Transform Samples Into An Area Rug!

   Prior to Thanksgiving we had a gentlemen come in looking to have a custom carpet made for his living room. He had previously sent pictures of styles he liked by e-mail. His intentions were to get a carpet that had a patchwork finish, like a quilt. I told him to come in and we can look at some potential pieces to use.  Ultimately he picked out pieces from a pile of samples we had on hand. We spent a good chunk of time placing each piece in an order that he liked.

   Although it would be a lengthy project in time, I thought it would be a simple task. Never underestimate the  work at hand. Each sample piece had serging around the perimeter, which needed to be cut off in order to seam all the pieces together. This later caused a slight issue, because there were seven inches of carpet lost in total. Initially, I figured we could have the customer choose additional pieces of carpet in order to fill in the gaps, however, it was easier to stick with the initial design with the end result being shorter in length by a few inches. With the original lay-out the area rug would have been a 5 ft. by 7 ft. By the end of the project it ended up being 5 ft. by 6 ft. 6 in.

   While the piece was being worked on, there was a lot of talk about it by anybody who happened to be in at the time. One woman thought it was neat and was surprised that we could put so many pieces together to create such an eccentric design. There were a handful of installers who did not like the look of the carpet, but acknowledged the amount of work that would need to be put into it. On the other hand, many installers thought it was different and appreciated it for that alone.

   After many e-mails back and forth and many hours of labor, the piece was finally finished!

"Patch-work Quilt" Custom Carpet; finished off with brown serging yarn.

   The main reason the customer chose to use these pieces was to match the color-blocking paint job of the room. He said the walls were multi-colored and that all of these pieces would help to draw everything together.

   This is a good example of making practical use of sample pieces or even scrap pieces. This particular customer knew what he was looking for, chose the pieces he wanted to use and created the lay-out. DWP Carpet Binding's task was to put it together in a way that made it look its best.

   It is certainly a unique piece you won't find anywhere else. The patterns, textures & different pile height add dimension and character. This is one fine creation, made simply with 18 carpet samples. This is something you should keep in mind, if you're ever in the market for something different than what retail stores will offer.

DWP Carpet Binding would like to say 

 THANK YOU to everybody who has been in to see us for their binding and custom carpet needs!