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Herringbone and tweed get hip on texture

Kirsty Barton — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:40:15 +0000

We know that our readers are smart, so we are going to straighten out the difference between herringbone and chevron flooring.

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Guest blog: Arabella McNie, Curator of Campaign for Wool Interiors Collection

Kirsty Barton — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:48:26 +0000

This month our guest blogger is Arabella McNie, the curator of the Campaign for Wool Interiors Collection, which is part of the fifth anniversary celebrations of HRH The Prince of Wales’ Campaign for Wool.

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Guest Blog: Margo Selby for Alternative Flooring

Kirsty Barton — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:57:34 +0000

Margo Selby is a woven fabric designer who produces contemporary textile products which take weaving to a new level with innovative mixtures of yarn, graphic pattern and colour.

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Carpet – The Comeback King

Kirsty Barton — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:11:27 +0000

Carpet is making a comeback with a bang this season and bursting with pattern, texture and colour. People are becoming bolder with flooring choices and happy to mix and match or make carpet a statement.

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Alternative Highland Fling with Tartan

Kirsty Barton — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:51:11 +0000

Tartan has dressed kings, festooned castles, graced catwalks and now warms our floors. There are over 7,000 tartans on record with new designs being whipped up all the time.

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