But design can and should also be personal. Carpet choice can be your way to break through conventional thinking and introduce your own personality and vision.

Carpet allows you to make a room cozy, playful, dramatic or elegant. It also helps create a continuous flowing, tasteful design room to room and floor to floor.

Carpet is great to match with wood or ceramic and to create personalized custom looks—and to do so economically.

Speaking of homes with good taste, these days that has much to do with the ability to bring lighter colored carpets into our lifestyles. Changes in fiber technology have also made it possible for us to use lighter colored fibers and not have to worry so much about stain resistance. But it doesn’t stop there! Ask your flooring professional about PET FRIENDLY carpet options!

The biggest trend in carpet right now is patterns and in patterns one of the most popular is the use of geometrics. Patterns are still hot they are not just for grand hotel lobbies or your favorite bed and breakfast anymore! They are coming home now because they remind of us of gentler, more sophisticated time.

Give your space a different look using patterns. Because designers as well as all of us are increasingly sensitive to visual texture, they often begin with carpeting.

With carpet the foundation of your design, it’s time to let the fun begin. Remember to complement and contrast textures with those of your carpet: reflective materials like chrome and glass or mirrors….and don’t forget those nubby or satiny throw pillows.