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Interior Design and Decorating Finishes for the Home Decorator - Carpet Menu

Carpet is an important element in interior design and decoration. It is an expensive item to purchase and it generally covers a large area of the home flooring.

So choosing the right carpet is imperative.

This area of the website goes in depth into everything about carpet, ranging from the products or yarns used , the types of construction of carpet, the different names or carpet types and the underlay and types of installation available.

There is also a section on appearance pitfalls - just a few things to consider when selecting carpets for a project, commercial or residential.

You should be able to find all you need to know about carpets here!

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Carpet runner on timber stair.

Introduction to Interior Finishes in the Home - An outline of things to think about before selecting finishes for home decorating.

Carpet - carpet construction, the different types and their uses.

Introduction - find out how carpet is constructed.

Types of Carpet Fibers - Natural - A list of the different types available to make carpet.

Types of Carpet Fibers - Man Made Synthetic - A list of the different types available to make carpet.

Pile - The different types of pile construction in carpet.

Carpet Appearance Pitfalls - Shading, tracking and flattening.

Types of Carpet - 1- The different types available.

Types of Carpet - 2 - The different types available.

Underlay - You should never forget what you cannot see!

Installation -The different installation method types.

More Interior Decorating Finishes - Menu

Paint, how it is made, what are it's uses, oil based, enamel, acrylic, PVC paint, which paint to use.

Paint manufacture, recognising painting defects, specialist paints

Wallpaper, wallpaper defects, types of wallhangings, adhesives, stone flooring, timber flooring, hard flooring, vinyl flooring

Types of timber, countries of origin - South America,Canada / Usa, Europe, Africa, Pakistan / India / Burma / Sri Lanka / Malaysia / Indonesia, Australia / New Zealand / Pacific Island

Introduction to metals, types of metals, ferrous metals, non ferrous metals

Timber / Wood - What it is and how it is used in interior design, Trees and how we get timber, Properties of Timber - flexibility, colur, strength and more. Timber Deviations - grain and figure, Timber Based Boards - different types of boards made from timber. Uses for Timber - flooring, panelling, veneer, Timber Moldings- different types made from timber.

Decorative Painting, Faux Finishes, Decorative Finishes

Different types of fabrics, their definitions, the fibers used in making fabrics.

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