Summer decorating - bring a bit of colour into your home

You can't beat a glimpse of summer to lift your spirits. The trees and flowers are blossoming and it's great to see the vast array of colours outside.

So, why not bring the outdoors in and brighten up the inside of your home.

In the current climate many people are seeking to surround themselves with colour to escape the stresses of work and the doom and gloom of recession.

Within the FLOR by heuga range we have a vast array of colours and textures to brighten up the dullest of living spaces. Most people look to the walls as the first step to update their interior, but it's amazing what a difference it can make to refresh the floor. Whether it's zesty lime green, bright cherry red or sunflower yellow there's a wide selection available from FLOR by heuga. And the beauty of carpet tiles is that you can mix and match colours to create your own unique design - as subtle or elaborate as you like!

Other simple and refreshing ways to add a bit of colour are new cushions and vases or other accessories which are a cheap way to transform a room. Fresh flowers are always a sure way to add a touch of summer and help improve your mood.

Bathroom carpet with a modern twist

Carpet in the bathroom - this divides us all into those that love it and those that hate it!

On one side you've got those that like the warmth and cosiness of carpet and hate the cold, hard and slippery alternatives. On the other side are those that think carpet in the bathroom is unhygienic, old fashioned or likely to get damaged.

As a comfort seeker who hates the cold, I prefer the feel of carpet underfoot and here's some reasons for choosing FLOR for your bathroom - along with some counter-arguments for those that don't like the idea of carpet in the bathroom...

- Hygiene - FLOR by heuga offers a wide range of carpet tiles that include an antimicrobial treatment - this inhibits the growth of bacteria to prevent mould and mildew on your floor.

- Old fashioned? - take a look at some of the designs on florbyheuga.com and you'll see the variety of modern colours and designs available including shagpile, pebbles prints, berber styles and many more. Also with carpet tiles you can create your own personal floor design by combining colours or textures.

- Damage - with carpet tiles you can easily lift a tile to clean and scrub it or you can replace individual tiles that get most wear (saves you replacing the whole floor!)

- Mmmm cosy warm feet!!!

Instant Impact launch

All quiet for a while then 2 posts in one day!

Last week we launched a new product called Instant Impact which I must shout about...

As featured on the cover of our catalogue this is a vibrant, funky range with a modern high loop texture, perfect for creating a statement on the floor. There are various combinations with 2 or 3 or more colours which look really great.

Some of the magazines and design websites have picked this up in Holland and Germany so hopefully the English ones will follow too!

FLOR by heuga Academy

Last week we ran the first of many FLOR by heuga Academy sessions. This is our new training programme for our retail partners so that we can share our knowledge with them and improve the service that our customers receive in stores. The 2 day course included company information and workshops using our products as well as true demonstrations of sustainability in action and some general training in interior design.

The course went really well and there are similar courses being run for our Dutch and German retailers as well as many more for our UK partners going forwards.

New Homepage www.florbyheuga.com

We launched a new homepage yesterday and now that it has been live for 24 hours without any known errors, I'm happy to shout about it! With a much cleaner appearance, clearer links and photos of great floor designs, this is a major improvement! See for yourself... http://www.florbyheuga.com/

New FLOR by heuga catalogue!

New year, new start and a stunning new catalogue from FLOR by heuga!
We have created a very stylish new catalogue for 2009 featuring a clear display of all our ranges grouped by colour helping people shop for flooring. Also we have improved the images of the carpet tiles to give a much clearer idea of colour and texture.

Featured on the cover and inside is our new range InstantImpact which is really funky - a dense shag pile carpet range which is vibrant and in line with this year's bright colour trend forecasts. The colours were selected for compatibility so there is plenty of opportunity to combine colours and create a unique design as subtle or as wacky as you like! InstantImpact will be available from the beginning of March.

Click on the link FLOR by heuga catalogue to view the catalogue online or click on the moving demo - top right of this page OR you can always order one from the catalogue order page on florbyheuga.com if you want to flick through the pages of the printed version.

House Beautiful Award for FLOR by heuga

The FLOR by heuga team were delighted to win a prestigious award last week at the House Beautiful Awards ceremony held at Madame Tussauds, London.

Our climate neutral wool product CountryClassic
won silver award in Best Flooring category. The judging panel was made up of a number of high profile interior design experts, namely: Jeff Banks, Celia Birtwell, Simon Boyle, Sebastian Conran, Sophie Conran, David Domoney, Terri Dwyer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Oliver Heath, Jane Packer, Melissa Porter and Tommy Walsh.

CountryClassic is a great flooring product available in 5 neutral colours each featuring a stylish flecked appearance. The light Vanilla colour is the perfect option for someone that wants a light coloured carpet without the fear of destruction as the tiles can be lifted to wash or swapped with less conspicuous tiles when inevitable spills occur!

The texture is made from 100% wool so it is soft and luxurious and the product is climate neutral in line with our company's sustainability mission. See http://www.heuga.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=20001&catalogId=30001&langId=-1 for more details.