Help choosing carpet colour to go with Egyptian Cotton walls

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Finding it so difficult choosing a beige, greige carpet colour to go with our eygptian cotton walls. We have no furniture or carpets in the room (restoration after water damage) and have had to order my sofas 1st which are a leather mushroom and green weave fabric and foolishly don’t have samples. Also want the carpet to go through the house with bedroom walls painted Dulux Just Walnut which is very similar colour. Please help. I know I don’t want grey and had green last time.

What a coincidence.

I used the same paint after a burst pipe, and the same colour carpet in hall, landing, stairs and first living room. I used a milky tea colour. However in other rooms I used a softer oatmeal carpet, and a coffee colour in a room prone to spills.

Incidentally I used a commercial carpet supplier recommended by a friend in the furniture business, rather than a retail store. I got an attractive price and first-class fitting. I was in there for less than half an hour. The well known carpet chains try to attract you with "special offers" and winch up their profits on underlays and fitting.

But de gustibus non disputandum est, so choose what you like.

Thanks Piglet John. We may have to end up choosing different shades of beige etc rather than the one colour I hoped for. Great tip about using a commercial carpet company.

Hi Piglet John
would you mind sharing the name of the commercial carpet company you used.
thanks

They were in Chigwell or nearby I think. Is that near you?

Lambourne Carpets

Edit

No, it was Chingford.

Thank you. I am south London but maybe they travel. If not - c’est la vie. I have just had my bedroom painted. It is ready for carpet - all furniture being out of it. So need carpet for room hall and landing area. All awkward shaped so loads of wastage. I Just had Tapi measure up. They do like to do a bit of “Everest Windows “ selling - eg if you buy/ order today I can give you discount blah blah

See if you can find out who does the carpets in your local Spoonies.

Pubs and hotels have to buy high-quality carpets, and have them fitted in a very short period, to avoid losing business. The companies that supply them have warehouses and skilled fitters, but no glossy showrooms or oily salesmen, and no cheap rubbish, because they are selling to clients not interested in such things. They may have half-rolls or remainders to sell at very attractive prices.

We went for a mushroomy coloured carpet with Egyptian cotton walls. It was more brown rather grey.. maybe fawn.. it’s difficult to describe these kinds of colours!

Have you got a local carpet shop that will let you borrow a sample book to take home?