make me a rug Archives | The Alternative Blog https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/tag/make-me-a-rug/ Blog title Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:26:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 How to Design a Bespoke Rug From the Comfort of Your Home https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/07/how-to-design-a-bespoke-rug-from-the-comfort-of-your-home/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/07/how-to-design-a-bespoke-rug-from-the-comfort-of-your-home/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:23:32 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=4859 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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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/07/how-to-design-a-bespoke-rug-from-the-comfort-of-your-home/feed/ 0 Easy Ways to Refresh Your Home For Summer – Influencer Approved https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/06/easy-ways-to-refresh-your-home-for-summer-influencer-approved/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/06/easy-ways-to-refresh-your-home-for-summer-influencer-approved/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:07:15 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=4814 With longer days and brighter mornings ahead, there’s no better time to give our homes a much-needed seasonal refresh. We asked some of our favourite interior influencers for their top easy ways to refresh your home for summer. Read on for inspiring trends and clever ideas to brighten up your living spaces and make the…

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/06/easy-ways-to-refresh-your-home-for-summer-influencer-approved/feed/ 0 The Story Behind Textile Artisan Ray & The Studio Borders https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/02/the-story-behind-textile-artisan-ray-the-studio-borders/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/02/the-story-behind-textile-artisan-ray-the-studio-borders/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:20:17 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=4739 Recently we introduced a new exclusive range of 30 Studio Borders, available as part of our bespoke Make Me A Rug service, giving customers more ways than ever before to customise their rugs and runners. Combining intricate weaves and beautiful colour palettes, these designs take personalisation to a new level.  Behind every stitch, every texture,…

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2025/02/the-story-behind-textile-artisan-ray-the-studio-borders/feed/ 0 A Rug For Every Room https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/08/a-rug-for-everyone-room/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/08/a-rug-for-everyone-room/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:04:34 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=4569 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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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/08/a-rug-for-everyone-room/feed/ 0 For The Love of Greige https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2022/02/for-the-love-of-greige/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2022/02/for-the-love-of-greige/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:55:03 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=3688 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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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2022/02/for-the-love-of-greige/feed/ 0 HOME REFRESH https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/02/home-refresh/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/02/home-refresh/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:44:02 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2713 Looking for February interiors inspiration? Here's our easy and effective ideas to brighten up your home this season. Home refresh with rugs and accessories

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/02/home-refresh/feed/ 0 Kate Watson-Smyth Rug Stars: We’re talking wool rugs with a star of the interior world. https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/03/kate-watson-smyth-rug-stars/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/03/kate-watson-smyth-rug-stars/#respond Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:11:17 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2200 Journalist, author and award winning blogger Kate Watson-Smyth’s Rug Stars choice is a made to measure Wool Pebble Stade carpet with a Thick Stripe Grey border.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/03/kate-watson-smyth-rug-stars/feed/ 0 New Year Decorating Resolutions with Alternative Flooring https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/01/new-year-decorating-resolutions-with-alternative-flooring/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/01/new-year-decorating-resolutions-with-alternative-flooring/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:42:10 +0000 http://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=1826 Once the Christmas clutter is cleared, the next step is to think about how you can streamline your space. We all dream of building up, out or down, but there are other ways to unlock the space that you already have. What about supersizing all doors and adding a striped carpet runner like our Mr Blue Sky to give the illusion of space?

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/01/new-year-decorating-resolutions-with-alternative-flooring/feed/ 0 Where to have fun with Make Me A Rug https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2016/08/where-to-have-fun-with-make-me-a-rug/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2016/08/where-to-have-fun-with-make-me-a-rug/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:55:05 +0000 http://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=1673 Alternative Flooring’s Make Me A Rug has been redesigned and has a cool new video starring the Mad About The House interiors writer Kate Watson-Smyth who shows the five easy steps to creating your customised rug.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2016/08/where-to-have-fun-with-make-me-a-rug/feed/ 0 How to decorate with rugs with Kate Watson-Smyth https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2016/07/how-to-decorate-with-rugs/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2016/07/how-to-decorate-with-rugs/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:38:33 +0000 http://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=1601 For the first time Alternative Flooring’s Make Me A Rug service offers Quirky B pattern along with lots of new borders. This fabulous service has a new video featuring fellow rug lover and number 1 interiors blogger, Kate Watson-Smyth.

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