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.