Carpet Styles
No matter what you want for your home, carpet will lend warmth and comfort with no shortage of fantastic style. Choose from looped/Berber, frieze, pattern, or textured.
CARPET STYLES
4 basic styles
Choosing the ideal carpet style is all about determining your winning combination of aesthetics, performance, and budget that fits your lifestyle effectively and beautifully. Each style - looped/Berber, frieze, pattern, or textured - provides you with beautiful flooring with unique characteristics and different benefits. Learn more about each style!
Loop carpet provides you with a clean, concise look.
- Bulky yarns used in a level or multi-level loop.
- Created from olefin fiber, nylon, or a fiber blend..
- Exceptional durability since yarn tips remain uncut.
- Individual loops remain visible.
- Perfect for casual, active family rooms.
- Available in solid colors, fleck, and patterns with varying levels of loops.
- Disguises traffic patterns over time.
- Using on stairs will make backing more visible.
A slight variation on textured carpet, twist carpet is both soft and attractive.
- Specific cut pile variety with a high twist level.
- Tightly twisted strands of yarn produce curls at the end.
- Excellent for high traffic areas.
- Textured surface provides visual interest.
- Extremely durable.
- Hides footprints between vacuuming.
- Different pile heights create different looks.
Patterned carpeting is designed to show style and personality in your home.
- High visual interest for chic style.
- Often cut pile variety with a high twist level.
- Ideal for active homes.
- Enhances durability and slows wearing.
- Work well in high-traffic areas.
- Hides footprints & dirt better than other styles.
- Combine with different pile heights for unique looks.
Textured carpeting adds depth to your style and extreme comfort.
- Textured carpet offers casual appeal.
- Cut pile carpets are extremely popular.
- Alternating twists of yarn produce the texture.
- Texture can create a two-tone appearance.
- Excellent for hiding footprints & vacuum strokes.
- Great fit for active families.
- Wide range of prices to fit most budgets.
Using Carpet Styles for Popular SoCal Home Styles
Our Southern California homeowners in Anaheim and Mission Viejo typically prefer carpets that blend classic elegance with a relaxed, durable lifestyle, perfect for the region's prominent Spanish Colonial Revival and Mid-Century Modern home styles. Selecting the right carpet texture is key to complementing the architecture and handling active family life.
Looped/Berber for Spanish Colonial Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival homes feature stucco walls, wrought-iron accents, and terracotta roof. The tight, chunky loops and often multi-fleck colors of Berber provide a durable, rustic, and casual-chic foundation. Berber carpets complement the handcrafted, organic feel of Spanish design elements like dark wood beams and colorful tiles For a Spanish Colonial Revival home to benefit from the grounding, earthy texture of Looped/Berber carpet, use a dense loop pile in high-traffic areas like hallways and on stairs where its exceptional durability and resistance to matting will stand up to daily Southern California life.
Pattern Carpet for Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern homes, defined by clean lines, open spaces, and an emphasis on geometric design, get a sophisticated upgrade with Pattern carpet. A subtle, tone-on-tone or low-contrast geometric pattern offers a nod to the era's love for graphic design without overwhelming the minimalist aesthetic. Pattern carpet, created by combining cut and looped fibers, adds depth and visual interest while enhancing durability. Consider using a small, repeating pattern in a living room or dining room that will anchor the space and complement sleek, low-profile furniture.
Textured Carpet for Contemporary & Master Suites
Modern Contemporary homes and luxurious master suites in any style are the perfect canvas for textured carpet. Textured carpet uses alternating yarn twists to create a soft, casual surface with a subtle two-tone appearance, effectively hiding signs of wear and tear. Offering a more luxurious and less formal feel than a plush style, textured carpets are perfect for bedrooms and guest suites. Add a cozy, inviting element that balances the clean lines often found in contemporary or updated ranch designs.
