One of
the biggest questions facing anybody sprucing up their home is: should I have a carpet or a wooden
floor? Here are some of the pros and cons of each one to help you reach your
decision:
Pros
- Absorb Sound: a room without a carpet often echoes. The carpet
absorbs sound so the echo effect goes away
- Warmth:
carpets provide a warm surface so that you can walk around in bare feet without
the risk of catching a cold. Furthermore
Cormar Carpets come in a wide range of colours that will suit your room so that
there is a warm ambience as well as an increase in temperature.
- Cheaper:
Carpets have been used for decades partly because they are a lot cheaper than
the alternatives. They can last for many years if they are well looked after.
- Low Maintenance: essentially all a carpet needs is to be vacuumed once a week and ideally remove your shoes when walking on it.
Cons
- Absorbs Dust: carpets hide dust and it is often not clear that a
carpet needs vacuuming so it might be left unattended for weeks. Naturally if
it is not vacuumed for a prolonged length of time it will gather dust and cause
allergies.
- Difficult to Clean: when something is spilled onto a
carpet it often requires chemical products to remove it. If the spillage is not
dealt with straight away it may become a permanent stain.
- Pets pick at it: cats love to exercise their claws on a carpet which
can cause a lot of damage.
- Bleach:
when removing a stain sometimes the bleach might remove the colour of the
carpet and actually make the appearance worse. However, this is unlikely in
modern carpets.
Cormar Carpet from Kings Interiors
Wooden Floor
Pros
- Modern: if
you watch any home-decorating programmes you will know that wooden floors are
usually desired by people who want a modern-looking home.
- Natural: it
gives your home a natural feel. If you want a rustic look then you can add
wooden furniture as well, or if you want a light, updated look then a fabric
sofa will complement it as well.
- Easy to Clean: although it needs sweeping frequently, it is very
clear which parts of the room have gathered dust which means that cleaning is a
quick process.
- Better for Allergies: it cannot absorb dust which makes it more hygienic particularly for people who are prone to allergies.
Cons
- Noisy: one
of the most common complaints about a wooden floor is the level of noise that
it emits. If anything is dropped on it such as a remote control the sound will
give you quite a shock. You’ll be surprised how often you drop a knife, a pen,
or a book, and jump out of your skin.
- Dents:
although wood can last a long time, it will dent and scratch as time goes by.
If you move furniture around or have a pet with claws then you will notice that
little marks begin to appear.
- High Maintenance: dust is very obvious on a wooden floor because
there is nowhere for it to hide. This means that it needs sweeping regularly in
comparison to a carpet that can be left for over a fortnight without appearing
messy.
- Cold:
you might notice a sudden drop in temperature if you replace a carpet with
wood. The wood won’t insulate your home the way a carpet does because it can’t
absorb warmth.
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Kings interiors sell a wide range of Cormar Carpets at great prices. If you would like to find out about the wide range of colours and materials that you can use then visit http://www.kingsinteriors.co.uk/cormar-carpets.htm and have a browse of our collection.
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