Carpet Tiles Next Day Blog

A holiday spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.
A word (actually the combination of two words, stay and vacation) mentioned frequently during the summer months this year whilst travelling further afield is restricted due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.

Lying between violet and green in the Spectrum of Visible Light, blue has been proven to be the world’s most popular colour. It is one of the three Primary Colours, along with red and green, meaning that all visible colours can be created through the combination of these three main pigments. Most blues contain a mixture of other colours.

In the mid-nineteenth century just outside Amsterdam, Holland, a small business named Heuga, manufactured animal skin bicycle seat covers. They experimented by using horse and hog hair yarn, made from a waste by-product of local slaughter houses, to make a wider width fabric using a needle punch machine.

Summer is on the wane and it's nearly time to safely store away your summer toys again. Before you pack up your holiday caravan, motorhome or boat ahead of the winter weather, do they need a little tender loving care?

It’s Trick or Treat time of year again. All of your nearest, dearest and neighbours bringing their costumed children to knock on your door! You just know that their parents can’t help themselves from checking out your house! Can you make a good impression?

It may not be the number-one item on the agenda for your board meeting but carpet colours can have a big impact on output. “Happy people sell” was the often-quoted mantra of Nev Wilshire, the larger-than-life boss in the BBC fly-on-the wall documentary series 'The Call Centre'. It has also been proven that the colour of the floor covering does have an affect on the mood of the workers.

Aside from adding style and comfort to your home, if used correctly, carpet tiles can improve indoor air quality and even allergies. Most of our customers believe that hardwood and tile floors are better for those with annoying allergies, either seasonally caused or dust and pet dander, how were we so wrong!

One of the big trend predictions for office interiors 2018 is a home away from home set up, with companies investing in furniture which their employees would lust after for their own homes. The concept is basically to create an office design that feels homely for employees and infuse aspects of the home within the workplace.

After all, carpet tiles are all the same aren’t they?! It has to be said that this is a common misconception and something that’s puzzled many a customer over the years. Most people have a general idea about carpet on a roll but it’s surprising how little most people know about this product in tile form.

If you’re planning to lay or replace your flooring now or in the future it’s always advisable to consider the cost of the full life when choosing to use carpet tiles. If you plan to change your décor and update regularly then your immediate flooring costs can be kept low, but this can only be achieved by choosing less expensive, expendable carpet tiles.