We use Pergo laminate flooring in our home. Looks like wood, easy to install if you are a do-it-yourselfer, and easy to care for. It comes in a variety of colors and styles. Perhaps you would like that.

I have wood floors but that is what this old house came with built in 1920

I have wood floors and also live in an old house but wouldn't trade em for anything...excellent in the sewing room..

I think that the wood floors would be cozy and nice to clean. Just think a wheelie chair could go across the room.....what fun!!LOL

I just got a laminate floor last week...It is great!!! Only problem I have found is that ya don't see the thread on the floor like I used to with carpet...Oh that could be a good theing!!!

NO RUGS!!!!

I heard of bamboo boards. Very strong and durable and they look like floor boards. Anything but carpet! It's warm but a nightmare to clean and to "drive" the wheelie chair around... ha.. Good Luck! *4U

It will be easier to keep clean. I have bamboo flooring and its wonderful. Used to have carpet and yes carpet is warmer but with all the threads that end up on the floor it's easier to clean up with wood floors.

Oh I would think the wood flooring - would be great - you sure could get the threads up much easier.

I think I would go with wood flooring, unless the room is cold in the winter.

I have carpet but much prefer wood flooring. It's so much easier to get up thread snips & bits & pieces of material from a wood floor *

emily. It looks like hands down for wood!!! i agree!!!

I lokked at putting wooden floating floor in my sewing room but ended up with lino that looks like wood

I pulled out the carpet and found hard wood flooring underneath. I chose to paint the floor rather than refinish for the ease of seeing pins and thread much easier.

Judy Mc

Oh please let us know - what you are going to do and when

we've got the laminate flooring and I love it. I also went to sears and at the checkout in the tool dept they had this really neat telescoping magnet for $3, now when I drop pins or needles or my scissors I just pick em up with the magnet thingy and no bending and with my back that's a blessing, really neat thing to have...

Ok, my idea is that somebody should invent a sewing room floor like this: looks like real wood, but is actually kind of a grating/heat register material, where threads, pins, etc. will just fall thru to the lower layer, and be whisked away by the central whole-house vacuum. Hee hee hee, I've been taking cold medicine & watching Star Trek again, can you tell? I have carpet, but I don't mind because I've got a chair mat to wheel on, and a tiny hand held vac that cleans the machine & also sucks up threads off the floor in immediate machine area. Most people seem to like wood or laminate or linoleum of some sort, you can broom instead of haul out the vac. Best of luck, post a pic in projects when you're done! Hugs, Marji

I think wood is probably the best or the laminate. I currently have carpeting in my sewing room but I also have a large piece of plywood that my chair is on by the machine ( so I can move around easily) Most of my thread and needles fall on the plywood. So for now that is a good solution for me.

I like the wood flooring. I know that your sewing room will be beautiful! Happy Mother's Day Everyone!

Wood looks great but can be noisey to walk on. Also it can make the room a little cool in winter if you don't have rugs on the floor. Wood is easy to clean, just sweep. If it were me I would tend to go for a light coloured Linolium. Easier to clean and a little warmer underfoot than timber.

wood any day or a nice cork floor - they can put a finish on it that's great. Cork is durable, & cushioned; it can be costly thou. Talk with your dealer he can give you the comparisons

WHY NOT TILE? you can get the heat strips to go under it so the floor is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. My mother has wood floors, pretty, but scratch easy. I have a dark color in one room, hides dirt well and lighter colors in smaller rooms to make them look bigger and brighter.
1/2 carpet in living room, then tile to each entry.
THERE is also a new lenolium that looks like wood planks. Long like planks and is put down in strips.

I agree with "migs" about the cork floor. I have no idea what it costs, but a friend of mine put cork on their rec room floor and it's great. It comes in lots of colors and styles and it is kindof cushy. There is just the slightest give to it so your feet don't hurt like on hard surfaces. It's definitely on my list of priorities when I get this lousy carpet out of my sewing room!!

I have wood laminate in my room (was yucky old brown/gold nylon carpet before!). I love this floor - easy to sweep and then once in a while I swiffer it with my wet-jet.

I would definetly go with pergo flooring...DON'T get the cheap stuff either...We bought some from a place in Aurora for $1.97 sq. loved it we got some on sale a little cheaper at home depot...it is pure garbage...Watch for warranty on what ever you get....Tile is too cold, slippery when wet and if you drop anything on it, it shatters...Carpet holds dirt down below, stains, and you can't find pins and needles.

Hi Emily,

I just love my linoleum floor - it is called Pegulan flooring - we got one that looks like wood. It is easy to clean and soft under foot. This flooring is on a cement base too and we have never had any trouble with it. The only thing is my dog Bella blends in with it!!!!! I'll attach a couple of photos so you can see.

Good luck - love and blessings Chris

This is the website for the Pegulan linoleum in Australia, but I am sure you would have some over your way. http://www.pegulan.com.au/styles.asp

I've got 30 yr old lino that has seen better days. If I would change it I'd go for wood or laminate. But I'd have to get everything out of the room first - oh horror!

I agree with others go for wood or a good quaility laminate. My room has carpet right now am saving my pennies to redo with wood. My husband got so sick of my complaining about the carpet that he put down sheets of plywood where sewing center is for now. It looks funny, but works!

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