When choosing new flooring for your home, remember that each type—from hardwood to vinyl—has its place. Porcelain tile suits rooms where things get busy, wet, and messy, like entries, mudrooms ...

The line between waterproof laminate flooring and a similar product rigid luxury vinyl planks is blurred, with the most important difference being the quality of the wood-grain pattern.

‘Vinyl’s synthetic makeup might lack the tactile warmth and genuineness of materials like laminate or even oak ... laminate ...