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.
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Brockway Carpets – Orion Twist
North of the wall with Brockway Carpets
We start with Brockway Carpets on their Orion Twist range which is according to the makers themselves "Practical and stylish, the ever-popular Orion, represents affordable comfort and warmth combined with resilience and durability in a subtly varied palette." It's made using 80% wool and 10% acrylic and 10% polyester. It means this carpet is durable and ideal for heavy domestic use, i.e. families. It is available in 16 natural colours.
For more details, please visit our Brockway Carpets page.
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Cormar Carpets – Sensation
Sensationally deep - Cormar Carpets
Next, we have Cormar Carpets Sensation range. The clue is the name as the aim here is for comfort of the most luxurious kind. It is a synthetic carpet made from polypropylene but do not let this put you off if you usually opt for a wool carpet. This carpet is ideal for bedrooms and what better way to start your wintery day by sinking your feet into this warm and welcoming deep pile carpet.
For more details, please visit our Comar Carpets page.
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Crucial Trading - Oriental Platinum
Crucial Trading is a flooring company known for working exclusively with natural materials. These include sisal, sisool, seagrass, coir, jute and wool. It means their flooring has a very natural look and feel.
Where inspiration begins with Crucial Trading
This example is from their sisal range of floor coverings called Oriental Platinum. Sisal is a plant fibre which means your floor is going to be a natural-looking as natural can get. It's tough too and ideal for busy homes with lots of foot traffic so ideal for lounges, stairs and hallways. It's natural colouring lends itself well to a range of different interior styles, from dark Autumnal colours as seen in the main image to white walls and wood furniture.
Crucial Trading also has a bespoke rug building service where rugs can be made, in a size of your choosing, using the natural materials they work with and with a vast array of border and piping options.
For more inspiration, please visit our Crucial Trading page.
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We hope you have enjoyed our winter edit and if you have any questions, please contact us at the shop. There is still time to have your carpet or flooring in for Christmas. We ask that you please contact us well before the 15th November 2020 to avoid disappointment.
And finally, if you're stuck for gift ideas this Christmas we have launched our Archway Carpets Gift Certificates. For more details on this, please visit our recent Instagram post here or see our latest Carpet Guy video here.