Striped carpets

[pigleychez]

Decorator is doing the hall, stairs and landing next month then we can finally get round to the new carpet.
I quite fancy a striped carpet but wondering if it would date easily? We are having plain cream walls so though a bolder carpet would look good.

The hall is tiled so carpet would be up the stairs and on the galleried landing upstairs.

[VegasIsBest]

Hi. I'm also interested in this. Have you seen any nice ones?

[Misty9]

We love our striped carpet and visitors always comment on it. The British heart foundation collection guys even remembered our house because of it! I can attempt to remember the name if you like, it was 80/20 wool I know that much :)

[LinaDee]

I love striped carpets on stairs!!!

I don't imagine it would date quickly if you're choosing neutral colours.

[Chillisauce]

Check out the alternative flooring company, they have some great ones. Little bit pricey but I've been looking on their website for inspiration. I really want a striped stair carpet.

[pigleychez]

We would be looking at Neutral colours, creams, sand, brown etc.

Glad you all love yours. DH has taken some convincing so will show him this thread :)

Do you think wider or thinner stripes would be best?

[Misty9]

We've got thin stripes and I think it makes our hallway look longer, so it depends to where you want the eye drawn i think. The carpet fitters moaned about striped carpet for the stairs though
Ours is orangey sand colours and although it was quite striking on first view, I think it works well with our sandstone coloured walls and is a bit of interest for an otherwise bland area.

[Panicmode1]

We've just fitted stripey carpet to the stairs - I love it. It's grey/pale grey and I've had so many positive comments. Don't care if it dates much

[minkah]

Striped carpet won't date. Striped bed linen doesn't date. Striped wallpaper doesn't date. Pinstripe suits don't date! And nor do striped deck chairs.

[BucktoothedGirlinLuxembourg]

Brintons do nice striped carpets. Subtle pinstripes or more in your face designs.

[Missunreasonable]

I have neutral coloured striped carpet on my stairs and landing area. The stripes are beige, brown and cream colours. We had it out down 4 years ago and it hasn't dated and I don't expect it will date any time soon. I would get another striped carpet if it needed replacing.

[BucktoothedGirlinLuxembourg]

I do think the more obvious striped stuff has had its day (as in it's not the cutting edge of design anymore), but I still like the finer, less obvious pinstripes.

[Chewbecca]

We've got this one in our hall, stairs & landing, put it down around 5 years ago. I am not sure if it has dated or not!

I do know I still like it, it looks warm and welcoming and it is very forgiving with footprints, tea spills etc.

[Twrch62]

I have found the demand for striped carpet has tailed off over the last 18 months.
Also bear in mind with a striped carpet the pile will distort over time and the stripes will go wavy, less so with a loop/berber pile.

[msfreud]

I love the ones by Crucial Trading. Have just ordered a bunch of samples to decide on a colour for my stairs and landing.

[WowWowSauce]

I think it depends on the colours, I've looked at a few flats where the striped wallpaper was too bold and badly placed, and it did put me off buying them. But if the stripes aren't too wild I think it would be lovely and classic.

[minkah]

Anything too bold and badly placed is off putting, I agree with wowwowsauce.

I've seen tons of floral wallpapers that fall under that description.