Your floor, Your style
It"s your Floor and your Style, so it is very important to consider all the options before buying so that you can make your investment wisely. Browse through our selection of images and be inspired. After all "Every room begins with a floor.
Saxony carpet provides a look of luxury and its deep pile has a sensuous feel. When we think of carpet, it is usually saxonys we think of first as they are true classic's. Now day's though, they have been re-invented with a heather two tone mix and the latest colours. Recenty, as their popularity has increased, they have become extremly good value as well. They have a velvet like appearance to them so you get a lot of light and dark patches that give it it's luxurious look but might not apeal to the slightly OCD of us.
Beautiful, tactile and luxurious, real wool has a natural feel that has never been replicated by manmade fibres. But when buying wool for the floor or fabrics or furnishings, these sensory values should always be weighed up against practicalities and long term value and this is where wool really wins on every level!
Natural wool grows on a sheep and retains the benefits from its amazing cell structure. Take a look at the superior performance attributes of wool outlined here and you will see why wool is always the best choice for the home.
Wool is a very buoyant fibre - it is springy and has repetitive bounce-back - making it hard to flatten or distort. In carpet this provides robust strength - which prevents tracking and flattening. The appearance will last for many years making it an excellent investment for the family home.
Wool has already resisted some pretty touch conditions on the sheep and it is not a ‘needy’ fibre in the home. A wool carpet or fabric is easy to clean because the fibre’s layered structure resists spills and grime. Carpets and rugs simply require regular vacuuming and spills need prompt blotting (see our cleaning advice for wool for further information).
Wool resists fire and does not emit smoke or fumes. A family home with wool furnishings has added safety protection if a fire breaks out and this is all due to the fibre’s high water and nitrogen content. Wool will not respond to ignition/combustion in the way that a petrochemical/manmade fibre will and largely self-extinguishes in seconds.
Although we like to think the air we breathe is clean - it often contains invisible contaminants from our furnishings and decor. Wool has already protected a sheep and it never loses its protective process in its entire lifecycle. It naturally filters the room in a breathing process that will remove and later release excess moisture to control temperature and remove floating compounds to improve your wellbeing. Its scaled structure - keeps floating dust in the air trapped until vacuumed.
Comfort is a sensory value - wool absorbs noise and echo because it has a soft spongy centre reducing impact sound and the family noise that streams from floor to floor and room to room.. Wool also provides added warmth and insulation from heat loss.
Source, WoolRetailer.comPatterned carpet is back! With an emphasis on modern colours on traditional designs. Plaids, checked and geometrics are at the forefront.