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Children's carpets 
A carpet can completely transform a room giving it warmth and making it more visually appealing.
 
Select a carpet for the right purpose...

Carpets selected for children should be durable and are intended to be used for a long period of time and they should also be able to fit in a child's room as they grow older. Since children spend most of the time playing on the floor, the carpet should be comfortable and soft to the touch. Carpets with very thick and spaced piles in a child's room can be cumbersome as their toys or other objects can get caught in the carpet. Shorter piled carpets are much more convenient, because they are easier to vacuum and maintain.
 
To avoid any unnecessary accidents it's vital to ensure that your carpet stays in place and this can done by using an under pad protection such as the anti-slip padding. The padding also extends the life of your carpet and is useful for reducing sound. And as an added bonus, the carpet feels more comfortable and softer when a Super-Stop is used.
 
Fun, Play and Colour...

Through play, children learn about themselves, other people and their environment. Carpets can therefore be used to help a child explore their surroundings and environment. For children's rooms or play areas you can choose from carpets with basic primary colours, and clear lines and forms. The carpets from our designer carpet collection contain some carpets with varied forms and colours.
 
Since children also like to look at different shapes and forms, the more traditional nomadic carpets such as the Kashkooli and Gabbeh Persia, all have very bright and vivid colours with primitive patterns which go well in children's rooms. Just bear in mind that a carpet should complement a room and should not overpower the other items in a room.
 
A few practical tips to help your child choose a carpet...
Do not hesitate to let your child choose their own carpets. I performed a little experiment with my 3 and half year old daughter. I began by selecting carpets from our carpet selection, which I thought would be suitable for a child's room, after doing this I then showed the same carpets to my daughter and asked her which ones she liked. Surprisingly, she did not like nearly half the ones I selected, but she did choose from carpets with bold bright colours and went more for the ones with monochromatic simple colours. Carpets with round shapes and squares were also a favourite.
 
Joan Bergström