12 patterned carpet ideas to try in your own home

Country Living

September 28, 2021 at 5:38 a.m.

1) Patterned carpet ideas: Mixing warm and cool colours

3) Patterned carpet ideas: Focus on the stairs

4) Patterned carpet ideas: Widen a narrow room

7) Patterned carpet ideas: Modern farmhouse

8) Patterned carpet ideas: Animal inspiration

9) Patterned carpet ideas: The feature carpet

11) Patterned carpet ideas: Nautical pinstripes

6) Patterned carpet ideas: Be brave

Pristine white walls and light wooden floors are the perfect base for brave design choices. Here, Margo Selby's signature geometric pattern in a colourful mixture of burgundy, cream and green becomes a real feature - doubly so by matching a stair carpet with a runner.

Pictured: Margo Selby Fair Isle Annie Carpet at Alternative Flooring

Alternative Flooring | Margo Selby

Embrace stripes, tartan, botanical motifs and geometric designs with these patterned carpet ideas.

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