2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

Nature’s pick

BeflooredByBrintons’newcollectionof

wool-rich carpets By timorous Beasties

(clockwise,fromthis

picture)Goldeneffie

carpet,£89.99sqm;

dunemoirécarpet,

£89.99sqm,both

timorousBeasties

atBrintons;alistair

andpauldesigning

thenewtimorous

Beasties collection.

LuxuriousLysoftandwarmunderfoot,woollen

carpetsareundergoinga revival,withpatternsand

printsatthefore.Andthere’snobetterplacetofind

yourperfectfitthanatBrintons.Basedintheheart

oftheMidlands,thisBritishbrandhasbeencombining

qualitymaterialsandprocesseswithoutstanding

designtocreateexceptionalcarpetssince1783.

AtBrintons,qualitycarpetis aboutmuchmore

thanjuststyle.infact,thewoolfromoneinnine

Britishsheependsupina Brintonscarpet.Andby

blending 80 percentwoolwith 20 percentnylon,

thecompanybringstogethertheaestheticqualities

ofwoolwiththedurabilityofa man-madefibre.

‘Thecombinationensuresthatourcarpetsareboth

luxurioustotouchandhardwearing,’saysJodie

Hatton,creativedesigneratBrintons.‘Theyhaveall

thebeautyofwool,ina muchlonger-lastingform.’

Foritslatestpattern-richcollection,Brintons

has once again collaborated with designers Alistair

McAuleyandPaulsimmonsofTimorousBeasties.

renownedforitsoutstandingpatternsonfabrics,

wallpapers,furnitureandothersurfaces,Timorous

Beastiestakesitscuefromnaturetocreatetimeless,

yetcharacterful,carpetdesignsforBrintons.

illustrativeplantandinsectmotifssitalongside

patternsinspiredbysanddunes,stoneandwood.

Toenvisagehowoneofthelarge-scale,statement

carpetscouldlookinyourhome,simplyusethe

‘View in a room’ function at brintons.co.uk.

WORDS

Tara King

Formoreinspirationandtofindoutdetailsofyourlocal

stockist and to order samples, visit brintons.co.uk

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