December 2009 marks the final month of the first year of From the Floors Up. What a blast! We have had a great time researching and sharing topics with you that we think you will find helpful. You can see from our category list all of the topics we have covered in 2009 so let’s review what was covered in the month of December.

Dealer Profile’s:

Bob’s Carpet Mart

America’s Floor Source Part I

America’s Floor Source Part II

Hints and Tips:

Winter Weather Flooring Tips

Interior Finish Selections

Product information:

BR-111 Handsculpted Engineered Wood

Newell Design

Marazzi Vesale stone

Announcements and News:

Homes for Our Troops

Shaw’s Anso – New Campaign

Care and Maintenance:

Carpet Cleaning

How to remove egg nog stains

How to remove champagne stains from carpet

Guest Posts:

Holiday Entertainment from T/S Carpet

Adventure to India by Sam Presnell

Colors of India by Sam Presnell

Reader Questions:

Holiday Rugs

Green:

US Floors Bamboo gets GreenGuard Certification

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU POST!

If you didn’t see a topic you were interested in or have suggestions for topics that you would like more information on, please leave us a comment!Thanks to all of you that read and support From the Floors Up!

This month, we covered news items from the flooring and kitchen and bath industries, to product information and reviews, to reader questions and poll, to care and maintenance and design related posts. Below is a recap by category. For more items in these categories, you can also click on the categories section or enter a search term in the search box.

Industry News:

Mannington Wood Operation Gets FSC Certification

Green News in Flooring for Armstrong and Shaw

Dal Tile Launches Ceramic Tile Cutting Program

NKBA and Service Magic Alliance

Product Information and Reviews:

Cambria Countertops Environmental Product Attributes

Consideration for window coverings

Disney Carpet from Shaw

Cuisinart Green Gourmet

Reader Questions and Poll:

Reader Question – Outdoor Tile

Reader Question -Cambria Special Request

Reader Poll – Flooring Purchase

Care and Maintenance:

How to remove chocolate stains

How to Remove Ink Stains From Carpet

Carpet Maintenance Quick Tips

Carpet Maintenance Videos

Hardwood Maintenance Video

Ceramic Maintenance Video

Laminate Maintenance Video

Vinyl Maintenance Video

Design Related Posts:

Shower Tile Design

Kitchen Sync Interview

Didn’t see a post about a topic you are interested in? Submit a question or topic and we’ll put it on the list! We are here to offer the information that you are interested in!