If the kitchen is the heart of your home, then the flooring is the quiet soul. It’s under your feet all day, cushioning morning coffee spills, enduring the stomp of kids, the scramble of pets, and maybe even the occasional dance break while doing dishes. But while we obsess over wall colors and furniture, flooring often gets overlooked. The truth? Your floors are doing a lot more heavy lifting—both literally and stylistically—than you might think.