The benefits of carpet samples before buying

With such a wide range of styles available, it is vital to choose carpets that are perfect for your home.

You wouldn’t want to invest in a brand-new carpet, and, a couple of weeks later, get a nagging feeling that it just doesn’t look right. Maybe the carpet in your bedroom would have better suited the lounge. Perhaps you decide you don’t like the colours, which somehow looked different in the shop.

That’s why, if you are visiting a carpet retailer, North Wales, it’s so important to take a good range of samples home with you. Take time choosing the carpet that is really going to look great in your living space, a carpet you can live with, a carpet that truly enhances your home. It will be time well spent.

How does it look?

Use samples to test how the colours and patterns will look in the lighting conditions of your home. Colours can look a lot different under the lights of a carpet store. You should also think about how the colours and patterns fit with your furnishings, wallpaper and other decor.

Evaluate the quality

Stair carpets need to be strong and durable, whereas bedroom carpets may need to be softer underfoot. Check the quality of the sample: the texture, pile height and durability, taking into account where in your home you plan to lay it.

Compare and contrast

Take a good range of samples home with you. Compare them, get a sense of the range of available choices, then choose the options that best meet your requirements.

How does it feel?

A bedroom carpet which you are likely to walk on barefoot may need a softer feel than an entrance hall or staircase, where durability is key. Feel the samples and get a sense of how well the textures are suited to the different areas in your home.

A really great carpet design can spark lots of ideas for making your room look really special. For example, a stylish new bedroom carpet may influence your choice of curtains or bedding.

Is it practical?

You need to be sure that the carpet you choose is going to work well in the place you install it. If you know your toddler is going to keep spilling juice on it, you may want to check how easy it will be to keep it clean, or if it's strong enough to have outdoor shoes tramping over it, day in day out.

So, if you want to refresh your home with new carpets and are planning to visit a carpet retailer in Wrexham, make sure you take home with you a good range of samples and make that perfect choice that will transform your home.