Remodeling your home can be an exciting venture. New cabinets, doors, windows, and flooring means trading out the old for something updated and more readily aligned with your vision and style. But when it comes to choosing the type of floors throughout your house, you might wonder if dark or lighter colors are better. To help you navigate this process, this article contains a few things you’ll want to consider before deciding which option is right for you and your home.

Winter weather can mean spending hours outside playing in the snow, but it also results in muddy boots (and paws) and hot chocolate spills. To minimize the amount of dirt, mud, snow, and other outdoor elements from entering your home and onto your carpet flooring, here are three ways to keep the areas you walk on clean and free of what only winter can track in.