Choosing new carpets

[NoushieMin]

We are moving into our new home in a few weeks. I want to put down new carpets (and paint the entire house) before we move in. But I don’t know where to begin with choosing new carpets. Would love to hear how you made your choices, what was important to you, and anything f I should be particularly thinking about?

Thanks

As a general rule choose the most hardwearing for hall, stairs and lounge areas, if you are carpeting them. In bedrooms less hardwearing carpets will be fine.
A lot of people go for man made carpets, often hard wearing and easily cleaned, but can cause static electricity and to my mind a bit synthetic looking.
I prefer the feel and look of a wool blend, which today are treated against moth attack. I usually go for an 80% wool and 20% blend.

I meant to add, the underlay is very important, the better the underlay the longer the carpet will last.

Consider how much abuse they will take (from dogs/kids/messy hobbies..?), wool carpets are more likely to stain, we stupidly put down lightish grey carpets in our old house with 2 young kids & ended up with several stubborn stains we couldn't shift 🤦🏻‍♀️

Visit an independent carpet retailer and ask their advice.

I had great service recently from a small department store. The flooring department and staff were outstanding and really helped get the right thing and reduce the price. It made a massive difference to actually go in and see them and the stock in person

I used an independent retailer I’ve had different coloured carpets in each room. I seem to be in a minority by choosing different colours for each room. I bought the sample books home and tested them out against furniture and wall paper.