Quick answer: Flooring for a beach house in Venice has to survive sand, salty air, and marine-layer humidity most inland homes never face. Waterproof vinyl plank, tile, and treated engineered hardwood hold up best, each suited to a different room and exposure level. Matching the material to the room, not picking one floor for the whole house, is what keeps it looking right past the first rainy season. What you…

Wall-to-wall carpet has had a complicated reputation in the world of luxury design. For a stretch of time, hard flooring dominated high-end homes across Los Angeles, and carpet was quietly dismissed as dated or impractical. But that narrative has shifted. Today, the most considered interiors in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica are layering in premium broadloom with intention, treating it as a design choice rather than a default. The question…

The fiber your carpet is made from determines almost everything that matters: how it ages, how it feels underfoot, how it handles a Malibu puppy or a Santa Monica toddler, and whether it still looks refined five years after installation. In Los Angeles, where indoor-outdoor living blurs the line between inside and outside, and where a home's interiors are often as curated as a gallery, the fiber choice deserves serious…

Layering an area rug over carpet is one of those moves that sounds counterintuitive until you see it done well. In West Los Angeles homes, where open-plan living and designer interiors are the norm rather than the exception, this technique has become a genuine design statement. Far from a workaround, it is a deliberate layering of texture, color, and scale that adds visual depth to a room that wall-to-wall carpet…

Carpet has been carrying a bad reputation in Los Angeles for years, and honestly, most of it is undeserved. Somewhere between the rise of hardwood and the luxury vinyl boom, carpet got written off as the flooring choice for people who did not know better. That narrative is overdue for a correction. The carpet available in 2026 bears little resemblance to what was being installed two decades ago, and the…

Always, and especially in the current climate, installing flooring that is health conscious is paramount. In this blog post, we are highlighting one of our favorite health-conscious flooring options — Forbo Marmoleum. What is Marmoleum? Marmoleum is Forbo Flooring System's patented linoleum floor covering. Forbo is a global leader in linoleum with 65% market share. The product is sustainable, highly innovative, health conscious, and extremely durable — making it one…

With the world evolving toward a more conscious outlook on living, greener homes are becoming the most relevant and popular trend. At Barry Carpet, we are passionate about the environment we live in — and cork flooring is one of our favorite eco-friendly options. What is Cork Flooring? Cork flooring comes from the outer bark of the cork oak tree. Since it can be stripped and removed several times with…

Posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 6:07 PM When we think of environmentally friendly flooring, what often comes to mind are naturally renewable flooring materials such as cork or bamboo (discussed in a previous green flooring options post). But in evaluating the impact a flooring material has on the environment, there are many other factors to consider. With these criteria in mind, here are a few more options to consider…