Interior design has taken a new turn and presented us with a long-known material - carpet for the floor - in a new quality.
It has become stronger, more effective and more environmentally friendly. It is proposed to lay it not only on the floor, but also on the walls. He even found his place in the kitchen! Intrigued enough? Then let's move on to the review, get acquainted with the trends in interior fashion and choose for you an excellent carpet - spectacular, silent and practical.
How is carpet different from carpet?
Both carpet and carpet have a pile surface. When weaving them, natural and synthetic fibers are used - wool, nylon, polyamide, polyester. In fact, this is where their similarity is limited.
Carpets have a pile surface
The fundamental difference is that the carpet is designed to decorate the room, and the carpet completely covers the floor, replacing another floor covering.
The carpet has a certain size, and the carpet is a rolled material of almost unlimited size (abroad, you can find offers for the sale of carpet up to 15 meters wide, they do not mention length restrictions).
From here follow the technological and all other differences.
Carpet or carpet - which is better?
Today's market is able to satisfy the buyer with any stylistic and financial preferences in choosing carpet.
From the point of view of a connoisseur of beauty, an expensive Persian carpet with an amazing ornament is definitely better. From the point of view of a mass consumer or a designer working in line with modern trends, the choice is up to the carpet.
Price
Carpets were originally created as luxury items. They have always been expensive, so it was out of the question to cover the entire room with them from wall to wall. Of course, there were nouveau riches who could afford it, but such exceptions only confirm the rule. So, the carpet is a precious stone in the frame of a luxurious interior.
Carpet on the floor was originally conceived as a floor covering that replaces parquet, laminate, ceramics or linoleum. By definition, it cannot be expensive, simply due to the large expense.
In addition, the carpet is designed for the mass consumer. Its price is democratic compared to traditional carpets, and this is achieved by reducing the cost of production.
Technology
Carpets are handmade and machine-made, carpet - only machine-made.
In the production of carpets, woolen, silk, cotton threads and synthetic additives or substitutes are used.
Carpet pile, which should be durable and relatively inexpensive, is formed from the most durable synthetic fibers or blended, with the addition of wool.
The base is made of jute fiber, but unlike carpets, the carpet from the inside has latex impregnation, which additionally fixes the pile (it must withstand long-term intensive use) and prevents slipping. The pile must also be fixed for the reason that the carpet is less dense.In other words, the impregnation layer saves on loop density.
So, why solid carpeting has become available to the average consumer is now clear - because of the manufacturability and good price. It remains to understand what it is attractive.
Design
This is just one of the great consumer properties of soft flooring, but it deserves special mention.
Carpet in the interior looks very cozy and limited
“The most current trends are taken into account in the texture, color and pattern of carpet on the floor. Designers only come up with - and manufacturers are already offering the market new samples.
It is relatively easy to do this - after all, the production is automated, and to change the structure of the pile or the nature of the pattern, you only need to make changes to the program. The manufacturers of the pile cover react faster than others to changes in fashion, which means that the most avant-garde idea can be realized using carpet in the interior of the apartment.
Carpet in the interior of the apartment
Unique consumer properties
Yes, that's right, unique! Carpet is chosen not as a cheap type of carpet, but as a coating that will solve a number of specific problems.
What is expected from its acquisition, and why are carpets willingly laid in the house - in the bedroom, nursery, living room?
- Softness.
- Thermal insulation.
- Noise absorption.
A whole range of basic problems of modern housing construction can be solved with one click by ordering carpet. Let's add four more to these unconditional pluses:
- Unlimited design options – from trendy to traditional.
- Ease of installation.
- Wear resistance.
- Simple clear cleaning methods.
- Moderate price.
All these advantages are so significant that they outweigh the disadvantages, and, of course, they exist.
Cons of carpeting
The disadvantages of carpet are known to all:
- A large proportion of synthetic fibers make the material stiffer.
- Static charge attracts dust.
- A powerful washing vacuum cleaner is required for cleaning. Just wipe the floor "hastily hand" - will not work.
- Without regular cleaning, microorganisms – mites, moths, etc. – start up in the pile. This is especially true for expensive carpet with a high content of wool.
In defense of the material, it should be said that the rigidity of the pile is more than offset by its presence - the surface still remains soft.
Dry cleaners for washing vacuum cleaners help to effectively get rid of any stains and at the same time carry out antiseptic and antistatic treatment. The final point in the fight against dust is put by a robot vacuum cleaner, which, in the absence of the owners, methodically looks into all corners. This is not such an expensive pleasure - its price has long been equal to the cost of a good double boiler or bread machine.
An interesting question: what is the difference between carpet and carpet
The question is unexpected, because both materials have more resemblance to the carpet than to each other. In fact, a palas is a pile-free carpet with a relief texture created by a special weave of thick hard threads. It has a certain size and is designed to accentuate a certain area - for example, at a soft corner, bed or desktop.
Thus, carpet differs from carpet in size, pile, and scope. The only thing in common is that both are in a democratic price range. In fairness, it must be said that types of carpet have long appeared that repeat the texture inherent in the carpet, but as a type of flooring retain the name "carpet", as they are sold in a roll .
Which is better - carpet or carpet? It is incorrect to compare them, each has its own scope. A palace is an inexpensive modern analogue of a carpet, and a carpet is a solid carpet floor covering.
Comfort and safety: carpet in the children's room
Carpet for the nursery? "Oh, dust, oh dirt!" Dust, dirt - and that's all, there are no other arguments "against". But we just talked about cleaning, there are no problems with it, especially if the children have grown out of diapers. Although such a coating survives the creeping period quite successfully.
Otherwise, there are no alternatives to the carpet in the children's room.
- A warm floor is perhaps the main factor in children's health.
- The shock-absorbing surface is the best insurance against minor, but annoying injuries, without which children's fuss usually cannot do.
- Silence in the house - the material dampens sounds so effectively that the noisy games of non-toddlers become a few decibels quieter.
- The peace of the neighbors - children can run and jump as much as they like, the neighbors will not hear this and will not come to complain.
- Stunning "childish" design.
The design of the carpet for children's rooms is impressive - you can choose delicate colors, light ornaments, fabulous, floral or marine scenes, themes for girls or boys. The carpet "Road" for children has become a classic - a real training ground for auto racing! Carpet for a children's room is often purchased in a piece (overlaid with a rug) to highlight the play area in the nursery.
Carpet "Road" for children
It is said above that there is no alternative - this is rash, perhaps. There is an alternative to carpet in the children's room - it's an expensive cork parquet. It belongs to shock-absorbing, warm and noise-absorbing materials. But its price is an order of magnitude higher, and with installation - two orders of magnitude higher.
Laying carpet in the kitchen - is it possible?
In a wet area, even laying a laminate is risky, although there are brands of increased water resistance for this. Often, linoleum, parquet, porcelain stoneware and the same laminate are chosen as kitchen flooring. Perhaps, it was porcelain stoneware and laminate that caused carpet to enter the kitchen, but not in its traditional version, but in the form of rugs.
Gender out porcelain stoneware everyone is good in the kitchen - it does not absorb and does not let water through, it is easy to clean. It is cold, but this is easily corrected by heating. However, it is difficult to put up with one of its shortcomings - it is hard and fragile. In such a kitchen, you can’t drop anything - a cup falls - it breaks, a knife falls - a corner of the tile breaks off. Standing on a hard floor for a long time is also not comfortable, as a result - an increased load on the joints, a tired back.
Having laid a narrow rug on the floor along the bedside tables, they solve all problems at once: the dishes do not break, the legs are comfortable. An ordinary carpet will not work - it absorbs and passes moisture, it is not easy to wash (it is thick, dense and heavy, especially when wet). And a piece of carpet in the kitchen has a waterproof backing, it is thin, it can be washed in a typewriter and dried.
It is in order that the rugs can be thoroughly cleaned that they are made small. The standard size in centimeters is 60x40 or 120x40.
In a kitchen covered with laminate, a carpet with a rubberized backing performs an additional function - it protects the floor from accidental wetting in the most risky zone, at the sink and stove, which increases the life of the laminate. Agree, periodically drying a 40x120 cm track is easier than re-laying the floor.
So, for the sake of practical needs, the carpet in the modern interior of the kitchen (and, if you remember, the children's room) plays a new role for itself - a carpet.
Designers have developed wonderful samples of small-format carpet for the kitchen (look at the photo) in the style of Provence, classic, oriental. They offer laconic ornaments for Scandi, as well as brutal patterns and textures for the industrial style. You can easily find a loft-style carpet decorated with advertising pictures in the spirit of "pop art".
“Mini-format carpet for the kitchen has come to the design in a fun, easy, relaxed way to become an integral part of the interior. Now it is so fashionable that it is placed on any floor covering, even on linoleum.
Photos of stunning interiors: carpet on the wall
You have never seen this in real life. It's easy to be first!
Carpet on the walls of office premises, hotel lobbies and cinemas has long been taken for granted, because it perfectly dampens noise. But in apartments? Everything seems to be to blame for eco-style and fashionable vertical gardening.
Since a vertical lawn is a very expensive structure, and its care makes one regret the lack of agrotechnical education, designers began to experiment with variations of artificial turf in the interior of a house.
“It turned out that the green carpet, laid next to furniture and panels made of natural wood, visually imitates moss. There is an indescribable feeling of eco-space, especially if this greenery flows from the floor to the walls.”
Further - more, the carpet on the wall of the living room began to appear everywhere, regardless of the style of the interior. On a vertical surface, its velvety texture and deep color show up, set off by expensive furniture, bold lines of avant-garde pieces and wall decor. With a good choice of accent wall, palette and surrounding entourage, the design acquires a certain bohemian quality.
Carpet in the hall - it's cool
Well, we have come to the design of the most ambitious space - the living room. What carpet in the hall will look decent? In what capacity should it be used? As we found out, it can act as:
- flooring;
- accent wall decoration;
- carpet / rug.
“It feels like if there is no carpet in the house, then something is missing (we are joking). But seriously, the stigma of a budget carpet substitute has been removed from this material. Thanks to the successful combination of characteristics, it has carved its own niche in interior design.”
Choosing a carpet for the floor or walls means catching a new trend in interior design in time. Take a look at the photo gallery and you will have no doubts.
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