A True Preview: Why Ordering Samples is Crucial Before Buying Your New Floors

Shopping for new floors is exciting. You’ve been dreaming, you’ve been scrolling, and you’ve probably saved a hundred pictures on Pinterest. You’ve found a color that looks absolutely perfect on your screen—a beautiful honey oak, or maybe a stunning light oak. You’re ready to pull the trigger. 

But hold on a second. We’re here to tell you that before you click “buy,” there’s one small, simple step that can save you a whole lot of regret.

That step? Ordering samples.

At Canopy, we believe that beautiful homes begin with the floor. We also believe that a floor you’ll love for years starts with a simple step: a sample. It’s the ultimate way to see, feel, and experience the product in your own space, with your own lighting and décor. As a family-centric business, we understand the importance of making smart, confident choices for your home—and trying before you buy is essential to that process.

The Reality Check: Light Changes Everything

This is probably the single biggest reason why flooring samples are so crucial. The way a color looks on your phone or computer screen is not how it will look in your home. The light in your space is completely unique.

Natural Light vs Artificial Light & How it Affects Your Flooring 

• Natural Light: Is your room filled with morning light from an east-facing window, or is it bathed in the soft glow of a north-facing window? This will dramatically change how the color appears. A warm tone might look too yellow, and a cool tone might look too blue.
• Artificial Light: Do you have warm-toned light bulbs or cool-toned LEDs? This will also affect the floor's color. By seeing the sample in your own home, you can check how it looks throughout the day and in the evening, under all of your lights.

It’s about seeing the floor's true colors, not just a digital approximation.

The Hands-On Experience: Texture and Feel

A picture can tell you a thousand words, but it can’t tell you how a floor feels.

• Feel the Texture: Our floors feature incredibly realistic textures that match the visuals. When you have a luxury vinyl sample in your hands, you can feel the subtle grain of the wood or the texture of the stone. This small detail is what gives our floors their high-end, authentic feel.
• See the Planks in Context: Our planks come in different widths and lengths, and seeing a sample of the actual plank size is so important. A wide plank might look great online but feel too big for a smaller room, and a narrow plank might look too busy in a large, open space. Seeing a sample in your room lets you see how the scale works.

The Design Test Drive: Matching Your Style

Your new floor isn’t going to exist in a vacuum. It needs to work with your paint color, your furniture, your rugs, and your overall decor.

• Match with Confidence: Having a flooring sample in your home lets you place it next to your couch, your kitchen cabinets, or your wall paint. You can see how all the colors and textures interact, so you can be confident that everything will look amazing together.
• Mix and Match: If you’re deciding between a few different options, having a few luxury vinyl samples is a great way to compare them side-by-side. You can lay them out and see which one truly speaks to you.

At Canopy, we make it a breeze to order flooring samples right from our website, so you don't have to leave the house. It's a tiny investment of time that prevents a huge regret down the road. We believe that this small step is a big part of creating a home you’ll love for years to come.

Shop at Home & Order Your Luxury Vinyl Sample Online from Canopy

Ordering samples is a small step that leads to a big, regret-free decision. Beautiful homes start with the floor, and we believe it’s a detail that should never be overlooked. 

At Canopy, innovation and out-of-the-box thinking are our jam, all in service of creating regret-free floors that match your life and style. From our family to yours, we've designed products that blend stunning design with unmatched durability. See our beautiful designs for yourself—Order a Luxury Vinyl Flooring Sample from Canopy today!