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With Halloween at the end of this month, we thought we’d look at carpets that lend themselves to it. We’ve collected some ghoulishly luxurious carpets together that use striking colours like blood red, pumpkin orange and the timeless quality of black and white. Of course, beige and grey carpets have their place, but if this blog illustrates anything, there is a world of delicious colour to be had in one’s flooring.
Back in October 2020, as we were battling through the -pandemic and its tiered systems and lockdowns, we published the blog Five Local Businesses We Support. It was an opportunity to shout about local businesses who, like us, were going through a challenging time. So this month, nearly two years on, we thought we would return with another five while expanding the selection to include charities and organisations.
In this month’s blog, we focus on Brockway Carpets. They, like us, are a family-run business and we’ve enjoyed a good relationship with them over the years. They are not only based in Kidderminster (West Midlands) but also make their carpets there too. So this month, it’s not us choosing the carpets to share with you, it’s our customers. Here are Brockway Carpets' most popular flooring choices.
When we think of Spring, we feel a sense of renewal and regrowth. Winter paints its months in dark hues while nature rejuvenates its landscape in primary colours. Daffodils and Snowdrops open the door for other flowers to follow...the sense of rebirth is palpable. For those looking to revive their home this Spring, we pulled together five carpet examples that embody the season.
In this month's blog, we're going up in the world - or upstairs. We're looking at carpets for the stairs. Compared to other rooms in the house, stair carpets work a little differently. The first and obvious difference is they are more often than not covering a thinner area. It means that certain patterns can work better. More on this later. The other is perspective: unlike other areas of the home, there is an uninterrupted view of the stairs upwards, whereas the rest of the carpets are flat and have furniture on them. Put together, it means that the process for choosing a carpet in the lounge can differ from the process of choosing a carpet for the stairs.
Well, here we are at the end of another year. We started in January in lockdown and end the year with some restrictions. We are just grateful to be here and we would like to thank each and every one of our customers who bought carpet and flooring from this year, and previously. We wish you all the best for 2022.
In this month's blog, we step out of the kid's bedroom into something much more adult: Sensual Carpets. The former relies on bright colour palettes inspired by Justin’s House and rugs made to look like a road system around a small hamlet. Adult spaces, however, are environments for us to retreat to, alone or with another, and close the door on the world.
Back in July, in our blog, Kids and carpets: what to buy and what not, we focused on the best carpets when you have kids. In a nutshell, anything synthetic works best as it can handle any spills and bodily fluids that happen to come into contact with your new carpet. All the carpets below are synthetic. Wool is good and can probably handle more than you think, but put in a ring with multiple kids and the former will lose out after a few rounds.
In last month's blog, we considered bold carpets for the home. This month we look at the opposite: plain carpets in natural soft tones. Although bold carpets are fun and striking, they don't work in every home. Natural coloured carpets are much easier to work with. They settle into the background to let furniture, ornaments and art come through. However, with subtle changes in colour and texture, you can change the room's character with this kind of flooring.
