Rafael Floors, Abbey Carpet Center celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2007. For most of those years - since 1962 - Ron Leach has been a part of a flooring company that has been proud to be of service to the people of Marin. Co-owner Steve Villa joined the company in 1978.
In recent years, Rafael Floors has won the Pacific Sun's "Best of Marin - Carpet Store" seven times, Best Hardwood Store three times, and is in the Best of Marin Hall of Fame.
Rafael Floors has a 5000 square foot showroom, which provides ample opportunities to view a full range of styles and colors of wool and synthetic carpet, vinyl, linoleum (a "green" alternative), hardwood and the newest laminate floors.
Employees train to acquire CFS (Certified Flooring Specialists) and CFI (Certified Flooring Installers) designations to keep them up to date on the latest trends in product and installation techniques.
"Rafael Floors' success is due to its professional, well-trained salespeople and its own in-house installation force, all of whom make it their first priority to take care of the customer. We are proud that 80% of our business comes from referrals and those who return to us for their flooring needs. We like to provide our customers with some special touches, such as thank you cards, plants and installation anniversary cards that remind them how long their flooring has endured the test of time."
Full Range of Styles & Colors
Carpeting: Wool, Sisal, Seagrass
Flooring: Vinyl, Hardwood, Laminate, Bamboo


"Steve was very nice to work with. I thought they did a very high quality job, and they were very responsive. When I had a question or an unexpected issue, they came right out and figured out a solution that I was happy with."
"I thought they were very efficient when I went in to buy the carpet. Everyone was very polite, and they seemed to know what they were doing. My carpet looks very nice and hasn't had any wear so far."