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7 Things to Consider Before Buying a Fixer-Upper

Looking for beautiful, new hardwood for your first floor, modern carpet for your family room, or durable porcelain tile for your kitchen? Kruper Flooring & Design has you covered. Call us today at (703) 263-8087 for more information!7 Things...

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New Traditional Design

The new traditional interior design style resembles a timeless look for modern homes. It holds on to this classic look while also juxtaposing some newer elements of design. New Traditional Design balances the lived-in feel with luxury. This design...

Why do I need dustless sanding?
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3 mins

Why do I need dustless sanding?

Dustless sanding is a popular option for homeowners looking to improve the appearance of their hardwood floors. Dustless sanding and regular sanding are very similar but dustless sanding preserves the indoor air quality! It is also much more...

Top 4 popular wood flooring and cabinet combinations
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2 mins

Top 4 popular wood flooring and cabinet combinations

Choosing the right flooring goes beyond the overall décor of your home. If your floors are too dark for, say, the pillows on your couch, you can switch them out. Maybe the blue in your curtains are clashing with the particular hue of your wood...

Three creative ways to keep wet shoes off your hardwood floors
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2 mins

Three creative ways to keep wet shoes off your hardwood floors

Spring often means rain and lots of it! April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring dripping, wet shoes into your home and onto your beautiful hardwood floors. Do not let soggy shoes dirty up or damage your floors! Minimally, wipe shoes...

Red oak vs white oak hardwood flooring
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3 mins

Red oak vs white oak hardwood flooring

Hardwood flooring is a popular choice here in Northern Virginia, and for good reason; our summers are quite humid, and our winters don’t get that cold (and when it does, it gets VERY cold). We don’t do things small here in NoVa, which is why you...

Protecting hardwood floors in your bathroom
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3 mins

Protecting hardwood floors in your bathroom

Hardwood floors are trickier to manage in your bathroom, but if you would like hardwood floors throughout your home you can have them! Your design ideas do not have to be limited by the moisture that naturally occurs in bathrooms, there are ways...

Most popular home gym flooring choices
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Most popular home gym flooring choices

If you can make the space, building an at-home gym is a great investment, not only for your home, but for your health. Once you have that space, the right equipment and your music ready to go, the only thing missing that helps lay the groundwork...