Installing carpet tiles design

It's that time of year again when I'm all consumed with next year's catalogue. The layout is looking great and we have stepped it up a bit to make it a little more stylish. Obviously a key part of the catalogue is the images and we had a photo shoot a couple of months back to get some new shots all showing great combinations of colours and textures.

I have some step by step pictures below of one of the more complicated floor designs. Mike Reynolds (creative director) designed the floor, inspired by vibrant colourful flames and the warmth and welcoming ambiance that a fire adds to a home.

Eddie Kempster and his team of fitters were on board to install the design.
Initially they installed the Country Classic colour Pecan as the background floor . Then they cut and laid the coloured tiles of Tender Touch on top. We photographed the layout and then they cut and lay it into the background floor using the photo for reference. This was certainly a job for professional fitters!

The all important final touches were added by Avril O'Donnell (stylist).

Once all was ready including lighting and a roaring fire, two brothers were brought in to play Monopoly in the background and finally photographer Nick Yarsley took the shot.

The final shot is a stunning demonstration of what you can achieve with FLOR by heuga carpet tiles - a completely unique floor design!

The result is both cosy and warming and funky and modern – the flame device looks like a free form rug - a unique new way of having the design impact of a rug that is created specifically for the room.

Heuga TV Advert

Last year (before the name change to FLOR by heuga) we created a TV advert.

The advert features some children playing with the carpet tiles and changing the design on the floor.

I have uploaded it to You Tube and you can go directly to it by clicking on the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/v/lEcerTaJlsM

Design your own rug with carpet tiles

Here's a neat idea for anyone wanting to soften a hard floor with something funky and unique!

Why not create your own rug with carpet tiles?
As long as you stick down the individual tiles - double sided tape is usually best - it is a really nice way of doing something a bit different. I keep hearing people tell me they are fed up with the laminate flooring they installed throughout their home and this is an inexpensive way to warm and soften an area. You can create something really unique by combining different colours and textures (minimum order is 4 tiles, 1 sqm) or simply create a single colour rug.

The stylish Dutch living room pictured above features FunkyFeet Rug which has been in the Heuga range for a while now and this works really well. This was created with FunkyFeet Rug in colour Onyx and laid on top of a hard and cold stone floor.

Our 123's package works really well in kids bedrooms and playrooms as this is a pack of 12 carpet tiles (3sqm) including numbers 1-9 and +, x and -. In the picture on the left this is installed amongst matching plain colours in PuzzlePieces, but this works equally well on a laminate or wooden floor to protect small (and big!) feet from the cold!

In the 2008 Heuga catalogue we will be launching a number of fabulous rug packages that combine different ranges from the Heuga collection - they are really stunning and I'll try to get some pics on here as soon as I can!

Heuga TV advert

We have a great new Heuga TV advert in the making which should be hitting the screens in the UK next week.

This is all around making flooring fun and being creative with your floor using Heuga carpet tiles. Initially this is fairly small scale and will be featured on digital lifestyle channels, however we are hoping to work on a load more publicity and promotions in the coming months.

Click on the link below (Heuga.com/create) to see the page I have put on Heuga.com that we will promote in the advert.

http://www.heuga.com/create