Comtempa Floors
A corner stone in the home industry and valued partner of some of Calgary’s most prestigious builders, for over 50 years Contempa Floors has brought its own brand of top-notch service and range of premium finishes to Calgary’s own custom home community.
“We are second-generation family-owned, well established, and are the only major floor centre in downtown Calgary,” notes Sales Manager, Morley Woloschuk. Contempa Floors provides full-service solutions for your interior design dreams, from consultation to installation and after care service. “Our expert staff will help direct you to what you need, reviewing the pros and cons of every option along the way,” adds Morley. “We make inclusion our business, serving builders, designers, insurance claims, and an increasing number of DIY’s. We do the whole gamut!”
“No one can deny that luxury vinyl plank and tile is the biggest and fastest growing flooring category out there,” says Morley of the durable, wellpriced product line. “Yet making a huge comeback is waterproof laminate. It’s a bit more durable than vinyl plank and now offers seamless installation with no transition strips between rooms, allowing for a more fluid and comprehensive floor covering finish.
Riding the wave of minimalist design, Scandinavian look hardwoods in a matte finish have made their presence known. Earth influences and natural products are also very on-trend and entering the home, given the popularity of Farmhouse styles with consistent barn door, shiplap, and wide plank, open grain floor finishes.
Soft broadlooms have also achieved a new status. “Course nylons are no longer as appealing and more soft nylons are emerging to take advantage of that preference. “Softer selections have improved, but the shorter, tighter weaves wear better. That said, for a multi-pet household we would not fully recommend a soft carpet option,” suggests Morley. Other trends worth repeating are fully tiled dog-wash stations and a resurgence of patterned and hexagon floor tile.
“It’s been 50 years… that type of longevity doesn’t happen often,” considers Morley. “With an average of 21 years of experience per team member, we are more than just sales and design—when you add it all up, it’s impressive. People should know us from years past and if they don’t, they should.”
A generous outdoor living space was built that ties in seamlessly to the main floor with a wide, folding Tesoro patio door inviting the outdoors in. The entire backyard was also excavated to create a lower concrete patio area, which connects the main outdoor living space to the private hot tub deck of the master ensuite, bringing an abundance of natural light into the large basement windows.
Desiring their kitchen to be completely open and the main focal point of the home upon entry, the main floor was drastically reconfigured to create the dream kitchen the client was looking for. The previous kitchen was much too small and now is nearly four times as large with two big islands hosting capacities and function.
Featuring an awning window that opens up at the bar sink, the countertop extends outside to create bar seating. “The massive 14-foot folding patio door and 8-foot awning window when open makes the kitchen appear perfectly integrated with the out door living space,” observes Danny.
A very important part of the renovation was a spa-like master ensuite with views of the golf course. “We relocated the master ensuite to the back of the home so that they could have access to their private covered hot tub deck,” shares Danny. “It’s an oasis of comforts and is strongly connected to the lots best features.”
The biggest challenge was fulfilling the homeowners’ vision of parking their Ferrari in the basement as a showpiece,” says Danny. “Extensive planning went into turning this dream into a reality.” The garage roof was raised, allowing for a full height mezzanine space above the cars for storage, with the main feature being the double decker car lift that lowers into the basement.
“The basement was very under utilized with a lot of wasted space in the mechanical and storage rooms. By minimizing these areas we were able to add over 500 square feet of lifestyle flows,” adds Danny. Yet another exquisite feature is the full service bar that includes sliding shelving to reveal a hidden, fully insulated music room. A full-stone wine room, lounge area, glass walled exercise room, with bedrooms and bathrooms transition this previously unused basement into a handsome getaway.
“The lot was perfect, the views incredible. All that was needed was a full renovation inside and out. Give us a fair start and we’ll finish with amazing,” concludes Danny.
A special thanks to the following suppliers:
Artistic Stairs Kayu Canada Contempa Floors Classic Fireplace Stone Concept
Equal Door Opus Flooring
Jade Stone Chinook Glass BA Robinson
Multiwood Banbury Lane Hammersmith Cartwright Lighting