Fashion and design trends come and go, but Harrisons Carpet expert Christina Gardner, who owns and operates her business in central Christchurch, says it’s still vital to ensure that your carpet and flooring have the longevity and quality to withstand seasons, trends and work well in a Kiwi environment.

It’s a good idea to sit in the room in question and envision your options – how it will work with your existing furniture, fixtures and wallpaper or paint colours. Do you want it to compliment or accent the existing characteristics of the room, or do you want it to stand alone as the main feature?

When someone contacts Harrisons Carpet to arrange a consultation with one of our flooring experts, they tend to know the space they want to be carpeted, and the budget they have to spend, but are usually in the dark about how far their money will stretch.

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There are over 4,000,000 people in New Zealand, and most of them live in homes that feature carpet. Most of those homes have quite a few rooms and a range of different colour schemes.

The whole point of fashion is that it constantly evolves. Hot new looks and previously undreamed of colour combinations appear on trendy TV shows and then colonise the homes of fashion-conscious people before percolating through to the mass market.

There’s a new breed of carpet rolling into New Zealand homes. More durable than many of the wool carpets we know and love, but with extra hardwearing qualities, these solution dyed nylon carpets offer some major advantages.

New carpet is one of the biggest purchases you will ever make. It’s also a choice you’re going to live with every day. Get it right, and you’ll enjoy a warm glow of satisfaction every time you step inside the front door. Get it wrong, and you’ll have to train your eyes to stay permanently fixed above floor level.