In many of the industry magazines it has been noted recently that sales of striped carpet flooring have burgeoned by up to 200 per cent this year as influences from the fashion world continue to have an effect on interior design, providing exciting, hip flooring solutions for the homestead.
For a sizeable amount of time it has been noted that the relationship between the fashion industry and interior design industry is inextricably linked; there is also an agreement amongst those that work in the interior design industry that it’s great fun to be working with carpet again after years of having to focus on alternative flooring choices such as wood. A stripy pattern can be put to stunning use in flooring and can be used as a great asset when designing. They can be used to elongate rooms, change perspective, and bring together much wider colour palettes than you’d usually be able to use.
There is a consensus among those in the fashion and interior design industry that many of the iconic styles which made an appearance in the 70’s have started to become popular again in regards to carpet. In terms of colour, on trend customers as well as interior designers have been asking for old-school 70’s shades such as deep purple, tangerine orange, and forest green.
The online carpet retailer Fun on the Floor are creating a unique space to showcase such carpet ideas. This unique house will be known as the Fun on the Floor house and will act as a showroom through an array of creatively designed rooms that feature carpet in stunning, creative and unique ways based on whats popular in the interior design industry at the moment. The house will be open by invitation to trade, national, consumer, regional journalists as well as key influencers such as interior designers, production companies for a free shoot location up until December.
To mark the re-emergence of a passion for carpets Danielle Proud, an established interior designer, is creating a fantastic, themed, styled space that features six differently themed rooms. The Fun on the Floor house will be a demonstration of how carpet is a material that can transform a home without costing an arm and a leg through a combination of texture, style and colour. Visitors can expect to explore the sensorial nature of carpet, appreciate its luxurious look and enjoy the comfortable feeling underfoot – as well appreciate the sound absorbent qualities such a carpet provides.
Premier fashion designers like Paul Smith play a key role in inspiring the strong colour palettes now available in stripey carpet collections. Many of the new styles are grabbing headlines in the world of interiors as well as featuring on the coolest floors across the UK. Bright coloured stripes can add an extra bit of zeal to neutrally decorated rooms, or make a subtle impact, complementing different scale striped soft furnishings.
