Create My Carpet - Navigram Online Room Planner

FLOR by heuga has teamed up with design software experts Navigram to develop a sophisticated 3D room designer that allows you to design interior spaces and recreate rooms in your own home.

Each project starts with setting the dimensions for the room then selecting furniture and fittings as well as choosing FLOR by heuga collections to decorate the room. The Create My Carpet Planner features the FLOR by heuga Rugs collection as well as a range of products for wall-to-wall installation.

Please click on the link below and get creative:

Navigram Room Planner

For info, you need a PC with Windows and Internet Explorer. Also some
systems have security settings that prevent installing ActiveX components.

Good Housekeeping features FLOR by heuga carpet tiles

Good Housekeeping features a stunning picture of FLOR by heuga carpet tiles in this month's magazine. Different colours of the PuzzlePieces collection have been laid out on a formal lawn to show the beauty of carpet tiles.

The caption states "Not a rug, but carpet tiles! And this bright mix of colours demonstrates just how versatile they can be."

It is great to see good coverage in good quality titles like Good Housekeeping and it is refreshing to see a magazine do something innovative for a carpet feature.

The Good Housekeeping magazine website is a great source for issues like how to declutter your home and for decoration inspiration - see the link below:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/

Combine the comfort of carpet and the look of wood

WoodWork is a very stylish wood-inspired carpet design meaning you can combine the look of wood with the warmth and comfort of carpet.

Many people like the look of wood but for anyone that has experienced the reality of wood or laminate flooring in their home (including myself) they will be familiar with the cold, hard, noisy, dust-collecting problems that come with it!

Personally I like my home to be cosy and warm, which means carpet is the only option for me. Most people seem to lack inspiration and go for plain beige broadloom carpet throughout, but there are plenty of interesting options around. Within the FLOR by heuga range there are various styles, textures and colours, all of which can be used alone or combined to create a unique floor design in your home. This WoodWork range from FLOR by heuga is stylish and modern yet cosy and practical too.

Purple Carpets and Purple Rug Ideas

Deep purple is a popular colour in interior design at the moment and what beats a luxurious shag pile purple carpet for a contemporary swish theme.

Purple rugs can be a decadent addition to a living room or bedroom, especially in a soft feel.

FunkyFeet is a shag pile range of carpet tiles from FLOR by heuga and this shot shows a strong purple shade - colour Amethyst. The tiles are installed as a rug on a hard floor but this works equally well as a broadloom or wall to wall carpet for a truly indulgent flooring experience.

Purple carpets and rugs are quite difficult to find and often the colour is not a strong shade of rich purple. However there are several deep purple carpet options within the FLOR by heuga collection. There is a rich purple cut pile tile (colour Rich Plum in PuzzlePieces). There is also a complementary Rich Plum in LazyLounge (our decadent and sumptuous long cut pile carpet tile range shown in the photo). For the same shade in a purple loop pile product there is Rich Plum in our Basic Beauty range. Other options are Le Bistro Lavender and Tender Touch Heather.

Depending on the tone, purple can be rich, vibrant and strong or it can be feminine, soft and relaxing. The current trend is for strong rich shades of purple as seen in many of today's collections of bedding, accessories and soft furnishings.

Interiors Birmingham 2010

FLOR by heuga are currently exhibiting at Interiors Birmingham at the NEC (24th-27th Jan).

A major trade event for the interiors sector, thousands of retailers, designers and contract specifiers will be attending the show to see what's new for 2010.

Visitors to the show will be the first to see our new range SoftSenses (due for launch in March) along with new wool products CountryContemporary and CountryClassic and our fabulous award winning Rugs collection. There will also be a brand new design tool showing how to plan a room and furnish with the Rugs collection.

The FLOR by heuga team are situated in Hall 1, Stand A36.

Click here to register for free entry to the show or go to the Interiors website to find out more about the show.

Domotex 2010

With around 40,000 visitors and 1,400 exhibitors, Domotex, Hannover is one of the key events in the flooring industry and a truly global event with exhibitors and visitors from all over the world.

I visited the show last week and saw that there were some innovative and inspiring products to admire (mainly in the Rugs area) and there were some very stylish stand designs. However I did feel that there was more innovation last year and this year was a little disappointing, probably reflecting reduced budgets.

The highlight for me was hearing from suppliers that they are hopeful and optimistic about the year ahead with a notable increase in orders and new product development plans for 2010.

Floor Designer

We have recently updated and improved our "Virtual Room Tool" floor designer making it more flexible and easier to use. Click here to go directly to our online floor designer tool.

We have added a bunch of new rooms to try out different floors and now you can combine up to 3 products in a room to see how different carpet combinations work together. All of our products are included so it's a great way to play around with different colours and textures to help create something special on the floor.