Choosing the Perfect Carpet Colour to Create your Walls
There is nothing better than a room revamp to inspire you and invigorate the senses! As the saying goes, a change is as good as a holiday, and when it’s a change that affects where you live and the spaces you inhabit, the holiday can last even longer. Old, worn or out-dated carpets can have […]
Prevent your Carpet from Fading with These Tricks!
There’s no real way to fix fading carpet except to replace it. It’s an expensive thing to do when a carpet’s life can be prolonged with some simple tricks to avoid it from fading in the first place. Carpet will eventually fade over time of course due to a number of reasons such as sunlight, […]
6 Inspiring Ideas for Decorating with Rugs
1: Layering Two or more rugs can be used together by layering them. Perhaps you have a very small rug that you love, but it is not big enough to cover the entire floor space that you need it too. Try placing a much larger rug underneath it, which can actually be much plainer and […]
Flooring Trends for 2015
Domotex Hannover is the world’s largest flooring trade fair and the leading fair for the flooring industry. In January 2015, 1350 floor makers and manufacturers exhibited their products to nearly 45 000 buyers. The following trends that emerged from Domotex are set to shake up Australian homes this year. The Floor As ‘Fourth Wall’ The importance […]
Look After Wooden Floors in 5 Steps
Wooden flooring is luxurious, it demands to be noticed, shiny and pleasing to the eyes, the feet and just about every sense bar one. If you’re lucky enough to have wooden flooring throughout your home, whether you rent or own, taking care of its shiny, wonderful surface can be a challenge if you’re unsure of […]
Carpet vs Timber Floors: What Suits you?
Wood against carpet. The shag against restored floorboard or a Jarrah finish. Different buyers are searching for a list of things when shopping around for a new floor – we spend most of our home time walking around on it, we want it to be comfortable. We also decorate our home according to tones and […]
4 Reasons Not to Dismiss Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl. The flooring solution of the 80s is making a comeback, as geometric patterns are replaced with block colours or styles resembling the prevailing tile trends of the season. Vinyl is no longer considered psychedelic, cheap and cheerful or the DIY’s answer to a quick fix; in fact, the right vinyl flooring options are highly sort after […]
Flooring for Children’s Rooms – Top Tips and Advice
Children’s rooms are special places, whether they are their bedrooms, their playrooms, or living rooms that specifically cater for them. The spaces that young children play in will create memories for them that will last a life time – and it will be the small details, such as the flooring and furniture, that they will remember the […]
Selecting the Right Carpet Colour: What to Consider
The colour of your carpet can bring your floor to life, and with so many different shades available choosing the best colour is undoubtedly one of the major considerations for those laying carpet. It can be a tricky decision since there are often a few ‘colour contenders’ which people weigh up. To guide you through […]
The Rules of Rug Buying – What to Look for
Rugs offer many of the same benefits of carpets, but offer the flexibility to be moved with you from home to home or even room to room. They can be also the perfect finishing touch to complete the interior design of a room, and for homes with hard flooring, they can inject much needed softness […]
