Welcome to Interior Essentials

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Years of Service


Searching for a trusted flooring store in Chicago with a proven track record? Interior Essentials has over 78 years of experience serving homeowners and businesses in Chicago, Illinois, and surrounding communities. Since 1947, we've built a reputation for reliable service, expert flooring advice, and quality installation. With nearly half of Cook County companies closing within five years, our longevity shows we're here to stay-before, during, and after the sale.

Friendly Experts in Chicago


Whether you need a new carpeting or ceramic/porcelain or laminate flooring or vinyl/resilient, our knowledgeable and friendly flooring experts are here to help you find the perfect floor for your lifestyle, home decor, and budget. We will consider the area to be decorated, the type of traffic (Kids? Pets?), lighting, colors, and other factors to create a stunning decor. Come and visit our Chicago showroom at 3843 North Lincoln Avenue to see, touch and feel the latest styles!

Great Selection


Interior Essentials has a wide selection of the highest quality products, including: carpeting, ceramic/porcelain, laminate flooring, vinyl/resilient, wood flooring, that can put the perfect finishing touch on any room. Conveniently located in Chicago, Interior Essentials has an experienced and knowledgeable staff who will help you through every stage of selecting the right product for your home or office.

Some of the more popular brands we carry are: Lees® Commercial Carpet, Masland Carpet, Crossville Porcelain Tile, Viking Hardwood Flooring, Bentley Carpet, among others. Regardless of the brand you choose, Interior Essentials is dedicated to getting the job done right.

High-end flooring is made with greater care, finer materials and/or a greater emphasis on design. Treat your home to a little luxury with our beautiful designer flooring brands, including: Bentley Carpet, Masland Carpet, and other fine flooring.

Fast and Easy Financing

Looking for budget-friendly financing for your next home related purchase? It's easy. If you have a large purchase to make, Interior Essentials can assist you in finding financing solutions that can fit it into your budget. We have partnered with trusted financial institutions that can help you plan your purchases and manage your payments. Subject to credit approval. Minimum monthly payments required. See store for details.

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Brands We Carry

Trusted Name, Proven Quality



We offer a vast selection of carpet consisting of various textures, colors, and styles. With so many options, you are sure to find the right carpet to solidify your home's interior and reflect your personal tastes.
Bentley Carpet - Chicago IL
Bentley Carpet
Bentley Mills defines design, color, quality, and customer service in the commercial carpet industry. We manufacture award-winning broadloom and carpet tile. Bentley is consistently recognized for leadership in design, performance, and customer service to the architecture and interior design community.
Shaw Contract Flooring - Chicago IL
Shaw Contract Flooring
A part of Shaw Specified Commercial, Shaw Contract features broadloom products designed for evolving corporate environments.
Mohawk Carpet - Chicago IL
Mohawk Carpet
More than anything, carpet manufacturers like Mohawk have your specific lifestyle in mind. That's why we innovated the softest, most family-friendly and pet-friendly carpets ever. Our carpet stands up to high-traffic wear and resists life's spills and stains like never before. With so many colors and textures to choose from, there's no reason to put off buying new carpet. With Mohawk, you're sure to find carpeting that suits both your lifestyle and your budget.
Masland Carpet - Chicago IL
Masland Carpet
Masland Carpets and Rugs was founded in Pennsylvania in 1866 and still today boasts of its heritage as the leading carpet manufacturer in the United States. Since 1866, Masland has insisted that its carpets and rugs maintain the highest quality. The tradition of manufacturing quality products has been practiced for over 140 years and continues to be practiced today.
Lees® Commercial Carpet - Chicago IL
Lees® Commercial Carpet
Fashion and performance carpet for offices, airports, hospitals and schools.



Our selection of ceramic tile flooring offers the perfect combination of beauty, maintenance and durability. With hundreds of unique colors and patterns, you are sure to find the perfect look to coordinate with your decor.
Crossville Porcelain Tile - Chicago IL
Crossville Porcelain Tile
As the first tile manufacturer in Tennessee (est. 1986), Crossville is the leading American manufacturer of beautiful, sustainable solutions that advance the frontiers of tile design. From introducing the nation’s first large-format porcelain tiles, to becoming the first and only net consumer of tile waste materials (meaning we recycle even more than we produce), to developing cutting-edge performance innovations that turn mere surfaces into “breathing” living environments—we are committed to pioneering products and practices that change the way the world views tile.



Our selection of laminate flooring offers the perfect combination of beauty, maintenance and durability. With hundreds of unique colors and patterns, you are sure to find the perfect look to coordinate with your decor.
Mannington Charter Collection™ - Chicago IL
Mannington Charter Collection™
Mannington laminate offers the most realistic wood and tile looks. Our laminate flooring is one of the most durable and environmentally friendly floors you can buy. And Mannington laminate offers all that...and more. Made from over 70% recycled content, using low-VOC inks and adhesives, Mannington laminate is FloorScore certified, ensuring good indoor air quality for your home.
Mohawk RevWood Laminate  - Chicago IL
Mohawk RevWood Laminate
Mohawk Laminate Flooring is designed for today's lifestyles. Beautiful Decorator Patterns; Installs Anywhere in the Home, Extremely Tough - the CrystalShield™ Finish is a rugged performer.



Our selection of vinyl sheet flooring offers the perfect combination of beauty, maintenance and durability. With hundreds of unique colors and patterns, you are sure to find the perfect look to coordinate with your decor.



Our selection of wood flooring offers the perfect combination of beauty, maintenance and durability. With hundreds of unique colors and patterns, you are sure to find the perfect look to coordinate with your decor.
Mohawk Hardwood Flooring - Chicago IL
Mohawk Hardwood Flooring
Mohawk Hardwood Floors offers handcrafted beauty and exceptional quality by using the finest hardwoods and the exclusive CrystalShield™ finish. Available as Solid Wood Floors or Engineered Wood Floors.
Viking Hardwood Flooring - Chicago IL
Viking Hardwood Flooring
Viking Hardwood Flooring meets all the above standards bringing you the finest quality and value. The Vikings of past history used the finest timbers of the world as a basic building block for their ships. These ships of quality took a trained and coordinated team to move and navigate the seas of the world. We have navigated the world looking for quality manufacturers and exotic species that will tempt your taste for good value, color, and style.

Products We Carry

Quality Products, Exceptional Value
  • Commercial Carpet
  • Commercial Cut Pile
  • Wool Carpets
  • Bathroom Tile
  • Ceramic Tile
  • Decorative Tile
  • Floor Tile (glazed)
  • Kitchen Tile
  • Mosaic Tile (glass)
  • Porcelain Tile Flooring
  • Laminate Flooring
  • Laminate Plank Flooring
  • Engineered Hardwood Flooring
  • Solid Plank Flooring
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