Karndean flooring

I'm an impatient person.... Poor Joe. I'm so keen to drive out to the block every week. Nothing new there, it's still all sand, and titles won't be released til April. But it's nice to look at it and dream! (Until you step out of the car and into the sand while you are wearing thongs or sandals... sand all in your feet, YUCK.)

So I've been ordering heaps of samples! It's like Christmas everytime they arrive. It's FAB. Usually it's just bills or junkmail you get in the mailbox.... now we get presents! FREE presents!

Anyhos, onto this "Karndean" business. It's flooring. And it's VINYL.

Yep, I said VINYL. And guess what! The Karndean stuff LOOKS NOTHING LIKE VINYL. Seriously!! Mind you, the Karndean stuff is way more expensive than the cheaper stuff (you're looking at $25 per sqm versus $70 per sqm, minimum). But, for a fake wood, geeeez it is good!

So, here's the lowdown on why we chose it.

• It doesn't look like vinyl... it actually looks realistic!
• Easily replaced as it uses planks.
• Better wearing than laminate or vinyl - doesn't scratch or mark.
• Better than your average vinyl - doesn't indent with heavy objects on them (planks are super solid)
• All the Karndean ranges have fab reviews (not so much the Knight Tiles but I think they've improved them)
• IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE VINYL!
• More cost effective than wood
• More hardwearing than laminates and bamboos with high heels!

We went into Trevors Carpets to check out the range on Christmas Eve Day. I just couldn't envision vinyl looking decent - it was driving me nuts! (Seriously, poor Joe didn't hear the end of it!)

But, when we went and saw it alongside the laminate, bamboo
and wood flooring...

You could not tell the difference unless you were on your hands and knees,
with your face near the floor!

So we ordered a heap of samples from the Karndean site. And there's an fantastic interactive floor viewer, very handy! Also works on iPads / mobile if you want to sit in front of the TV with a wine or whatnot.

From everything we looked at on the website, plus everything we looked at in store, plus choosing from all our samples.... we ended up choosing.... *DRUMROLL*

The overall effect with larger areas is pretty schweet!

As a side note, we're finding "Karndean" quite difficult to constantly say... so we're renaming it "Kardashian". Has a nice ring to it - "Kardashian flooring". I'm sure Kim Kardashian and Kayne would approve!