Kathryn Wise of the Carpet and Rug Institute provides consumer tips for choosing new carpet for your home.
- Traffic determines the type and color of carpet you should choose. Use denser carpeting in high-traffic areas.
- When you go to pick out new carpeting, take samples of fabric with you, whether swatches or finished cushions, draperies, etc. Take home swatches of the carpet you're interested in, and check the colors in all kinds of light, artificial as well as daylight, to be sure they really are the colors you need
- Learn about the different types of carpet construction before buying. Plush pile is thick and dense while cut pile fibers are twisted more than others so the carpet doesn't show tracks from traffic or vacuuming. Cut and loop carpet is used to create patterns and wool or synthetic woven carpet varieties tend to look like sisal rugs. Berber carpets which tend to be more expensive are made from level loops that are not cut.
- Many exciting looks are available today. If you are looking for something special, ask your carpet store about plaids, low-pile prints, animal prints, nylon sisal varieties, novelty prints and cut and loop designs in two-color combinations.
Resources The Carpet & Rug Institute
The Carpet & Rug Institute
Dalton, GA
Phone: 706-278-3176
Toll Free Phone: 800-882-8846
Website:
www.carpet-rug.com
Guests Kathryn Sellers (Wise)
PR Director, The Carpet and Rug Institute
Dalton, GA
Toll Free Phone: 800-882-8846
Website:
www.carpet-rug.com
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