Parquet Floors

Flooring made up of wood that is laid or inlaid to create patterns, most often geometric ones.

 

Pickled Floors

The result of rubbing white paint into previously stained and finished wood flooring for an informal or more casual look.

 

Pile

The visible surface of a carpet, consisting of yarn or fiber tufts in loops that can be either cut or uncut. Also known as the "face" or "nap" of a carpet.

 

Pilling

A condition, often caused by heavy use, in which fibers from different tufts of carpet become entangled in one another forming hard fiber masses or "pills." These pills can be cut off with scissors.

 

Plush

A cut pile carpet in which the individual carpet fibers appear to be cut the same length. The carpet offers a smooth, luxurious surface.

 

Power Stretcher

A tool used to install residential carpet that prevents wrinkles and ripples.