Carpet/flooring advice

8 years ago

Hi all,

We're hoping to finally finish a room in our house (our spare bedroom) in the next couple of weeks.

I'm a big fan of bare wood floors and wanted them throughout the house, but the boards in this room aren't great, so we're thinking that we're going to go down the carpet route.

We're on a very tight budget, so are looking at a basic carpet, nothing fancy.

My question is whether to go light grey or go beige/neutral? I intend to go with beige but my oh wants grey.

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8 years ago
Hi Lyndsey. Your local carpet supplier / shop will let you take home a selection of their carpet sample mats for you to see what looks best - it is always best to do this check in the room, in various lighting conditions and on different parts of the floor. Many carpet companies also send out a limited number of free samples to help you. The term "beige" covers a lot of options and some might work, but others won't against this particular grey wall. Recently, we've fitted a number of Cormar carpets (the Sensation and Sensation Supreme Ranges) which have several beiges and greys to choose from. Hope this helps for now. Nick
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