topic Re: Carpet color in Home

Carpet color

dex — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:08:38 GMT

I was wondering if anyone could help me to decide on a wall to wall carpet for bedrooms halllways and living room.I have a beige right now but I want a neutral color that looks a little more modern than beige...is there such a thing?

Re: Carpet color

Bri36 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:12:34 GMT

Gray is neutral.

Sculpted carpet is nice - a little texture makes a neutral somewhat more exciting.

I don't know if I'm spelling this right - but Frisee has tones of colors in the carpet - it's not a shag, but it's got longer fibers.

Re: Carpet color

dex — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:14:05 GMT

@Bri36 I like your idea of sculpted and grey could work.

Re: Carpet color

Goldengate8361 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:14:45 GMT

I like Berber carpet in light tones.

Re: Carpet color

NickNack — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:18:50 GMT

Gray has been popular for so long that I would worry it is on its way out. I know they say gray is a neutral, but I don't think it would go with my furnishings. I would stick with beige, because it truly does go with everything. There are lots of different textures to choose from though. I probably wouldn't go with just smooth (probably not the right term) right now.

Re: Carpet color

151949 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:21:58 GMT

Go to a carpet store or just to Lowes or Home Depot and look at the selections. Much of the carpets today have various shades in them. You'll see that some of the "threads" of the carpet are dyed different from the main color. We are currently buying a new home and the carpet in an ecru background with some threads grey and some beige. It's very pretty.It's Castle Park brand - oyster color. Our walls are going to be a color called pacer white but I would describe it as Ivory.

Re: Carpet color

Ruby Laine — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:30:09 GMT

That is a very pretty color, @151949. I just checked it out online. Resort Sand is beautiful, too, but all those colors look good.

Have fun choosing, @dex!

Re: Carpet color

dex — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:37:54 GMT

@Ruby Laine @151949 I checked out the color too and I love it...very nice neutral.Thanks for your help.

Re: Carpet color

riley1 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:28:41 GMT

I like the Berber carpets as well as mentioned here. Make sure you bring home the carpet samples and keep them for a couple of days to see how they look in each room as well as in different lights.

What looks good in a bright room might look awful in a darker room. Also, morning light and evening house lights make a huge difference.

Re: Carpet color

drizzellla — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:21:08 GMT

I just got new carpeting in the family room. It is a light gray/blue. The room get lots of traffic because we spend most of our time in the room, dog too.

I am happy with the color. The sofa and love seat are a cream and blue plaid and an easy chair it also blue. I didn't think I would not be able to match the blue and did not want the blues to not go well with one another. That is why I went with a gray/blue.

Also, since there is alot of traffic, I thought it would keep a neat look.

We had a beige/tan before. Because we had a beige/tan sofa and loveseat and a brown easy chair. That carpet held up well and still looked great when we changed the furniture.

In our hallway and bedroom we have a light blue. It looks so nice. We spent $$$ for the carpet but it was well worth it. They had to come out 3 times to stretch it because it was so thick. But it looks so nice and was worth the extra money. It's funny even repair guys comment how nice the carpet is - who knew repair guys would notice.

We had a bit of the blue carpet left over. And my husband was going to throw it out. I unrolled it and the dog promptly claimed it for his own.

Re: Carpet color

granddi — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:36:02 GMT

@Goldengate8361 wrote:
I like Berber carpet in light tones.

I could not wait to get Berber carpet for BR. The way it is woven/manufactured, it is prone to snagging. I had a pile of clothing on the floor and reached down to pick them up. Apparently, a hanger got tangled in one of the loops and I had a huge snag and left a bald spot showing the carpet backing.

Luck it was back in the closet and not visible in living space.

Re: Carpet color

Katcat1 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:48:33 GMT

@dex I love Sisal carpeting and some Jute carpeting can look good. Both low piles, easy care.

Re: Carpet color

FranandZoe — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:34:21 GMT

@Bri36 wrote:
Gray is neutral.

Sculpted carpet is nice - a little texture makes a neutral somewhat more exciting.

I don't know if I'm spelling this right - but Frisee has tones of colors in the carpet - it's not a shag, but it's got longer fibers.

I would not recommend Frieze in a high traffic area. Mine's about 10 years old. Where no one walks it's still beautiful. Otherwise forget it. And it's expensive carpeting. It's light beige. Shows too much dirt/stains too. Unless you're going to take off your shoes when you come in the house I would not recommend a light color.

Re: Carpet color

SilleeMee — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:25:42 GMT

If you are concerned about dirt or stains showing then solid blue or blue-gray shades are not your friends. If this is the case, the best color of carpet to have is one that looks like the color of the dirt in your area. When I picked out carpeting for my house I scooped up some dirt from my yard and took it with me to the store and matched the color of the dirt to the carpet. Having a dog tracking in dirt from my back yard doesn't look so bad.

I had slate-blue carpet, more on the gray side, in a house I lived in and it showed everything.

Re: Carpet color

Mominohio — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:16:24 GMT

Carpet shopping with my mom just yesterday.

Here is my input after carpeting several homes over the decades.

Be sure you want carpet. There are so many other flooring choices out there today, and I think even if you are feeling certain you only want carpet for an area, look at and consider other things, you might be surprised.

If carpet it is! then think about the kind/style of carpet before you even think about color.

There are so many styles, and each comes with it's own positive and negative things.

For me, I don't want a deep pile that will crush or that will show sweeper marks or foot prints. I have come to learn that I want berber if I'm going to have carpets. And that is what I do have in several areas in my home already, I learned by doing!

I have struggled with it, as berber isn't very elegant for certain areas that I want to look not so casual. But finally in looking with mom yesterday, I found a berber that is much smaller in loops and much richer in style and color choices than I'd ever seen before. Perfect!!

So make sure that if you plan on living with the carpet for a long time, that it will be not only of a quality to wear well, but it won't be too casual for the look you want, won't be the kind to crush, mat, show prints or sweeper marks, etc.

Color is the last concern, having the right kind of carpet is the much more important choice.

But once at the color choice point, take samples that seem 'perfect' to you in the store, and some that are lighter and darker than what you think. It will look different at home and in different rooms and at different times of the day and night, as well as different under different kinds of indoor lighting.

Do not let them rush you, take your time, and don't be afraid to think out of the box a bit. You may come back to your original color choice, but ruling out some others will help reinforce the choice for you.