Our hunting expedition lately was a field trip to Pro Source flooring company, our wholesale flooring supplier for a meet and greet with several of their vendors. They are the largest to the trade source of their kind in North America offering over 25,000 products. They are unique in that they daily shop all home centers and other sources to insure they have the lowest prices available and can therefore pass the savings on to their designer clients. We like that – alot! They offer over 60 brands of carpeting alone and 40 brands of hardwood. They even carry leather flooring and cork.

One of the newest carpets on the market today is Tigressa from Shaw Carpet company. With the latest technology Shaw has created yarns half the width of a human hair with a tensile strength incomparable to other carpets yet with a super soft texture. Its patented color process insures durable saturated hues that can stand up to matting and abuse.
Another product we were wowed by is by American Marazzi Tile Inc. Their color body porcelain Riflessi di Legno looks like planks of a hardwood floor with distinctive wood graining. It comes in five wood colors and can span the rustic look of a mountain lodge to the sophistication of a Manhattan loft. Brilliant and versatile!

Their Soho architectural mosaic is a superb unique color body porcelain that comes in oversized, square or plank forms with the addition of 3 dimensional modules. As inserts or panels, these mesh backtiles create sculptural interest with a sophisticated urban appeal.
Green is a major movement in the flooring industry as well as many other areas of the interior trades. One of the main green products gaining popularity is cork. Cork is a sustainable, renewable and a beautiful option for many areas of a home

It has an insulating quality that helps capture the echos
of large rooms and lend a hand to sound proofing.

It is easy to install, warm under foot, stain resistant and very useful in places like basements where moisture or high humidity could be an issue as it resists molds, mildew and bacteria.
Cork can take on the look you typically picture when you think of a wine cork – full of texture and light. But it can be swirled like burl wood or dark like walnut, cut like mosaic or planks of wood. It is versatile, textural and lovely to live with.

Flooring isn’t the only category you would find at Pro Source.
Their wall tile selection is quite large. As an example, with just one of the brands they carry,
Porcelanosa, your rooms will soar into a new
dimension of style and panache!

Deco Crystal tile 13 x 40 inches

Velas Negro tile 13 x 26 inches
Matrix arena tile 12 x 18 inches
TwinStrada Acero tile 15 x 26
Beyond wall tiles there are many 12 x12 inch mosaics mounted on a backing that can be artfully placed and lend so much color and texture to a wall.

How much fun would it be to have a light and airy bath with what looks like bubbles above you!
Or, pebbles at your feet…?

Strips of dreamy Mediterranean blue glass could create your own spa heaven.

Tiny reflections of gold under glass would be like walking into sunshine on the cloudiest day.
Whatever, you can dream up for the surfaces in your home, there’s a good chance we can help you find it at Pro Source!