Carpet Colour Considerations
There’s a great deal to think about when choosing a colour for your next carpet. The design and style you pick can say a lot about your personality, as well as creating the right atmosphere in the room. However, by selecting the wrong colour you could change the overall feel and have to live with the wrong decision. There are a number of areas you should think about when choosing a carpet colour.
The Room
It’s important to consider the room that the carpet is for, as this can impact on the colour choice. An area that sees a lot of traffic, such as an entrances or family room, is probably not suited to lighter shades. These rooms are more likely to suffer from dirt and stains which will show up quicker on more neutral colours. If you are opting for a lighter colour, a more expensive material will wear better than a cheaper version.
Interior Design
When decorating a room, the carpet is one of the more expensive items you’ll need to purchase. Therefore, it’s important to get the choice right. You should think about the overall style of property, as well as the general interior design of the individual room or area of the house. If you want a carpet that will go with a range of colours and styles, you should stick with more neutral shades. These won’t dominate a room or make a big statement. Bolder colours will make more of a feature of the carpet, but these can lead to a room seeming too cluttered and busy if you’re not careful.
Atmosphere
The choice of carpet colour can instantly change the atmosphere of a room. Darker shades provide a warmer and sophisticated edge. They are well suited to dining areas, family rooms and hallways, whereas lighter colours can open up a room and make more use of the natural light. This makes them a great choice for bedrooms.
Colour Trends
As with any area of fashion and interior design, there will always be individual trends within carpet colours. However, it is important to look at the overall investment you’re making. This is a costly item that you will keep for many years. Therefore, it needs to be something that you can live with and that won’t date too quickly. If you intend to keep your carpet for a number of years, you might not want to follow these trends too closely. Beige isn’t on trend, but it’s always an easy option to go for. This type of carpet will never go out of style and goes with any colours. Whatever colour carpet you end up choosing, it needs to be something you can be happy with for many years. What suits one room and one homeowner might not necessarily be right for another.
Planning your Room
One excellent way of planning out the visual style and colours that you’re going to be using in the redesign of your room is to create a Pinterest board. Pinterest is a hotbed for creatives and especially interior designers, and is an excellent place to look for fresh inspiration. You can create your own themed pinboards where the styles and colours you like are stored in one place, and this is an excellent way of creating a visual moodboard of what you want. It’s always handy to be able to see your ideas visualised before you’re completely committed to implementing. If you haven’t yet visited Pinterest, you can view our very own Pinterest page here.
Where We Offer Carpet Fitting
Our team is available in many counties including Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and the outskirts of South West London (we do cover London and the whole of the South East of England depending on the scale of the project). Some of these areas include towns such as Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom, Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Newbury, Reigate, Runnymeade, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Tandridge, Waverley, Winchester and Woking. We have been established for over 50 years providing Carpet Fitting.
Main Coverage Area
Downs Carpets & Beds have a fantastic team of carpet fitters working alongside our in-store teams. Get in touch for a quote or visit one of our stores below for more information.
Explore our range of carpets, flooring & beds
Customer Stories
Once an order is complete we always encourage customer feedback. Here’s a selection of different projects and customer comments.
Flooring for complete house
We have used Downs in the past and once again the salesperson was very helpful, answering all my queries. The fitter was equally helpful and able to give knowledgeable advice for a future product. I highly recommend Downs as a local business.
Marian G
Carpet order
From the first enquiry to the fitting of the new carpet, we were warmly welcomed by friendly staff, which helped to make our choice and decisions easy. Carpet came much sooner that originally told but that was great as it meant we could get on with the other changes in the particular room. Many thanks for an excellent service.
Richard M
Kitchen/diner
Customer service is top notch. We have used CMS for all of our flooring requirements to date and will continue to do so throughout the renovation of our house.
Vicky B
Bedroom carpets
The sales team were really efficient and helpful, taking into consideration our requirements. The fitters worked well, efficiently and cleared up afterwards a real blessing. The choice of flooring was great and the prices very competitive. Recommend CMS carpets and would use them again. Thank you.
Karen P
The Downs Difference
At Downs Carpets & Beds, we stay true to our original core values. Take a look at why our customers choose us for their beds and carpets time and time again.
Free Measuring Service
We can visit you with carpet samples at a time to suit you. We will check your sub-floor, measure, plan and provide a free no-obligation quote.
Leading Brands
We aim to offer the largest choice of products at the very best prices, with all the leading brands of beds and carpets in one shop for your convenience.
Running For Over 50 Years
All Fitting Guaranteed
Every home or office carpet installation we undertake is covered by our one year Fitting Guarantee for complete peace of mind.
Specialist Expertise
We specialise in great quality carpets, flooring and beds at the very best prices, with friendly, knowledgeable staff to provide expert advice.
Speedy Fitting & Home Delivery
Most of our popular carpet, bed and flooring ranges are held in stock to ensure that we can offer competitive pricing and fast delivery times.
Our bespoke service
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Design consultation: Working collaboratively with you, your designer helps you select the right products.
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Technical consultation: We will conduct a technical survey, checking all measurements and any unusual angles.
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Supplying the product: Your chosen product will be ordered and delivered to you in the time frames discussed.
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Professional Installation: Our expert installers precision fits your product for an exceptional finish.
What Our Customers Say
James AvisonKev, Ash & Mark, our fitters, have been brilliant. Working at light-speed, they've been thorough, meticulous and professional. It's not every group of tradespeople that you'd be happy to recommend, especially in a predominantly female office environment but these three were respectful, thoughtful and good company to have around. We'd be glad to have them back and the quality of their workmanship is excellent. Thank you.
peter brunsdenExcellent job done, good price and very professional at all times. recarpet of first floor of period property, tricky job well handled. Highly recommended
Debbie AshworthI knew what I wanted when I went in and had the measurements as well. The person serving me was very helpful and we were able to get everything sorted easily.
Ian Fewtrell-SmithGood. There was a small hiccup but quickly resolved.
Carole HornerWe have found this company to be excellent with their service and with great recommendations for carpets in relevant rooms. So our latest purchase for lounge and 2 flights of stairs and landings. Process was well explained and nothing seemed too much trouble. The fitters were exceptional !
Yvonne HossackCarpets and vinyl lovely. Dave the fitter was so accomplished, he fitted the stair runner brilliantly. Both Dave and his assistant Andy were courteous and helpful
Katherine SingletonHi Simon, Thank you for getting all the carpets all sorted, you have been brilliant Simon, its been a pleasure and I appreciate you always being quick to communicate and answer any questions. I am very pleased I came back to you after 18 years! Stress free process and quality carpets and good honest prices! Barry the carpet measuring guy was prompt and has a nice friendly and polite manner. The fitters Kevin & Paul are nice chaps too. All in all a great team from start to finish. I wish all companies operated like you do. Well done and thanks again. Best Regards K
Yoshihiro SunbeamHad a superb experience when we went in recently looking for a carpet quote. Spoke to Simon and he was very helpful and accommodating, explaining how the prices worked and what the best underlay was for our particular situation. Would highly recommend if in the West Berkshire area.
Judith CursonVinyl for a small space fitted well and at much shorter notice than we expected
