After 15 years in the business, New Plymouth-based Harrisons Carpet franchise owner Peter Brisco says the latest trend is for kitchen renovations – possibly because renovation shows are about as popular as cooking shows. However, there’s still plenty of interest in bathrooms, living spaces and bedrooms and adding value to these rooms as well.

Laying carpet in your garage is a great way to turn it into a multi-purpose space.

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.

Bold, dark and beautiful tones were seen at this year's Milan Design Week

Creating a dramatic display of foliage indoors is an extremely stylish way to introduce more greenery into your home, whether you have your plants hanging, cascading or placed on a surface they will add interest and colour to any home.

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.