Carpet Styles
SO MANY BEAUTIFUL AND STYLISH CHOICES.
When it comes to carpet styles, knowledge is valuable, smart, and desirable. Knowing basic styles can provide you with a firm foundation upon which to begin your shopping journey. Choosing the ideal carpet style is about knowing the right combination of aesthetics, performance, and budget that meets the needs of your lifestyle.
Each style has its own characteristics and performance capabilities. You should carefully consider each style’s features, qualities, and conditions while making your buying decisions.
Textured: This is a very popular cut pile carpet that has alternating twists of yarn creating a two-tone appearance. The textured surface of this style of carpet does a great job of hiding footprints and vacuum marks. It creates a more casual atmosphere in the room. Textured carpets are great for all areas in the home. They are ideal for today's active families and are available in a broad range of prices.
Textured
Saxony
Saxony: This style offers a more formal, traditional, and elegant look. It has a smooth, soft, velvet plush look and luxurious feel. Each yarn has a uniform twist and finish, making this carpet the perfect solution for a master bedroom, dining room, or a formal living room. This style is not ideal for high traffic areas or rooms with active children, as it will show footprints and vacuum marks.
Frieze: For an active area, a frieze carpet is ideal. This is a cut pile style that has a very high twist level. This creates a textured surface with a knobby appearance and a carpet with high durability. This carpet is a great performer in high-traffic areas and can go anywhere in your home. It hides footprints well and is available in a variety of pile heights that can create a variety of looks.
Frieze
Cable
Cable: This is a carpet constructed of thicker, longer yarn. It is very comfortable underfoot and is beautiful in a bedroom or living room. This style is better suited for rooms without a lot of activity. It can matte and crush with heavy foot traffic, so it is not recommended for stairs, hallways, and other busy areas in your home.
Looped: This carpet is often referred to as Berber. Looped carpets are very durable and are ideal for casual, active family rooms, and come in solid colors, Berber fleck, and patterns with varying loop levels. This carpet hides traffic patterns well but be advised that this style may make seams more apparent and its backing more visible on stairs. It is a great all-purpose carpet that can be a long-lasting performer.
Looped
Cut and Loop
Cut and Loop: This style is often referred to as patterned carpet. Cut and loop is a combination of cut and looped yarn that creates pattern effects by the variation in surface textures. These carpets are low profile and thus perform well. This style is used in casual and traditional rooms and available in many patterns including fun geometrics and formal botanicals. The distinctive carved appearance and multiple colors do a great job of hiding stains and standing up to traffic.
Textured
Textured: This is a very popular cut pile carpet that has alternating twists of yarn creating a two-tone appearance. The textured surface of this style of carpet does a great job of hiding footprints and vacuum marks. It creates a more casual atmosphere in the room. Textured carpets are great for all areas in the home. They are ideal for today’s active families and are available in a broad range of prices.
Saxony
Saxony: This style offers a more formal, traditional, and elegant look. It has a smooth, soft, velvet plush look and luxurious feel. Each yarn has a uniform twist and finish, making this carpet the perfect solution for a master bedroom, dining room, or a formal living room. This style is not ideal for high traffic areas or rooms with active children, as it will show footprints and vacuum marks.
Frieze
Frieze: For an active area, a frieze carpet is ideal. This is a cut pile style that has a very high twist level. This creates a textured surface with a knobby appearance and a carpet with high durability. This carpet is a great performer in high-traffic areas and can go anywhere in your home. It hides footprints well and is available in a variety of pile heights that can create a variety of looks.
Cable
Cable: This is a carpet constructed of thicker, longer yarn. It is very comfortable underfoot and is beautiful in a bedroom or living room. This style is better suited for rooms without a lot of activity. It can matte and crush with heavy foot traffic, so it is not recommended for stairs, hallways, and other busy areas in your home.
Looped
Looped: This carpet is often referred to as Berber. Looped carpets are very durable and are ideal for casual, active family rooms, and come in solid colors, Berber fleck, and patterns with varying loop levels. This carpet hides traffic patterns well but be advised that this style may make seams more apparent and its backing more visible on stairs. It is a great all-purpose carpet that can be a long-lasting performer.
Cut and Loop
Cut and Loop: This style is often referred to as patterned carpet. Cut and loop is a combination of cut and looped yarn that creates pattern effects by the variation in surface textures. These carpets are low profile and thus perform well. This style is used in casual and traditional rooms and available in many patterns including fun geometrics and formal botanicals. The distinctive carved appearance and multiple colors do a great job of hiding stains and standing up to traffic.