Hosting Thanksgiving comes with enough challenges – don’t let floor damage become another one. Hardwood is a coveted flooring option that can elevate your interior as easily as make it cozier, homey, or rustic. Hardwood’s design flexibility enables you to craft your room around your home’s most used feature. So when family and friends gather to carve the turkey and give thanks, you’ll want to be proactive about protecting your hardwood floors from accidental damage.

Tips to protect your hardwood floors:

• Ask guests to remove their shoes as they enter, especially if it’s raining or snowing, to prevent guests from trekking salt, water, mud, or dirt inside. This also minimizes the chance of scuffs or scrapes.
• Put a felt pad or rug beneath chair legs to prevent scraping or scuffing hardwood as guests jostle the furniture or sit down to dinner.
• Clean up any food or drink spills as soon as they occur.
• Lay down runner rugs or area rugs in high-traffic rooms like the living room, dining room, and kitchen.
• Sweep or vacuum the floor, and follow up with a gentle cleaner to restore shine and protect against further wear and tear. (Avoid harsh chemicals, heavy or tough bristle brushes/brooms, and excessive water.)

At David Tiftickjian and Sons we carry a truly extraordinary range of runners and area rugs to help you create the warmest, most welcoming, and safest home for the holidays.

Contact us today to learn more or visit our Downtown Buffalo or Williamsville Showroom to bring home a rug in time for Thanksgiving!