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How to make your home bohemian style inspired
The bohemian aesthetic is all about showing off your eclectic side. Few other style trends so easily demonstrate a relaxed, carefree nature combined with an immutable sense of style and worldliness.
The Best Modern Carpet Trends
Carpeting your home is about more than just underfoot comfort and minimal upkeep requirements – it’s also a style statement. Selecting an on-trend carpet for your home puts your decor ahead of the pack, giving you a stylistic edge to showcase your design sensibilities and potentially improve your home’s resale value down the line.
Choosing The Right Rugs for The Living Room
When it’s time to redecorate, start with a rug. Using an inspirational rug as ground zero for your living room design gives you a foundation to build a cohesive colour scheme and room layout around. If you’re ready to find the perfect living room rug for your home, shop our diverse range online now. Otherwise, read on for five unique living room rug ideas to get your creative juices flowing.
The Cost of Vinyl Plank Flooring
Renovating your home can be a costly venture – especially when it comes to redoing flooring, walls and other semi-permanent fixtures. It’s often hard to negotiate cutting costs, as this can mean making compromises on the quality of materials, style or installation.
Rugs and Synthetic Fibres: Which is Best for Your Home?
We’ve recently discussed the pros and cons of different types of natural rug materials – but let’s not ignore the many wonderful synthetic fibres that make excellent choices when considering a rug for your home.
There’s a wide range of synthetic fibre rugs available right here at Carpet Call, so let’s discuss the look, feel and longevity of your different options.
The Pros and Cons of engineered timber flooring
Hardwood floors are the pinnacle of elegance and practicality.
That said, certain timbers can be prohibitively expensive, and solid hardwood calls for professional installation only. This is where engineered timber flooring shines. These specially designed floating floorboards bring a range of benefits to any home. Are they right for you?
Timber Flooring or Carpet: Which is the Better Bedroom Flooring Option?
The floor covers a lot of visible space in a bedroom and takes up a large chunk of the decorating budget. Therefore, it’s only natural you want it to look as appealing as possible – and be friendly on the wallet too!
Everything you need to know about installing a new carpet
Carpets are the secret to a cosy home, and with benefits ranging from comfort to sound absorption, it’s easy to see why they’re still such a popular choice for Australian homeowners.
Everything you need to know about installing vinyl flooring
Vinyl flooring has fast become the go-to option for homeowners looking to recreate the look of hardwood flooring for a fraction of the price. This design dupe has been engineered to meet all the demands of home living, making it a top choice for many.
Maintain Child-Safe Blinds: What You Should Know About Blind Cord Safety
Here’s what you need to know about the risks, regulations and Carpet Call’s range of blinds and curtains.
Traditional, contemporary or transitional rugs: what are the differences?
The style spotlight is on rugs. From Moroccan Berber varieties to full floor options, the choice is not only beautiful, it’s also bountiful!
Thankfully, the aforementioned examples and other rug counterparts are typically split into three popular categories: traditional, contemporary and transitional rugs.
Bathroom flooring trends of 2019
Here at Carpet Call, we’re always keeping an eye on the hottest flooring trends around. Thankfully, we’re one step ahead of the game – especially when it comes to bathrooms!
If you’re looking for some decor inspiration, here are a few top bathroom trends to consider.
Which type of flooring is best for each room of the home?
Each room of the home is different in its own right and faces its own unique challenges. As a result, one flooring option that works for one might not be well suited to another.
Thankfully, the experts at Carpet Call have the knowledge to help you find the best flooring option for each room of your home.
4 Reasons to Use a Rug Anti-Slip Gripper
You’ve found the rug of your dreams and it’s taking centre stage in your living space.
Why run the risk of ruining this vision by not purchasing anti-slip rug gripper? Available in all rug sizes and hall runners.
How to style carpet in a bedroom space
More and more homeowners are choosing to lay carpet in the bedroom. If you’re considering carpet for your own living space, here are some stunning examples of how you can incorporate this flooring option into current or new decor schemes.
What is laminate flooring made from?
Discover what laminate flooring is made from and why it’s such an ideal flooring choice.
Offering ease of installation, high durability and the look of timber flooring for a fraction of the price, laminate has quickly become one of the most popular flooring options around.
Tips for cleaning hard floors and easy maintenance
From high foot traffic to spills, your hard floor tackles endless challenges every single day. In order to keep your flooring choice looking as good as new and protected from the elements, it’s important you understand and adopt the correct cleaning techniques.
The Pros and Cons of a kitchen rug
When you think of flooring in the kitchen, your mind probably doesn’t jump straight to rugs. However, homeowners shouldn’t be so hasty restricting rugs to the bedroom or living area. When done correctly, rugs can make a wonderful addition to any kitchen.