Carpet is experiencing a stylish resurgence, offering a comforting and tactile alternative to wooden floors and tiles.
Current carpet trends range from timeless elegance to bold and brave choices, all aimed at creating a cosy and warm atmosphere in the home. Options include stripes, playful patterns, earthy neutrals, and vibrant colours, allowing for creative and innovative designs that suit both classic and contemporary interiors.
Lorna Haigh, creative director at Alternative Flooring, highlights the balance between quiet, muted tones and loud, strong patterns, emphasising that both can be beautifully integrated into different decor schemes to reflect individual preferences.
Grounding Earthy Neutrals
Neutral carpets, particularly in brown and beige, are set to dominate 2024, replacing the once-popular grey. These tones bring a calming, versatile, and timeless quality to interiors, making coordination across different rooms easy.
Nostalgic Styles
Classic patterns, such as tartan and floral designs, are making a comeback. These patterns not only add character but are also practical for high-traffic areas, blending old and new aesthetics seamlessly.
Tactile, Textured Carpets
Carpets with varying fibre heights and weaves create a three-dimensional, plush effect, enhancing the tactile and cosy feel of a room. Textured designs add depth and visual interest, perfect for living rooms.
Sustainable Materials
There’s a growing focus on eco-friendly carpets made from natural, renewable materials like wool, sisal, and seagrass. These materials are durable, versatile, and have inherent qualities such as being flame retardant and easy to clean.
Carpet Runners
Runners offer a way to add warmth and texture to spaces with wooden floors without fully covering them. They provide a practical and stylish solution, especially for high-traffic areas like hallways and stairs.
Patterned Carpets
Bold patterns are making a strong return, transforming floors into canvases for art. Patterned carpets are being embraced in living rooms and dining rooms, creating a strong design foundation for entire rooms.
Impact in Small Rooms
Colourful and patterned carpets are ideal for small spaces, adding interest without overwhelming. These carpets can enliven smaller rooms or forgotten areas with unexpected and vibrant designs.
Colourful Carpets
Rich, deep colours such as spicy chilli and lush berry tones are trending. These colours, alongside teals and blacks, are being used to make bold statements in home decor, contributing to a cosy and designer feel.
Smart Stripes
Striped carpets, both wide and narrow, are popular for their ability to elongate and widen spaces visually. Initially used in high-traffic areas, stripes are now a fashionable choice throughout the home, enhancing the appearance and adding visual interest.
Likewise Group PLC (LON:LIKE) is a distributor of floorcoverings and matting and has the opportunity to consolidate the domestic and commercial floorcovering markets to become one of the UK’s largest distributors in this sector.
