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How to Design a Bespoke Rug From the Comfort of Your Home

Kirsty Barton — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:23:32 +0000

This month marked the launch of our new and improved Make Me A Rug – an interactive tool designed to enhance the creative design process behind our bespoke rug service. Making going bespoke more accessible than ever, whether you’re a passionate interiors enthusiast or simply dipping your toes in for the first time. No experience…

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How Wayne Perrey Transformed His 1930s Home With Anywhere Ca-rPET

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:33:57 +0000

Wayne Perrey, known as the TV Carpenter for BBC Morning Live and ITV Love Your Weekend, has recently completed a full refurbishment of his family’s beautiful 1930s semi-detached house in Chislehurst. You might have even spotted his renovation recently in The Sunday Times Home Magazine as part of Wayne’s weekly column. We had the pleasure…

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A Rug For Every Room

Kirsty Barton — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:04:34 +0000

Is there such a thing as having too many choices in interior design? For many, the variety of options can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to selecting a beautiful rug to complement a room. This often results in many having to settle for readily available designs on the shelves, lacking the personal, creative touch…

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The Sweet Life Renovation: A style journey through Amira’s vintage home

Kirsty Barton — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:26:42 +0000

Amira Hashish, aka @thedesigneditor, is a seasoned editorial and Creative Director with 20 years of experience in publishing and multi-discipline journalism. She is not only the founder of creative and interiors studio Rapport, but she is also Editor-in-Chief of Neighbourhood Edit magazine. Despite her hectic schedule, Amira embarked on a renovation journey to transform a former…

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For The Love of Greige

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:55:03 +0000

Lorna Pringle, creator of the home interiors brand 'For the Love of Greige’ shares her passion for home interiors and she's showing us around her beautiful home that features a bespoke Wool Motown rug by Alternative Flooring.

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Hollie de Cruz, The yesmum Nest

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:29:29 +0000

Hollie de Cruz from @theyesmummum talks us through her home renovation journey.

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

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:23:26 +0000

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.

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

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:07:53 +0000

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.

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

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:47:27 +0000

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.

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

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:07:01 +0000

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

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