring is the right choice for your home:

1. Cost-effective design

Looking for a natural aesthetic? ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core can provide the natural textures and patterns you want, whether in tile or plank configurations, in a way that’s often more cost-effective. What’s more, rigid core flooring’s modular design and installation make single tiles or planks easier to replace.

2. Transparent to the nth power

What does it mean to be ASSURE CERTIFIED™, anyway? This third-party certification is a stamp of approval that your choice of rigid core flooring puts your safety and well-being first. It ensures you are selecting a flooring that meets stringent standards for indoor air quality (IAQ), transparency, and performance while addressing heavy metal and ortho-phthalate content, with your family’s well-being in mind. ASSURE CERTIFIED™ certification includes strict limits on the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) your rigid core flooring can emit.

3. Manufacturing that will floor you

In addition to being ASSURE CERTIFIED™, there is an industry-wide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for rigid core products. Third-party certified EPDs provide you, your architect and your designer with a listing of environmental impacts for resilient flooring products, so you can feel good about your flooring choice. Many Beautifully Responsible^® manufacturers evaluate the same impact categories, including global warming potential (GWP), for product-specific EPDs as well. Visit the Find Your Floor page to find a Beautifully Responsible^® manufacturer.

4. The stress-free environment you deserve

Stressed about keeping your floors in tip-top shape? No longer. Rigid core water-resistant and waterproof flooring options make quick work of common spills, thanks to a construction that is designed for use with neutral cleansers.

5. Room to live with scratch-proof flooring

Scratches happen, but with rigid core flooring it won’t matter whether your kids blame the dog, your dog blames the kids, or it was actually the cat all along (likely). ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core flooring often looks new for longer when you choose options with advanced scratch protection perfect for pets, as well as resistance to life’s most challenging stains, odors, and mountains of pet hair.

Why choose ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core flooring?

Choosing ASSURE CERTIFIED™ rigid core ensures you have room to live—complemented by support for good indoor air quality and attributes, like scratch resistance, that make life a little easier while your floor stays looking great. Find your flooring inspiration today.

Your furry friends are part of the family. And as much as you love playing and taking them on walks, they are a lot of responsibility. Let your floors take on some of the burden with options that have built-in durability for the everyday and the unexpected.

Beautifully Responsible floors are designed to give you and your pets the room to live your best lives for years to come. Depending on the flooring solution you choose, zoomies don’t have to cause fears of scratched floors; the unexpected wet shake doesn’t have to trigger panic about water damage; and the muddy pawprints don’t have to be a beast to clean up. Get the best floors for your dogs or cats that don’t give you pause at the sight of paws.

Dirt and dander denied

We’ve all been there. You’ve been having a blast outside with your pup, when they want to bring it inside, caked in dirt. While this mess is never fun to clean up, you can get floors that make it easier.

Most Beautifully Responsible resilient floors are designed to make removing messes, odors and pet hair easier. Phew! Potty training just got a lot less stressful. From vinyl sheets that can fit a room or luxury vinyl tile to customize your home, resilient flooring offers options can generally be cleaned with neutral cleansers. Just make sure to follow the manufacturer’s recommended cleaning instructions for your new floor.

Zoom on

Dog or cat — sometimes, they just have to run. Now you can run with them, not just after them. Made to provide advanced scratch protection for everyday life, most Beautifully Responsible floors are always ready for our furry friends’ fastest. Make chase a game again without the fear of damaging your floors.

Now, toss that ball already!

Water and spills? No worries

Even the bestest of boys and girls sometimes spill water with a vigorous tail wag. It’s a good thing many Beautifully Responsible options are waterproof or water-resistant for even the messiest of pets. Many are resistant to staining too. Now you can forgive those puppy eyes even faster.

Pet-friendly floors made easy

You want your pets to live their best lives, but you also want to live in gorgeous spaces. Many Beautifully Responsible resilient flooring solutions offer the durability against dirt, spills and sprints while also providing a wide variety of attractive options to fit any aesthetic you have in mind. Just brought your new friend home and need to create a space where they can play? Simply head to your local home improvement store to explore numerous resilient flooring options. Treat yourself and your pets to beautiful spaces that don’t limit your fun and give you room to live. Find your floor today.

Floors are an investment. When you’re sitting down to plan out a room remodel, you don’t start with a designer lamp or a sleek lounge chair—you design your spaces from the floor up. You’re looking for something that brings the room to life while giving you the room to live your life.

So, when you’re speccing out your remodel this spring, you should choose Beautifully Responsible resilient flooring. If you’re redoing your kitchen, you need floors that can stand up to spills. If you just got a new puppy, you need floors that don’t pause at the sight of paws. Resilient flooring offers durable options that can stand up to everyday wear and tear, all in beautiful designs with many budget-friendly options. Here’s why you should consider resilient flooring for your remodel.

Options inspired by nature

Resilient flooring offers a wide variety of color, texture, and design options to fit any vision for your room that you can dream up, including woodgrain or stone patterns. But beyond their beauty on the surface, RFCI members’ resilient flooring options are often made with sustainable manufacturing practices like reducing energy, water, and waste.

New floors faster

Many resilient floors are designed to be easier to install, but you can also find resilient flooring options in nearly every home improvement store—meaning you could get started on your renovation today. Whether it’s in sheets that can cover an entire room or luxury vinyl tiles that you can tailor to your space, resilient flooring can save you time and money on installation. When comparing the average installation times of many resilient flooring options with some other flooring types, the savings are clear.

A breath of fresh air

As the seasons change, you should make sure your new flooring helps create a high-quality indoor environment. Hundreds of resilient flooring products and their adhesives have earned the third-party FloorScore^® IAQ Certification, which sets strict limits on the types and amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can be emitted from non-carpet flooring products.

Find your floor

Whatever look you want, whatever room you’re renovating, there’s a resilient floor that will add a spring to your step. When you choose Beautifully Responsible resilient flooring, you’re getting floors that you know are made well. What are you waiting for? Find your floor today.

If you’re looking for a family-friendly, colorful floor for the playroom, look no further. If you wish you had a durable kitchen floor that stood up to scuffs and spills, stop wishing. Want to fill your home with products that consider sustainability attributes? You’ve come to the right place for these benefits and more.

From the manufacturing process to everyday use, resilient flooring brings together beauty and responsibility through innovative and mindful manufacturing. Check out the graphic below to walk through the many benefits you’ll get from resilient flooring made by Beautifully Responsible partners.