Contemporary Classics
Rita Bancroft • July 19, 2020
Many consumers took the opportunity to redecorate during lockdown, and as flooring is the finishing touch, we take a look at carpet and hard flooring design styles which are firm favourites today.
Flare is made using 100% accredited UK wool, combined with premium nylon 6.6. The 2-ply yarn construction ensures softness underfoot with the assurance of added durability and performance. It is available in both a 4m and a unique 5m width to provide retailers with greater flexibility for larger rooms. The choice of widths means consumers can be confident there is less wastage and fewer joins. Like all Adam Carpets, the Flare range is made in their own modern factory in Kidderminster and coordinates beautifully with their popular Castlemead Twist range
Abingdon Flooring
luxurious StainFree Satin Touch collection (above) delivers the perfect blend of luxurious underfoot comfort with exceptional durability and stain performance.
A classic 1/8th cut-pile saxony, Satin Touch comes in tones such as Angora, Satine, Mohair, Velour and Velvet; colours driven by the close trend-monitoring undertaken at Abingdon Flooring’s Centre of Development and Excellence. With a future-ready palette and impressive feel, the new-look Satin Touch is well geared for capitalising on the popularity of bleach-cleanable carpet at a new, premium price position. Available in 2.5m, 4m and 5m widths, the carpet comes with Abingdon Flooring’s famous StainFree for Life promise and is suitable for Heavy Domestic use, underlining its high-quality construction.
Relaunched in 2019 with a new polypropylene yarn that offered an even softer and silkier feel, Satin Touch comprises 16 beautiful contemporary shades and represents a premium choice in the StainFree collection. Boasting an impressive 14mm pile height for a truly indulgent feel, the collection is equipped with Abingdon Flooring’s Soft Fleece Bac for easier installation and improved comfort; this is a collection ready for discerning homes.
Martin Peace, sales director, Abingdon Flooring said, “Satin Touch offers a premium underfoot feel and its quality will be felt for years to come, bringing homes a luxurious and lasting ‘investment’ carpet from the StainFree collection. We see no reason why someone looking for high-spec finishes for their home wouldn’t also want them to be easy to care for, so we’ve made sure that Satin Touch delivers on both fronts.”
The Associated Weavers Invictus
brand offers an invincible collection of carpets and luxury vinyl flooring, consisting of twelve carpet ranges and three luxury vinyl flooring collections.
The Magnificus carpet range (pictured above) is the all-time favourite within their carpet offer, thanks to its high weight, bulky handle and invincible comfort. The colour bank has been revamped for 2020 with 14 well-balanced colours. Their 20 year wear and stain warranties provide added assurance to consumers. The collection is made from 1/10 gauge twin ply yarn, ensuring additional performance and is 100% bleach cleanable. The multi-width choice of 3m, 4m and 5m carpets all incorporate fusionbac, providing ease of installation to retailers.
Headquartered in Halifax, Associated Weavers has been present in the UK since 1964. The company has been at the forefront of many broadloom carpet innovations through their product knowledge and passion for interior design. Their Invictus carpets stand for invincible comfort that will convince even the most demanding consumers.
Karndean Designflooring
have introduced a new wood hue to their popular Korlock rigid core collection (pictured above). The satin look of their new Canadian Nude Oak, teamed with its straight grain detail makes for a subtle, contemporary classic floor. The neutral tone perfectly complements a minimal interior but works equally well with a more extravagant décor, toning down bright colour or busy prints.
“Our modern Korlok collection features a range of timeless light colour palettes all inspired by natural materials, explains Stella Coyle, national sales manager of Karndean Designflooring.
She said: “A relaxing bedroom offers the perfect sanctuary from the pressures of the world. For anyone looking to create a space for their own personal retreat, there’s no better place to look for inspiration than classic contemporary designs. The sophisticated pared back feel, airy colour schemes and natural textures are the ideal combination for a bedroom escape that will help you find serenity and balance.”
Karndean’s Korlok collection features 11 wood designs all inspired by European and North American woods. It is recognised for boosting wellness with its excellent acoustic benefits reducing noise transfer to rooms below up to 21dB, without the need for separate underlay. It recently welcomed five new limestone stone designs featuring a mix of cool silvery greys to warm charcoals and muted honey tones.
For more information contact:
Abingdon Flooring
T: 01274 655 694 www.abingdonflooring.co.uk
Adam Carpets
T: 01562 822247 www.adamcarpets.com
Associated Weavers Invictus
T: 01422 431100 www.invictus.co.uk
Karndean Designflooring
T: 01386 820100 www.karndean.com
Abingdon Flooring
T: 01274 655 694 www.abingdonflooring.co.uk
Adam Carpets
T: 01562 822247 www.adamcarpets.com
Associated Weavers Invictus
T: 01422 431100 www.invictus.co.uk
Karndean Designflooring
T: 01386 820100 www.karndean.com
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