wool Archives | The Alternative Blog https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/tag/wool/ Blog title Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:29:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Get The Look: English Country Charm https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/09/get-the-look-english-country-charm/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/09/get-the-look-english-country-charm/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:22:47 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=4584 As the love for English Country home décor grows, the timeless charm of all things quintessentially British has captured many, inspiring a new wave of interior design. Romantic yet inviting, this cosy and relaxed style is here to stay. Picture layered textures, rustic wooden beams, floral patterns and vintage furniture – these idyllic elements (often…

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2024/09/get-the-look-english-country-charm/feed/ 0 Discreet Glamour – Louise Roe https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/12/discreet-glamour-louise-roe/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/12/discreet-glamour-louise-roe/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:49:19 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=3648 Read our Q&A with Louise and discover about her flooring choice, interior inspiration and the decoration of her new home.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/12/discreet-glamour-louise-roe/feed/ 1 TARTAN WITH A TWIST: The Glasgow School of Art & Alternative Flooring Competition https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/07/the-glasgow-school-of-art-alternative-flooring-competition/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/07/the-glasgow-school-of-art-alternative-flooring-competition/#respond Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:07:20 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=3496 The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Alternative Flooring have joined forces in an exciting project to celebrate British design.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2021/07/the-glasgow-school-of-art-alternative-flooring-competition/feed/ 0 Give fleece a chance… The Campaign for Wool Student Design Competition Winner! https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2020/10/the-campaign-for-wool-student-design-competition-winner-louisa-knapp/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2020/10/the-campaign-for-wool-student-design-competition-winner-louisa-knapp/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2020 14:33:49 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=3312 We caught up with Louisa Knapp, winner of The Campaign for Wool Student Design Competition, to talk British design and the wonders of wool.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2020/10/the-campaign-for-wool-student-design-competition-winner-louisa-knapp/feed/ 0 Smalls: Happy underneath it all https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/12/smalls-happy-underneath-it-all/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/12/smalls-happy-underneath-it-all/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:10:10 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=3078 Tis the season to keep your toes warm and happy! We have asked like-minded British brand Smalls, to tell us why they love wool.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/12/smalls-happy-underneath-it-all/feed/ 0 Art without walls: an Alternative wool experience at Britain’s first dedicated sculpture park https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/08/an-alternative-wool-experience/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/08/an-alternative-wool-experience/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:17:38 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2990 Art without walls: an Alternative experience at Britain's first dedicated sculpture park. Read our exclusive interview with Amanda Peach from Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) and find out how the 'Waterlake' runner by Ella Doran for Alternative Flooring was created.

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/08/an-alternative-wool-experience/feed/ 1 Ella Doran: Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/06/ella-doran/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/06/ella-doran/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:12:12 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2828 Award-winning homewares designer Ella Doran tells us about what inspired Sheep to Seat, Fleece to Floor project in our Q&A….

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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2019/06/ella-doran/feed/ 1 Mini Moderns Rug Stars: We’re talking rugs with stars of the interior world. https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/08/mini-moderns-rug-stars/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/08/mini-moderns-rug-stars/#respond Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:23:26 +0000 https://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2301 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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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2018/08/mini-moderns-rug-stars/feed/ 0 GORGEOUS GREYS – How grey has become our new neutral https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/12/gorgeous-greys-how-grey-has-become-our-new-neutral/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/12/gorgeous-greys-how-grey-has-become-our-new-neutral/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=2097 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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]]> https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/12/gorgeous-greys-how-grey-has-become-our-new-neutral/feed/ 0 Woolability – live naturally and choose wool carpets https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/10/woolability-live-naturally-and-choose-wool/ https://floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk/blog/2017/10/woolability-live-naturally-and-choose-wool/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 19:55:19 +0000 http://www.alternativeflooring.com/blog/?p=1988 Flooring is where wool excels. Let’s spin some of the benefits of wool carpets in the home. Practically speaking wool is resilient, stain resistant, flame-retardant, a natural insulator and as a soundproofer brings much welcomed peace and quiet to interiors.

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