Magic Carpets
Carpets bring warmth, comfort and luxury to a home. They also absorb sound, taking that empty ‘echo’ away or quietening the noise of movement across the floor. Carpets can also protect floors in areas of heavy traffic as well as visually enhance and define focal points such as seating areas. They can define areas in other ways too: When I was still at school I went, with others in my group, to St James Palace in London to receive my Gold Award, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Scheme. I was wearing a rich rose red velvet suit and as I entered the palace through the front doors my first impression was of the carpet. It was exactly the same colour as my suit and we all joked that I was almost invisible! The carpet was fitted, and covered a large area. What struck me the most however was that, as we gradually progressed onwards, up the stairs and eventually into the throne room, the carpet (which still looked the same) progressively became deeper and ...