From The Carpetology Blog:
Carpet and scrumptious carpet patterns and styles are on a roll. See for yourselves in the October 2008 issue of Domino Magazine. Read the full post at Domino Magazine Decorating Mini Guide: Carpet.
With October being National Karastan Month, we highlight five beautiful carpet styles. After reading the article, one of our Regional Managers said "I know these styles, but I now see them in a whole new light!" Read the full post at Karastan Carpet Styles Featured on WearDated.com.
Ann Hurley recently caught up with Laura Compton from Invision to discuss Altered Elements, its newest commercial carpet collection. It is inspired by nature in a way that "captures the interplay between the elements and the wonder and drama Mother Nature creates on a daily basis" per the press release. Read the full post at Nature Inspires Invision's Altered Elements Carpet Collecion.
Inspired by A Field Guide to Color, Fabulous Floors Magazine's editorial titled "Designer's Walk" offers advice on how to create a color palette. Read the full post at Create A Color Palette To Coordinate Walls, Carpet, Furniture & More.
The 2008 Color Folio Forecast - titled A Field Guide to Color - studies the unique and inspiring interplay between colors and the culture of color. Read the full posts at:
On December 10, Pantone -- possibly the world's foremost authority on color -- announced that the hue of 2008 is PANTONE 18-3943 Blue Iris. Subsequently, design journals, fashion reports and style sections are a-buzz with talk of blues and purples, and what's to become of color in the next 12 months. Read the full post at Color Me Blue Iris.
"Color-Emotion" is Mohawk's 2007 color presentation. It's filled with timeless fashion and trend perspective. Read the full post at Fashion Trends: Color-Emotion from Mohawk.
Learn more about the history of carpet. Not only in the United States, where the wealth of the Founding Fathers included those extras the Average Joe couldn't afford - livestock, land, furniture, ... and carpet, of course, but also around the world. Read the full post at For July 4th: The History of the World (in terms of carpet).