Carpet can bring beauty, warmth, and comfort to any room in your home, but choosing which carpet is right for a certain area can be challenging. Fortunately, we’ll discuss some tips for choosing the right carpet that best fits each room in your home.
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Below are 4 tips for choosing carpet for each part of your home:
Bedroom
People put a lot of stock into having hardwood flooring throughout the house, but the truth is, it’s not the comfiest on bare feet in the morning. If you’re redoing your room, Forte says you should go for a premium plush, super-soft carpet. If you already have hardwood, you can still create that cozy vibe: “I love the look and feel of a gorgeous alpaca or silk-and-wool rug over hardwood flooring in the bedroom to create a luxurious retreat,” says Buckingham. Source: GoodHouseKeeping
Family Room
Consider the size of family or amount of foot traffic, the presence of pets and how long you want the floor to last.
With these things in mind, choose from among hardwoods, tile or carpet. The first two options hold up best under high-traffic, but if you have a small family, carpet does just as well. According to Tom Silva of This Old House magazine, carpet is especially great for . . . anywhere you may like to spend a lot of time barefoot.”
If you end up going with carpet, opt for a sculpted finish in a darker color in case of stains. Color schemes for these rooms should also connect with those of neighboring rooms, including the kitchen. Source: KSL
Dining Room
A dining room rug is the backdrop for family gatherings and holidays.
“When choosing carpet for the dining room, I insist on a cut pile wool carpet,” says de Biasi. “With all that dragging of chairs across it and potential food or wine spills, it is the most user-friendly to clean and withstand wear.”
In this Colorado ski house, the dining room doubles as a playroom. Not only is the Gene Meyer cut wool pile carpet easy to clean, but it’s also soft for children to play on. Source: ElleDecor
Hallways and Stairs
For stairs and other high-traffic areas such as hallways, a low-profile, densely packed carpet can add to the life expectancy of carpet. Because of its resilience, nylon carpet is often recommended in pulled-down textures or level-loop constructions.
For stairs, the direction of the pile should run from the top of the stairs to the bottom (not sideways). This ensures better wear and also prevents noticeable gaps between fibers where the carpet bends over each step. Stairways that are open on one or both sides require the carpet to wrap around the outside edge of the staircase, presenting the possibility of a portion of the backing to show. Here, a higher-grade berber will work much better than a lower-grade option. Seams are also a concern on stairs, particularly where the carpet joins around posts. A longer pile such as frieze, tends to hide seams better than short or looped piles. Source: WFCA
Hopefully these tips will be able to assist you in choosing the right carpet for your needs and will ensure durability and comfort for your long-term satisfaction. For more information, contact us now!
