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At Archway Carpets, Darrell Smith, along with his father, Graham Smith, has been helping people find their very own flooring luxury for over 35 years. You can imagine their knowledge is considerable given the many years spent working with the many options available. It begs the question then, given their expertise on the subject, what carpets and flooring did they choose for their own homes?
Compared to wool carpets, polypropylene carpets (or manmade in old money) can appear to be the poorer relation to its naturally rich cousin. Wool carpets are made from sheep coats, while the other is a synthetic fibre produced in a factory. Although this is true, but it would be a disservice to leave the distinction there.
You get what you pay for is a largely accepted idiom when it comes to purchasing goods. It's easy though to be tempted in hard times by the promise of a good deal at a cut down price. However, if you want a carpet to last a long time then, more often than not, the more you spend, the longer it lasts.
This month we're taking our inspiration from the winter season. Yes, winter is coming and with it the need to hibernate and hunker down until the weather becomes more agreeable in Spring.
Of course, a carpet has to work all the year-round, and one doesn't change one's flooring with the seasons as some do with their wardrobes. What we're focusing on are those carpets that are especially cosy and who draw their hues from the colder season.
In the world of carpet and flooring, Crucial Trading is quite exceptional. Why? Because they not only use wool to make carpets but other organic materials like sisal, coir, jute and seagrass. The results are stunning. They manage to bring together natural textures with a timeless design.
