It's Time to Roll Out the Carpet Again ; Soft and Colourful Floor Coverings Are Making a Comeback After All Those Years of Polished Wood Uniformity, Says Gabrielle Fagan
Sentinel, The; Stoke-on-Trent (UK) › January 27, 2011
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CARPETS are enjoying a revival - and it's giving us the perfect excuse to have fun with the floor again. As well as providing comfort for chilly winter feet, carpeting is the ideal vehicle for adding pattern and colour to homes.
"We're not moving house as much, therefore instead of sanding floorboards and adding rugs that we can take with us, we're investing in permanence like carpet," says interior designer Andrea Maflin.See the full content of this document
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It's Time to Roll Out the Carpet Again ; Soft and Colourful Floor Coverings Are Making a Comeback After All Those Years of Polished Wood Uniformity, Says Gabrielle Fagan
"And as floors are probably the first thing you notice when you enter a home, it's a great space to express your personality. We're all familiar with feature walls but why not feature floors?" Modern carpets are alive with imaginative designs, interesting textures and are following fashionable trends by featuring designs ranging from chic florals through to geometrics.
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