TIPS FOR USING TEXTURE

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Think about which way you are going to lay textured wool or natural fibre wall-to-wall floorcoverings before you order. The direction of the weft can visually increase the length of a room, or the width if a stripe or herringbone runs across the space. •

In bedrooms with wooden flooring, a natural fleece rug is an easy way to bring another texture into a scheme and feels luxurious underfoot first thing in the morning. •

If you’re finding it hard to visualise how a carpet or rug will look in your home, ask for larger samples, or use several standard-sized ones laid next to each other. •

Porcelain or vinyl tiles that mimic the appearance of old boards are often hard to distinguish from the real thing.

Left Small stone pieces have been fashioned into a rustic mosaic Below Birch Loop Pile samples from the Country Living Collection at Carpetright Bottom Terracotta pamments have an appealing warmth Bottom left Woven seagrass is an affordable, finely textured floorcovering