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Mar
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21
Mar
Tired of mismatched or worn stairs? Discover Kite’s StairFlow system; the seamless wooden stair cladding solution that outperforms traditional nosings.
10
Nov
This is Bella (turns out a very common dog name btw). She is a beautiful, 3 year old whippet. Her claws are a little long, and need to be cut, but she hates it. She used to have accidents regularly. Now just occasionally. This is normally, when...
06
Nov
Recently, during a team meeting, we sat down and debated what people actually wanted from their floors? Surprisingly, after some debate, we realised it wasn’t actually that complicated.
Yet somehow our industry has made it super complex? Could it be that working in the...
20
Oct
At Kite, our mission focuses on range curation. But recently, we’ve been reflecting (as many businesses sometimes do…), as we now offer a lot of choice! At Kite we spend many hours debating whether to bring a floor into our range, but even with this discipline, sometimes...
16
Oct
When it comes to choosing a floor, the options can feel endless and overwhelming. One of the biggest decisions homeowners face today is whether to go for engineered oak flooring or Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT).
At first glance, LVT might seem like a practical...
01
Sep
A few months ago, we had a client who came into our showroom after they had had a vinyl floor fitted by a local flooring shop in South East London. Immediately after the floor had been fitted, they noticed a strong noxious, plastic smell that made them feel...
25
Aug
At Kite, our Shoreditch showroom is less than 100m from the Shoreditch branch of this famous members club, so it’s a question we often get asked. We’re also not the first people to be inspired; last month, “How to get the Soho House look” was covered by...
09
Jul
At Kite, we often get asked “What our favourite floor is?” . The floor that keeps you looking down, when you should be looking up.
But, here’s the thing. It wouldn’t be a Kite floor. And actually, given the history of wood flooring, and the...
18
Jun
At Kite, we get asked a lot for family friendly floors. These need to be practical for busy family life (think dogs, kids, a busy kitchen etc). But also design-led, so they look and feel awesome.
At Kite, we’re a little different from other...
03
Apr
We launched Kite off the back of a frustrating experience trying to find a floor, since then, we’ve helped 100s of families get the perfect floor. Like any new business, in a competitive sector, we’ve had our ups and downs, but we’re pretty damn good at it...
21
Jan
The flooring industry is a master at confusing people. Firstly, we love our acronyms; LVT, SPC, DPM… you get the idea. Also, on every flooring website there always seems to be a new fancy product that has just been launched, that promises to be both your perfect...
29
Jul
OK, so this is one of the most common questions we get asked.
So rather than being cagey about pricing (which seems to be the way in our industry), we thought we would try and answer it. Pricing up a flooring project is...
20
Jun
The truth about flooring samples; why you should embrace the variation.
14
Jun
Elm Flooring; A Beautiful Alternative to Oak.
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