5 carpet ideas to add style and comfort to stairways

Stairs can often be a forgotten about area in the home. Stairway carpets can add style and cosiness to this neglected area. For wood stairs, you can fit a carpet that leaves a wooden border on either side or go for wall-to-wall carports.

There are at least 5 potential qualities of carpets to add comfort, interest and character to stairs.

1. Boldness

Bold patterns like bright coloured stripes, large geometric shapes, and bright floral patterns are a popular way to brighten stairs. For a more traditional bold look go for tartan patterns.

Some like to continue the bold pattern on the landing carpet.

2. Monochrome

Black and white stair carpets make an impact, particularly on white painted staircases. Use a plain coloured black carpet or one with black and white graphic patterns.

3. Wool

Wool is a carpet material that is comfortable and durable. Wool or wool blend carpets resist stains and are suitable for high-traffic stairs. Natural undyed wool is an environmentally friendly carpet material choice.

4. Large borders

A neutral colour carpet with a big border in a bolder colour adds a style statement to the stairs.

5. Plant fibres

For a natural feel, use sisal stair carpets made from this Agave family plant that repels moths and dust mites.

To find more stair carpet ideas, visit a local flooring retailer in Chester or North Wales. If you have trouble imagining how a stair carpet will look in your home, ask to borrow some samples.

Innovative online resource for carpet recycling introduced

Carpet Recycling UK has announced its new online tool that provides information relating to local authority recycling centres that accept flooring waste, including carpets.

At www.recyclemycarpet.co.uk, users can search by local authorities for nearby recycling centres that take carpets for recycling. Search results link to websites of local councils for detailed instructions on how to dispose of carpets and other flooring textile waste. The website contains the UK's only database of recycling centres that can be searched by entering the name of local authorities.

Cathie Clarke the CEO of Carpet Recycling UK summarised the service:

"This dedicated website allows the public to find their local council-operated waste and recycling centre where they can safely dispose of their carpet and textile flooring waste.”

She said that members of the public who dispose of carpets at these centres help reduce the waste returned to carpet retailers and fitters. Councils don't charge for the disposal of carpets unless collected by council workers.

The government is planning to standardise council recycling services by 2026, but the database of recycling centres provided by Carpet Recycling UK will help navigate the varied existing services. The website also raises awareness of the need to recycle waste flooring rather than dispose of it in landfills or by burning it.

Carpet Recycling UK is a supporter of the carpet industry's transition to more sustainable practices. For more advice on disposing of old flooring, talk to your local flooring company in the Chester and North Wales region.

Luxury vinyl tiles market predicted to experience rapid growth

According to an in-depth market research report by Data Bridge Market Research, the luxury vinyl tiles sector of the flooring market is forecast to have substantial growth during the next few years.

In 2021, the global luxury vinyl tiles market was worth 22.4 billion US dollars and is predicted to rise to 56.9 billion US dollars by 2029, a compound annual growth rate of 12.30%. Luxury vinyl tiles are a very popular choice for both residential and commercial buildings. They are an easy-to-lay glue-down flooring that is flexible, affordable, long lasting and easy to clean.

Technological advances have improved vinyl tiles, making them more durable and aesthetically pleasing, which has driven consumer demand. Changing lifestyles have led many consumers to prefer practical, hard wearing, easy-to-maintain flooring that is also stylish. Luxury vinyl tiles meet all these expectations.

Another factor driving demand is the expanding applications for luxury vinyl tiles in various industries that need hygienic, durable, hard surface flooring.

The report notes that the market is highly competitive, with many large international companies manufacturing luxury vinyl tiles. This has led manufacturers to invest heavily in research and development to design better flooring than their competitors.

Competition amongst manufacturers has also kept the cost of luxury vinyl tiles reasonable. While this type of flooring is not cheap, it is value for money. Luxury vinyl tile in Wrexham, Chester and North Wales homes can be installed by local flooring retailers.

Cheap rubber broom removes pet hairs from carpets

Autumn is a good time to clean carpets before the muddy winter weather arrives. Households with pets that shed hairs can find it difficult to remove them as hairs get trapped in the pile. Pet vacuum cleaners are a solution or professional carpet cleaning services can remove ingrained dirt and debris.

A TikTok user in America has recommended a much cheaper solution for removing pet hairs. In a video she posted to TikTok, she demonstrates how she uses a rubber broom on her carpets, which cost her £12. She claims the broom is better than her expensive Dyson for removing hairs and, after use, the broom can be easily washed.

A commentator on the video said they also use the broom to remove cheese from their restaurant carpet.

The online cleaning equipment retailer, Home Valet Company, confirms the effectiveness of rubber brooms. They say the individual cleaning heads of the broom penetrate the carpet's interior in a way that ordinary brooms and brushes cannot reach. Rubber brooms can also have electrostatic properties that cause hairs to stick to them so that they can easily be collected.

Pet owners should not be discouraged from buying carpets for their Chester homes. There are many cleaning products and equipment available that can easily clean up the dirt and debris that pets bring in from outside. Some breeds of dogs don't shed hair, but for those that do, perhaps all that is needed is an inexpensive rubber broom.

Tarkett receives renowned sustainability award

Flooring company Tarkett proudly announced its achievement of the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum Medal.

To qualify for the medal, the EcoVadis organization meticulously assessed Tarkett's environmental stewardship, social responsibility and sustainable practices, as well as its exemplary record of accomplishment in labour practices and human rights.

Tarkett is one of the top 1% out of 130,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis in 180 countries, and is the only flooring company to reach platinum status.

The firm has made sustainability an integral part of its corporate vision. The company claims that it is the first flooring company to transition to a circular economy where old flooring is recycled rather than disposed of.

Tarkett flooring is produced in conditions that respect the health of the workers producing it, and with limited greenhouse gas emissions. Tarkett is committed to healthier living spaces with its unique dust capture systems in carpets and phthalate-free plasticizers. Its vinyl flooring contains minimal amounts of harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions levels.

The Tarkett take-back program recycles over 9,000 tonnes of old flooring per year.

Consumers support Tarkett's environmental policies, but also love the look and feel of their flooring. Tarkett's mechanical embossing system creates the realistic look of wood with the largest area without pattern repeat available in the flooring market. By mixing and matching assorted styles and colours of carpet or vinyl tiles, customised unique looks can be achieved.

Tarkett carpet and vinyl flooring is available from quality flooring services in the North Wales and Chester region.