Mannington Commercial, a family-owned flooring manufacturer, wants to make life easier for interior designers and their clients. Its earlier feature, The Art of Versatility, covered how the company gives designers room to maneuver with product. The next step is design by family. Each collection is built to work with the others across an entire project, forming a commercial flooring color system that ties spaces together.
“An entryway has different demands than a lobby, patient room, corridor, or collaborative area, but those spaces still need to feel connected. If every collection lives on its own island, then the designer has to create all of those relationships,” says Stacey Gerbman, Mannington Commercial Director of Design.
Gerbman describes a shift in thinking. The company moves its attention from single product launches to the life of the full portfolio over time.
Mannington Commercial does not make matching sets. It sets a design language that lets each new product stand apart while still fitting alongside existing and future lines. For specifiers, that means fewer decisions to make from one product to the next.
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Planning each collection against the whole portfolio
The design team reviews the full portfolio before a new collection is finished. According to Gerbman, the team checks for gaps, the colors and undertones that matter most, missing scales, and the materials a new line will likely sit beside.
That list covers carpet, LVT, sheet, rubber, and entryway products. The team also studies how scale and color should shift from one material to the next.
Stepping Stones. Photo courtesy of Mannington Commercial.
Building a commercial flooring color system across materials
The link between carpet and hard surfaces runs through the yarn system. Gerbman calls this approach “color architecture.” A core palette of solids and twists forms the base, and that base carries across collections while still allowing different effects.
“We do not look at carpet in isolation,” Gerbman says. The team places sample poms and tufted trials next to LVT, sheet, rubber, and other materials. Then it compares undertone, value, temperature, and contrast.
The aim is not an exact color match. Gerbman calls the goal a “believable relationship.” She explains that the hard surface brings clarity and structure, while carpet adds softness, depth, and variation. When the yarn bank is built carefully, the materials can play different roles and still belong in the same room.
Curated Underfoot. Photo courtesy of Mannington Commercial.
Curated Underfoot: carpet and LVT in one system
Curated Underfoot is Mannington Commercial’s first system that pairs carpet and LVT, or luxury vinyl tile, for commercial interiors. Five neutral tones run across the LVT and five carpet patterns, which gives the two surfaces a shared color foundation within the commercial flooring color system.
Each surface still brings its own texture and movement, Gerbman explains. A designer can keep the look tonal or add contrast through pattern and scale. The result looks connected without looking overly matched.
Whitney LeGate, Senior Vice President, Commercial Product, frames the collection around how designers work. “Curated Underfoot reflects the way designers think about a space as a complete environment rather than a series of individual flooring decisions,” she says. “By bringing carpet and LVT together through one synchronized collection, we’re making it easier to create interiors that are visually cohesive and built to perform.”
Atto anchors the system. This terrazzo-inspired LVT combines bold pattern, layered movement, and contemporary color. Those same qualities carry into carpet, so the floor moves from hard surface to soft surface without a visible break.
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Stepping Stones. Photo courtesy of Mannington Commercial.
Healthcare families: LVT, sheet vinyl, and new sheet collections
Stepping Stones brings the same logic to healthcare. This LVT collection offers six curated palettes that pair complementary colors and textures across wood, stone, and other material looks. Tonal terrazzo anchors each palette.
Nature-inspired patterns take on softer, warmer tones to support a calm, restorative setting. Within this commercial flooring color system, the palettes help designers keep visual continuity across arrival, waiting, treatment, and recovery areas. Each of those spaces needs different flooring, yet all should feel connected.
BioSpec. Photo courtesy of Mannington Commercial.
BioSpec is a line of homogeneous sheet vinyl for high-use commercial and healthcare spaces. The company says it is the only U.S. manufacturer producing homogeneous resilient sheet vinyl.
The company also says it is the only manufacturer making heterogeneous sheet vinyl in 6-foot, 9-foot, and 12-foot widths. Wider rolls mean fewer seams and less waste during installation.
BioSpec comes in three variations. BioSpec Armor suits demanding, high-traffic areas. BioSpec SR adds enhanced slip resistance. BioSpec MD offers superior abrasion resistance and an extensive color selection. All three work with other Mannington Commercial resilient flooring and carpet.
LayeredLogic. Photo courtesy of Mannington Commercial.
In 2027, Mannington Commercial launches LayeredLogic, a heterogeneous sheet collection for healthcare interiors. Its three patterns share a visual language and can be layered. The prints move from subtle texture to more expressive designs.
Built for acute care facilities, LayeredLogic lets designers define zones and set rhythm with a palette meant to last. The collection is designed to work with current and future Mannington Commercial LVT and carpet.
For a family-owned company, designing each commercial flooring product to work within a larger system feels familiar and fitting.
H/T design-milk.com
Frequently asked questions
What is color architecture in Mannington Commercial’s flooring design?
Color architecture is the term Stacey Gerbman uses for Mannington Commercial’s approach to building a core palette of solids and twists. That base carries across collections while still allowing different effects.
What is Curated Underfoot and what does it include?
Curated Underfoot is Mannington Commercial’s first system that pairs carpet and LVT for commercial interiors. Five neutral tones run across the LVT and five carpet patterns, giving the two surfaces a shared color foundation.
What does Mannington’s design team check before finishing a new collection?
The design team reviews the full portfolio before finishing a new collection, looking for gaps, the colors and undertones that matter most, and missing scales. They also consider the materials a new line will likely sit beside, including carpet, LVT, sheet, rubber, and entryway products.
How many palettes does the Stepping Stones healthcare collection offer?
The Stepping Stones LVT collection offers six curated palettes. Each pairs complementary colors and textures across wood, stone, and other material looks, with tonal terrazzo anchoring each palette.
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