Karndean vinyl flooring is one of the most exciting new floor covering options available on the market. Karndean creates vinyl plank and tile that realistically simulate natural materials such as wood, stone, slate, ceramic and marble. With recent advances in technology, these luxurious vinyl planks and tiles look so stunningly real that they will amaze you.

These floors are very different from sheet-type vinyl. As the floor is installed piece by piece, it gives it a handcrafted look just like real hardwood or tile flooring. Karndean also makes these tiles and planks in semi-random patterns so there are no repeating patterns that make your floor look cheap or like standard vinyl resilient flooring. A unique Karndean feature is the coloring of the floors. Slight changes are made to the color of the vinyl to give a slight random color difference. By doing this, the floors look like the real thing and there are no stain issues if you ever need to replace a board or tile. There are six different reasons why many consider Karndean Luxury Vinyl Plank and Tile to be the perfect floor.

1. Karndean vinyl flooring is stain proof against just about everything except petroleum-based spills. This includes everything from red wine to pet urine.

2. These vinyl tiles and planks are also waterproof. If you have a kitchen or bathroom leak, water won’t harm the vinyl. This is a very distinct advantage over hardwood and laminate flooring. If you have a leak under the dishwasher and you have hardwood or laminate, you will have to replace part or all of the flooring at enormous cost. With Karndean, the worst case scenario is that you have to re-lay the floor.

3. This flooring is hypoallergenic and resistant to mold and mildew.

4. Luxury vinyl plank and tile are very difficult to scratch compared to laminate and hardwood. If you have pets, you absolutely cannot install a better floor than luxury vinyl.

5. Karndean tiles are almost impossible to chip or break compared to ceramic, slate, stone and marble tiles. If you drop something heavy on them, it can cause a slight indentation. Of course, if you have real tile, it will probably crack or chip and need to be replaced.

6. Cleaning is very simple. Regular dust mopping and an occasional damp mop are all it takes. There is never a need to reapply any necessary finishing or polishing.

Now that you know why Karndean is close to perfect, what are some of the styles on offer? Karndean offers 6 different series.

1. Van Gogh’s lines have 22 variations of wooden planks. Almost every color and species imaginable is available.

2. Karndean’s Art Select Vinyl has 11 options to choose from between simulated wood planks and limestone modular tile.

3. Da Vinci is one of the most popular styles for luxury vinyl tile. With over 33 tile selections ranging from 16 to 12 inches in ceramic, slate and sandstone, you can find anything you want. The wooden planks are also part of the Da Vinci series.

4. Knight Tile has 33 tile and plank options. Terracotta, Marble, Slate, Stone and Wood complete the Knight tile.

5. Karndean’s Michelango line is a unique product line of tiles for a different decor. There are 12 products including Italian mosaic, Spanish pebble, and even a metallic mosaic.

6. Renoir is the latest series of tile and vinyl plank flooring from Karndean. Renoir has 13 different types of Wood, Slate and Concrete tiles.