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The Alternative Blog

HOW TO DRESS YOUR HOME WITH CARPETS, RUGS AND RUNNERS

At Alternative we are often asked how to questions and we thought we’d compile an easy summer read with a few expert tips for how to dress your home when it comes to what flooring goes where and why.

BOLD BRITISH DESIGN

Emilio Pimentel-Reid talks to us about his brilliant new book Bold British Design.

FESTIVE, FABULOUS AND FUN

Do you want to know how Alternative Flooring’s creatives really do Christmas? Here they share an imaginative tip or two about how to dress their homes for the festive season.

IS BLACK THE NEW PINK?

We caught up with Emily Murray from The Pink House for an update on how to decorate children’s bedrooms. Find out how in our latest blog post.

Mini Moderns Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world.

Creative duo Mini Moderns choose their perfect rugs. Keith’s Rug Stars choice is a Wool Milkshake Coconut rug and Mark’s Rug Stars choice is a patterned Quirky B Honeycomb Moss rug designed with our bespoke Make Me A Rug service.

Sophie Robinson Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world

Interior Stylist and TV personality, Sophie Robinson’s Rug Stars choice is a Quirky B Flowers of Thorpe Summer Garden with a single cotton border in Navy. This patterned rug is inspired by Liberty Fabrics Summer Garden design.

Margo Selby Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world.

Award winning textile designer Margo Selby’s Rug Stars choice is her own design Frolic Westbrook, a multi-coloured striped rug, that she has teamed with an inner Double Piping Cotton Border in Pink and an outer Stripes Thick Black border.

The Pink House and her new Patterned Carpet

Emily Murray is the founder and editor of The Pink House, an award-winning interiors blog. Emily has chosen our Quirky B Liberty Fabrics Capello Shell patterned carpet for her bedroom, so we thought it’s time to pay a visit.

Lucy Gough Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with a stars of the interior world.

Stylist Lucy Gough’s Rug Stars choice is a patterned Quirky B Cube Hawksmoor carpet designed by Ben Pentreath for Alternative Flooring.

GORGEOUS GREYS – How grey has become our new neutral

Grey is our guilty pleasure NEW greys include luxurious wool carpets like Barefoot Hatha Sutra and Barefoot Bikram Nadi that are 100% undyed wool, feel-good flooring.

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