You have an idea for a particular room in your home, if you’re anything like me you have a mood-board pulled together displaying all of your ideas and suddenly you realise the current carpet is tatty and doesn’t fit your design. Or maybe you have carpet in your hallway and its been ruined with muddy shoes and heavy footfall and you would like a change.
Here are my go to flooring brands as a designer:
To many of my clients, i regularly recommend Karndean Flooring, after 40 years in business this company has revolutionised Luxury Vinyl flooring tiles & planks. Say goodbye to cheap lino which lifts and is a little old fashioned and even tiles (unless you’re able to have under floor heating). Say hello to LVT, with a huge selection, from tiles, an array of different wood finish planks and even parquet (which is making its way back into our homes!) this is certainly a favourite of mine.
This flooring is easy to clean, not cold under foot, hard-wearing and can be layered up with rugs in living rooms/bedrooms/ snugs to add texture and warmth.
Which moves me on nicely to Crucial Trading, an interior designers dream, these natural floor coverings are gorgeous, asthetically pleasing and top quality. With a huge array of designs, from simple neutrals with amazing materials - such a wool, seagrass, Jute and more, stripes and herringbone/chevron. Not only can you kit out your entire room with this carpets, you can marry them with the Karndean flooring by ‘building a rug’ - choosing your favourite centre material and boarder. I would highly recommend having a play on their website www.crucialtrading.com - you can even order 5 samples for free, to see the style & quality for yourself!
And finally a more traditional but just as beautiful flooring company - Brinton’s…
“We believe that a carpet is never just a carpet. Since 1783 we’ve seen it as a way to bring your home to life, helping you to express yourself in ways that you never thought possible.”
Specialising in woven carpets, you can find a flooring that will suit every style. They also offer a Laura Ashley collection which I know a number of you will love. With a blend of 80/20 wool to nylon the flooring is super soft under foot but hard-wearing too. I simply love the more traditional styles in these ranges.
If you are local to Bicester head to Carpet Trader, Granville Way, Bicester (also home of Blind Trader for all of your window dressing needs) - here you will find a fantastic team who will help you find what you are looking for, plus stockists of all of my above favourites.
Alternatively, all companies above list their retailers, so take a peak!