Choosing a new floorcovering can be one of the biggest decisions a homeowner makes. Floors set the tone of the room so it’s important to get the look and feel just right.
As champions of carpet, here’s our top five reasons why you should have it in the home:
When the mornings are cold, nothing beats the feel of a soft and snuggly carpet on icy toes. Coming in to a warm and welcoming house is the pinnacle of luxury. More people are now turning their back on the cool, sleek look of laminate flooring, for the natural warmth of carpet. Home owners are realising that in rooms such as the lounge, bedrooms and hallway, carpet really is the only option.
While you do need to whip the vacuum cleaner over your carpet, there is little other maintenance compared to the upkeep of hard wood floors or laminates. And if you buy one of our easy clean carpets (see our Sensation, Apollo and Primo collections), cleaning becomes less of a chore - plus you have the added reassurance of a 10-year stain and wear warranty. The key to good carpet maintenance is to vacuum once or twice a week, use a large doormat and avoid laying light coloured carpets next to external entrances.
Forget footsteps clacking against wooden floors, a large surround sound system vibrating or noisy children playing upstairs, one of the major benefits of having carpet in the home is that it absorbs sound. Not only does carpet absorb up to 10 times more sound than hard flooring but it generates less too.
Over the decades' studies have shown that carpet reduces the number of allergens in the air as compared to hard flooring. Carpet prevents allergens from becoming airborne by trapping them in the fibres of the carpet, helping to keep them out of the air. Vacuuming the carpet then removes the trapped allergens completely.
Carpet is super versatile. Fancy a more rustic look, opt for a textured loop pile. Want a deep snuggly pile, seek the super soft lustrous carpets out. And when it comes to colour, you can choose to play it safe with neutrals and cool greys or be bold with dark statement inky blues or even stripes! Any style you want to achieve can be done with carpet.
If you order three free carpet samples from us, you'll be able to narrow down the options and see exactly how each one will look in your space.
Alternatively, find a Cormar retailer and you can see a plethora of our carpets in the flesh.
