There’s been a vast upward surge in people viewing this blog since I posted about stripes in my last post. Far be it from me to deny you some more lovely striped carpets to gaze at! Here are some more:
Montana Stripe by Bajong is a revamped range that was previously a heavy, plain saxony. The thick, luxurious pile always sold well and with it being available in 4 metre and 5 metre widths, it was always a good seller.
A 60oz 100% polyprop carpet with an action back, Montana has now been relaunched with some new colours, but of course we are interested in the stripes and there are three of them in the range. Here is the best seller:
A lovely feel to this thick saxony and quite a bold stripe on both senses of the word. You should be looking at £18-£25 per square metre for this one.
Berber Ridge by Victoria Carpets is a very different animal – a sheep basically! It’s a 100% wool berber available in 2 metre and 4 metre widths. There is also a co-ordinating range of plains within this range that are available in 2, 4 and 5 metre widths.
Pretty much anything with the Victoria Carpets logo on it is a very well put together carpet and this is clearly no exception. It’s certainly a major competitor to Beach Hut and Mississippi and will go out between £20 and £30 per square metre.
Funky Stripes by Balta Carpets is one I’ve metioned numerous times and it gets the most hits of anything on the entire blog, so here is another image of a natural shade for you to admire:
It sells okay too and realistically you should not pay more than £10 per square metre for it. Carpet Right do promote this one and seem to be calling it ‘Trendy Stripes’ – looks the same to me though. They say the RRP is £23.99 per square metre – well you learn something new every day. I do wonder just who recommends these prices to Carpet Right sometimes because to be honest, I would be asking them to look carefully at them. Just saying… Of course I only want the best for them and I’m sure they constantly review their pricing. All I do on here is offer opinions and in my opinion this carpet is worth no more than £10 per square metre.
Another option, and always a cracking value solution, is to buy a wool twist stripe that a manufacturer has created using surplus wool. A lot of large carpet warehouses buy full rolls of this surplus stuff and the price is brilliant. You can very often buy a 40-50oz 80% wool twist for about £12 per square metre and that is just a wonderful deal.
The downside to these is that the exact colour combination is not repeatable and you can’t order exactly what you want. Mostly they are very narrow stripes made up of browns, creams and beiges and here is a cracking example of the ‘art’. This one was made by John Lanham Watts:
I love to sell this because the customer gets a great deal, we make a handsome profit and also the manufacturer gets rid of surplus stock. It’s win/win/win. I would strongly urge landlords to consider this kind of thing ahead of out and out budget carpets, especially if you are trying to create a slightly more upscale rental.
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