One of the current trends for carpets, particularly on colours are for grey carpets or lighter natural shades like beige. They allow the furniture and ornaments to come through with your carpet, as it were, providing a subtle backdrop. For those however, who favour a bold carpet either in colour or design there are still a lot of exciting and stylish examples out there. In this month’s blog we look at a few of them. Grab your sunglasses, hold on to your chair and get ready for Bold is Beautiful: Carpets that make a big impression!

In this month’s blog, we break down the terminology around carpets and flooring. Do you know your Berber from your Backing or your Synthetic from your Sisal? We explain these, and more, here.

At Archway Carpets, Darrell Smith, along with his father, Graham Smith, has been helping people find their very own flooring luxury for over 35 years. You can imagine their knowledge is considerable given the many years spent working with the many options available. It begs the question then, given their expertise on the subject, what carpets and flooring did they choose for their own homes?