Bedroom Ready, Bedroom Posh, Cork Floors

What is your bedroom to you? Is it just a place to sleep or is it an oasis of rest and relaxation? If you could create such a retreat, would you? What if we told you we have a product that can help achieve that dream. It’s not hard to do, you just need the drive and determination.

We’re talking about cork. Yes cork, the bottle stopper. Now it can do flooring, walling and even underlayment to minimize sound. Cork has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a wine stopper. Constantly evolving technology has moved it from one end of the spectrum to the other in the world of construction. Cork can be found in a number of applications, but the most popular is as flooring.

Cork flooring is counted as one of the best materials on the market today to use in the home as it not only does the job you want but also provide several other benefits – all rolled up in one product and one cost. Few others can boast this.

The first and foremost benefit cork brings to the industry is that it is 100% sustainable. Derived only from the bark of the cork oak tree, no tree lost, no natural habitat destroyed and at the end of its life cork can go back to the earth naturally as it is bio-degradable. The bark material is then put thru a manufacturing process that retains that sustainable and eco-friendly certificate.

What does this have to do with your bedroom? Take now into consideration that cork is a material that can create a thermal barrier and provide sound insulation in one. The very cellular structure of cork provides the base for these abilities. Made up of millions upon millions of air-tight cells packed together similar to a honeycomb, you get a product that creates insulation against the transfer of heat and sound.

Those same cells create a ‘cushion’ effect, like memory foam, cork compresses with pressure, then regains its shape when the pressure is removed. Stepping on a cork floor is a wonder in and of itself. It’s a solid surface like hardwoods and stone but has a ‘give’ that provides support rather than repels. On your bedroom floor you get a softer, warmer walking surface that absorbs or repels sound impact. So, in essence you get comfort and quiet, an oasis of peace.

Yet that is not all our cork floors can do. In the bedroom, you get a non-fibrous hypoallergenic surface, so dust and dander doesn’t collect and is easy to sweep or vacuum away. Cork’s also antistatic, reducing the chances of electricity conduction and static electricity shock. Have an en-suite bathroom, no problem. Cork is water resistant, able to fend off mold and mildew as few other wood-based floors can. Stick cork in the bathroom and watch it compliment that area too.

Take cork home and create the bedroom of your dreams. The oasis you seek does not have to be a fantasy or someday dream. Treat yourself today.