I need help with patterned carpet on my stairs & mixing up patterns!
I'm finally getting new floors!! Yay! I've picked out a hardwood & for several reasons I've decided to keep carpet on the stairs. I love the patterned carpet on stairs look but I need some help with the other patterns in the room. I can't screw this up. My 2 favorite carpet samples I brought home are the swirly & the moroccan. The big carpet samples are not the color I would pick. So I mostly need help on pattern shape but you can give color input as well if you like. I will most likely go with a light color. Ceramic tile will be the wood you see. Other nearby room patterns I have are a striped wall, a small amount of French script & my leopard rug which I love. I have an open floor plan so the stairs are visible from most rooms downstairs. I love the mixed pattern look I just need help making sure I get this right! My biggest concern is what looks best with the leopard.
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7 years agoI'm having fun in PS with all your samples/pictures but what a conundrum :o
Do you like blue? On my screen I see blue in that beautiful leopard rug and of course the dusty French blue goes great with the wood you chose. Do you have blue elsewhere in the house? Looking at the sample laying on the rug, it's the bottom row, third from the left. Personally, I stay away from colors that tend to look dingy or dull so I would want to go bright or darker...darker stair cases are usually more dramatic (around here). I see a lot of these stair runners or carpeted stairs. My husband cuts (has them bound) and installs countless stair runners. Yesterday's job was supposed to a runner but the customer changed her mind and did a full coverage of her staircase. This is what he installed 130 yds of so it wasn't just the stairs (not the actual house).
Good luck. Can't wait to see which color you choose.
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