PATTERENED CARPET Selection, Information, Reviews

patterned carpets can provide a great alternative to more complex patterns or single colour carpets when used in the right way. If you are creating a room with a retro feel, a patterned carpet is the easiest way to achieve the effect while retaining a modern feel and avoiding 70′s retro wallpaper. When combined with pale coloured walls and minimalist furnishings the room appears stylish without seeming dated.

One of the most common applications for patterned carpet is carpet runners. These are strips of carpet which are laid over hardwood stair floorings to create a central carpeted area, leaving a few inches either side exposed, which can either be laminated or painted. When used in this way the patterns should run down the stairs as opposed to across them. This technique is normally complimented with white walls in the stairway. The colour scheme can be as simple or as complex as the surrounding decor allows.

If you are looking to use patterned carpet to cover the entire floor area of a room a black and white pattern will create a very high contrast. When combined with a uniform patterned pattern the result may be too garish. A more vibrant colour scheme will help break up the pattern especially if it includes more than two colours.

In most cases the walls should be decorated using a single colour per wall to maximise the effect of the patterns. Subtle patterns can compliment patterned carpet quite well as it does not attract attention away from the carpet to such a degree that it clashed but strong patterns or patterned walls may cause unwanted imbalances in perspective.

If you are replacing stairway carpet but leaving behind a plain carpet in the hall or landing a black and white carpet may be the most suitable pattern pattern. Regardless of the colour of the plain carpet this colour scheme should fit right in. A patterned carpet at either end of the stairs will contract strongly against the patterns and detract from the effect.

When used effectively, patterned carpet can product a clean, spacious feel to a room. By avoiding sensory overload from other furnishings and decor a retro or minimalist theme can easily be achieved.

Carpet squares are extremely easy to install, and just about anyone can do it themselves. The tiles require either a tacky backing (included) or a little bit of adhesive to help them stick in place. Other types are installed with a double sided tape or have on them a very easy peel and stick feature. The only tools you will need are your yardstick or ruler and a carpet knife.

You will need to thoroughly clean your floor before you begin the installation. If you are thinking of installing the tiles in a particular pattern, it might be helpful to draw it out on a piece of paper first and put some color on the paper so you can see what it will look like. You should get an accurate measure of the room, and take those measurements along with your design to the carpet store with you.

Carpet tiles are also very convenient because they are packaged in small boxes instead of one giant roll. You can easily pack them into your car, take them into your home and store them at home with no assistance required. You can vacuum the carpet tiles like you would a normal carpet, and you can steam clean them should the need arise. Probably their best feature is that they can be easily removed if you change your mind, or if one square gets damaged, just swap it out with a new one! This is such a great feature for carpet in a high traffic spot. As many people may not like having different colored tiles, one reason why you may want to do this is when changing out a worn or stained square, the others will be somewhat faded; making it easy to notice the newly replaced tile. This is why many people who use squares prefer to change it up a little and use a checkerboard pattern. That way when you replace a square, it’s not so obvious when placed next to a square of different color. This may seem like a pain, but it’s still something to think about when you consider the alternative with traditional rolled carpet; ripping up and replacing the entire area!

Innovations in patterned carpet tile manufacturing are now able to ensure that your flooring works cohesively with your entire design concept, with the advent of carpet customisation.

The first and most important way that carpet tiles allow for precision in design is simply by their modular nature. There is little option with broadloom carpet but to lay it in broad rolls; wastage quickly becomes an issue, even if it is possible to find the patterning and shade you want with broadloom.

With tiles as the flooring medium, it is possible to have a completely different colour and pattern of carpet for every 50cm squared piece of floor space. All sorts of possibilities arise:

Creating different strips, spots, curves or patches of colour in your carpet design Creating colour-graduated spaces Making paths within the flooring to aid in user navigation Laying different rooms with different colours and patterns, with minimal wastage Many corporate clients also appreciate being able to tailor the space to their own branding, quickly and at no additional cost.

Choose carpet yarns to customise your  patterned carpet.

However, the innate ability to create a completely individual space has recently been taken to an entirely new level. One tile manufacturer is now giving architects, designers and commercial specifiers the opportunity to customize the colour of many carpet tile patterns, using any of the enormous range of yarn colours on offer to create the precise tile required. Previously, the problem of finding a pattern that fitted your ideas for the space, but not having it available in a suitable colour scheme had persisted. This problem is prevalent in quite a few industries, including the clothing industry and the makeup industry. However, with large commercial flooring projects if volumes are high enough to justify the customization cost there are multiple benefits in being able to create a precisely tailored space.

Another major advantage of using patterned carpet tiles in an architecture or design project (rather than broadloom carpet) is the practical benefit that modularity brings. It means that worn spaces and high traffic areas can look like new, for a fraction of the cost. New carpet adhesives for carpet have virtually eliminated the emission of VOCs in the early weeks and months of a space’s use, and many carpet tiles are made from recycled (and recyclable) materials.

Add to this the customization possibilities, and it is easy to understand why carpet tiles are the perfect choice for commercial interiors.

This article is designed to give you a brief over view on what to look for when you go shopping for patterned carpet in your home. It will explain the types of carpet available, and if you need underlay or not.

Carpet is back!

If you keep up to date with current trends – you will have noticed (either at your friends homes, or on tv shows which style homes), that vinyl flooring, or wooden flooring has been the most popular choice in the home for the past 10 years. Although this looks modern, clean, and stylish, this trend is slowly disappearing, and people are starting to return to buying patterned carpet.

Wooden/Cusioned/vinyl flooring can be cold, and shows dirt very easily. New styles of patternedcarpet are also attracting people back. Subtle shades of browns and creams are much more in favour with modern design styles compared to the garish patterned carpet of the past. Carpet can also be much cheaper when it comes to redesign a room.

Types of Patterned Carpet

There are 6 types of carpet to choose from when you go shopping.

1. Twisted Pile – The strands are twisted to give a rough texture.
2. Looped Pile – a strand is fixed into the backing, comes out of the carpet a short distance, then the loose end is reattached into the carpet.
3. Cord Pile – like the looped pile, only the loose end is pulled tight back into the backing.
4. Cut pile – like the looped pile, except the loops are cut. Giving a much thicker carpet.
5. Velvet Pile – as above,but shorter.
6. Saxony Pile – Very long pile, a very thick shaggy carpet.

Underlay or Not?

Underlay is the cushioned padding you put down before your patterned carpet. The advantages are obvious – it can make a cheap carpet feel thicker, and softer. It can make carpet last longer, and can stop dust showing from the floorboards. However, the cost can almost double the price of a new patterned carpet. With some underlay costing as much as the carpet itself. Felt backed carpet does not need underlay – but you need to decide if you want the cushion and comfortable flooring.

We all get confused when it comes to deciding, what type of carpet we want for our room. Should it be something with colors and motifs or should it be a plain timeless carpet. Well, to be on the safe side it is advisable to go for something plain. Usually you can find plain carpets in every other home. It is because you can find many varieties and textures in a plain carpet.

Plain types are ageless. Not only will it make your room look spacious but also give you the flexibility with furniture and building color schemes. If you are looking for something that is stylish and classy at the same time, plain type is best for you. As far as the color is concerned, there is a basic idea about it. Light colors make your room look bigger as compared to dark colors but if they are too pale, they will get dirty very easily. Light colors are recommended for low traffic areas.

Patterned carpet such as oriental are unique and look beautiful. Carpets with motifs, colors, and bolder designs bring brightness to the room. These are modern and luxurious carpets. They are usually brighter and can make your room look smaller. The choice of patterned carpets is different in every region. Most people in south prefer beige patterned rugs where as in north people go for traditional types.

Plain or patterned, it depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. Plain carpets are comparatively less expensive than the patterned carpets. But the uniqueness of the patterned carpets cannot be found in plain carpets. Whereas plain carpets are timeless and we can easily find varieties in them.

Tick-tock. The clock ticked off the seconds as the smell of terror rose around me. It didn’t matter if the judge–or anybody–believed me.

I know what happened: I heard a horrendous noise from outside, almost louder than thunder. I quickly slipped on my pair of sky blue slippers. I ran outside to check what the noise was. I noticed a sleek figure in Midnight ‘s (A horse I rented from Owen Gray) pasture. I flew down to Midnight’s pasture to check on her. As soon as I got to the fence I looked around and found Midnight lying lifeless on the blades of grass. I looked for the figure again and soon found it. I studied it for a small amount of time and figured out who it was. Owen Gray. At first I didn’t understand, but I was taken downtown for "destroying Owen Gray’s property". So this was so Owen could cash in on his horse’s insurance. So he could earn some "bucks" off an innocent horse.

Nobody believes my story though. Just because I’m only fourteen. Even my Aunt Patricia I lived with didn’t believe me, and she definately wasn’t going to take me back in her home.

"Miss Lawrence, you’ve been found guilty to killing a nine-thousand Thouroughbred belonging to Mr. Gray. Since you don’t have any relatitaves to take you in you will be taken to a foster home later today to stay there for 75 days. Everyone may dismiss." The judge reported. I had lost, again. I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I’d been holding. Were will I go this time? I wandered as I left the court room.

The next day Igot my grocery bag and packed my 7 outfits. I would have to get the rest of my clothes from Aunt Patricia sometime. I walked to the lobby and sat down on the flower-patterened couch. Just a matter of minutes later my social worker, Ava walked in and waved to me. I got up and followed her to her silver car.

I got into the back of her car and put my seat belt on. Ava got in and said to me, "You know Cass your going to a pretty good home in Georgia. There’s a boy around 14, and Brianna your foster mom owns a dog and horse adoption. That should be fun." I nodded slightly, to tell her I was listening, or at least I was acting like it.

A few hours later we passed a sign that said in big bold green letters that said, "Welcome to Brooks, Georgia." Ava drove down a gravel driveway a few seconds after we passed the sign. She parked in front of a brick house and I immedietly noticed the barn. Ava said, "I live a few miles down the road if you need me just call." She handed me an index card with her name, Ava Green and her address and phone number.

I got out with my grocery bag and walked up to the porch, the dogs barking all around me. I knocked softly and a woman around five-foot-two, with blue eyes and blonde hair answered the door. She smiled and said, "I’m Brianna and you must be Cass! Come on in." She said and stepped out of the way. I walked in and she said, "Come this way." She started up a staircase and I followed her two stairs behind. She pointed to a room when we got to the top of the staircase. "This is your room and the bathroom is right across the hall. Do you want to meet the animals?" She asked. I smiled out of politeness and said, "Thanks, but is it ok if I take a shower?" Brianna nodded and started back down the carpeted staircase. "I’ll be outside with the dogs if you need me." She said and dissapeared down the stairs.

I walked into the bathroom and shut and locked the door. I took out a dark pink and white polo shirt, denim jean shorts and underwear from my bag and set them on the bathroom counter. I searched for a towel after that and after finally finding one I set it on the counter with my clothes. I hopped into the shower after I had taken off my clothes I was wearing.

After I took my shower I dryed off slid on my underwear, shorts and shirt and then draped the towel over a stainless steel rack.

I walked out of the bathroom just as the boy Ava was talking about came up the staircase. He had jet black hair, green eyes, a nvay blue shirt on and khaki pants. I smiled slightly and as I started back to my temporary room he asked, "Brianna wanted me to show you the dogs…..Do you want to?" I walked into my room put the bag of clothes in one of the drawers of my walnut dresser. I came back out, closed my door. "My name is Cass." I said and he smiled. "I’m Levi." He replied and started down the carpeted staircase. I followed shortly after him. When they both got down the stairs Levi opened the front door and they both exited the house.

Levi walked around to the back of the house. A third of their giant backyard was bordered with a metal fence. A Yorkshire Terrier with a neon pink collar around her neck jumped on to the fence and let out a high yap. I smiled, knelt down and stuck a finger through one of the diamonds on the fence. The Yorkie immediatly walked to my finger and started licking it rapidly.

Another dog came up to the fence that looked more like a
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it use to be pink, but i’m now nearly 15 and growing out of the girley look and want something a bit more sophisticated. Does cream patterened walls with badge rough carpet seem boring or ok?