will this carpet pattern be too much for 2000 square feet upstairs?
I have Brazilian cherry nail down 3/4 natural flooring downstairs and need to update my worn carpeting upstairs. We will be moving in 1-3 years and do not want to put in hard floors. The color is a warm Greige (lady in gray) and works great. I love the swirly pattern but don't want to date the house. The pattern I have is currently more like the top photo. Both patterns are the same color.. photo just makes it look different. Thanks for any input?
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Comments (50)thanks all, ajsmama, yes I said Ididn't like the rug and I didn't, but this is the best pattern for that space andnow that I see it I see that dh and others here were correct. I know too funny, I now have what I didn't like and now like what i didn't like, strange process for me....See MorePatterned wall to wall carpet anyone?
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoIt is strange but they are both the same color. I am almost rethinking going with gray because it changes color in different light and I already have a light gray on the walls
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4 years agoI love patterned carpet for stairs, not as much for a whole room. But, I really do like nidnay's pics so the second one wins for me. This is the one I chose for my stairs....
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoChessie
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agosookmomof4 Oh I am with you - I despise beige and tan anything. I had a helluva time finding it after I discovered the sample in a local shop because it was originally a Shaw carpet with the pattern name of Castelana,, but just before I had finally decided on it Shaw sent that whole carpet line over to Anderson Tuftex and renamed it - drove me NUTS trying to figure it out. I wanted a matching solid in the room above the stairs - I had to have an exact match so I spent hours and hours trying to find the solid carpet that matched the color.
Anyhoo...the carpet is Tuftex Ascend, in Zircon.
https://andersontuftex.com/carpet/details/ascend-zz030/zircon-00542
My matching solid is Tuftex Glide, in Silver Lining.
https://andersontuftex.com/carpet/details/glide-zz033/silver-lining-00541
Yeah...different color names. But EXACTLY the same color. Why on earth they try to make things so confusing I don't know.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoIt's an excellent carpet - it will hold up well. I chose the color based on what I was putting on my kitchen floor at the bottom of the stairs. I wanted to match the tone.
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