How to Plan the Ultimate Staycation

How to Plan the Ultimate Staycation | Shelley Carpets

We’re all probably dreaming of a trip to Europe or the Caribbean. Sometimes, however, travel just isn’t in the cards. Fortunately, you can still enjoy the arrival of warm weather and have fun with your family by turning your home into a staycation destination. Here at Shelley Carpets, we have…

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4 Ways You’re Damaging Your Hardwood

Damaging Your Hardwood | Shelley Carpets

With proper care and maintenance, your hardwood flooring will remain beautiful and serve your home for decades. It will also improve your home’s resale value.We know that our floors are prone to spills, drops, and scratches. These should be avoided at all costs. However, there are some other ways you…

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Preparing Your Home for Spring

Preparing Your Home for Spring | Shelley Carpets

Spring is a beautiful time—and for many, it’s the best season! As new life abounds and flowers bloom, it’s only natural that we want to take a few moments to spruce up our home as well—hence, the term “spring cleaning.’ Not only does spring cleaning get us in the spirit…

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Best Types of Hardwood Flooring for Families

Best Types of Hardwood Flooring for Families | Shelley Carpets

For premium natural beauty and incredible resale value for your home, nothing compares to the gorgeous texture and timeless durability of hardwood flooring. In fact, realtors stated in the National Wood Flooring Association’s 2017 Remodeling Impact Report that installing new wood floors in the home recovers sellers an amazing 91…

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How to Throw the Ultimate Party

How to Throw the Ultimate Party | Shelley Carpets

When it comes to throwing a memorable party, there are a few steps involved that will save you stress while also keeping your home (and your flooring) in good shape. Read on to learn more about simple things to keep in mind when planning a get together, no matter how…

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How to Winter-Proof Your Home

How to Winter-Proof Your Home | Shelley Carpets

Winter is not only one of the most beautiful seasons that we experience every year, but it’s also one of the most distinct! When temperatures drop below freezing and moisture turns to snow and ice, it creates a unique mix of winter ‘slush’ underneath our feet that can wreak havoc…

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Your Guide to Area Rug Materials

Area Rug | Shelley Carpets

When you want to add depth, texture, color, pattern, and style to a room, the perfect area rug will make all the difference. Available in nearly every size, shape, and design that you can imagine, area rugs not only provide an instant design refresh but also offer protection for your surfaces against wear and tear.…

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Luxury Vinyl Flooring or Laminate Flooring?

Luxury Vinyl Flooring | Shelley Carpets

You love the texture and natural beauty of wood flooring, but you’re on a tight budget and you have a strict deadline. Immediately, you think of stylish laminate flooring and innovative luxury vinyl flooring as possible alternatives, but you’re not sure which is a better fit for your home. What…

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5 Ways to Prepare Your Home for the Holidays

5 Ways to Prepare Your Home for the Holidays | Shelley Carpets

The holiday season is officially upon us, and it’s time to prepare your home for the holidays. Here at Shelley Carpets in Sarasota, FL, it’s our favorite time of the year! We can already hear Santa’s sleigh bells faintly jingling. Have you started to prepare your home for…

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How to Protect Your Hardwood Over the Holidays

How to Protect Your Hardwood Over the Holidays | Shelley Carpets

The holidays are not only a stressful season for our minds and bodies, but they can also be stressful for our homes as well. All of the merrymaking brings snowy boots, spilled eggnog, and scratches and scruffs to your beautiful hardwood flooring. If you’ve recently purchased new hardwood from…

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Choosing the Best Carpet

Choosing the Best Carpet | Shelley Carpets

School has been back in session, the family calendar is full, and cooler months are finally rolling in. With this, many homeowners are considering sprucing up their homes with new carpet before the holidays. Is new carpet on your pre-holiday wishlist? If so, the team at Shelley Carpets in…

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How to Embrace Hygge This Season

How to Embrace Hygge This Season | Shelley Carpets

Cooler temperatures are finally upon us in most parts of the country, and we’re focusing our attention on the inside of our homes as we prepare to bundle up. Here at Shelley Carpets in Sarasota, FL, we’re noticing a trend that the Danish people call ‘hygge (pronounced as…

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