Belgian carpets

Uncoated floors deprive the room of a homely atmosphere, and Belgian carpets can make it not only cozy, but also truly stylish. Carpets from Belgium - a combination of practicality, warmth and luxury. It’s just a godsend for creating contemporary interiors that emphasize comfort and beauty. In Europe, Belgium is considered the recognized leader in the production of carpets, machine and handwork. Carpet weaving is the calling card of the country, and its carpets are available and glorified far beyond European borders.

Modern Belgian carpets are distinguished from other floor coverings by high quality and wear resistance. They are so diverse in texture that you can choose any suitable option - from a mat to imitation of a silk coating. All canvases from different materials combine several features that emphasize their merits:

• the richness of the color palette;
• attractive design;
• the ability to choose the size and shape;
• high wear resistance and density;
• long service life;
• the property does not accumulate dust and static electricity;
• long preservation of the original appearance.

But each type of product is different in some characteristics and has its drawbacks. According to them, the carpet is chosen, depending on the destination and the intended location:

• Viscose at an inexpensive price requires only dry cleaning, as it is afraid of moisture, but does not wear out for years.
• Silk carpets are a purchase that is not affordable for everyone.
• Wool is warm, antistatic, but can provoke allergies and attracts moths.
• Tapestry lint-free carpets, although hypoallergenic, and ideal for living rooms and kitchens, but not too successful for children.
• Polypropylene is a cheap and dirt-resistant floor covering product, but prone to wear and tear. It is characterized by low environmental friendliness and fire safety.

Before you choose a carpet, you need to understand its quality indicators, as the Belgian manufacturers endow their carpet products with various properties.The only thing that binds these products is the country of manufacture, the use of environmentally friendly raw materials and modern technologies for their creation.

Carpets made of bamboo silk, made in a factory in Belgium, are so well made that they easily go for handmade silk carpets, but they will cost much lower than natural counterparts. You can buy such a carpet at a price ranging from 5,000 to 65,000 rubles.

Bamboo silk is an innovative material, artificially created from natural raw materials - crushed bamboo stalks. For the first time fiber appeared in 2002 in Japan. Bamboo threads are produced according to the technology similar to the production of viscose, getting a very thin and soft pile. It is ideal for making carpets with a shiny, smooth surface. In addition, this material is well ventilated and does not accumulate dust in its fibers. It does not cause allergies and fits all without restrictions. But since bamboo threads have a very thin structure, a lot of raw materials are required to produce fluffy carpet.

In a similar price segment are wool carpets. They are safe in case of fire, do not change shape and do not fade. Natural wool fiber coating muffles sounds, retains heat and has a unique springy structure, which helps reduce the load on the spine when walking on the carpet. It is also very useful for health to walk on such a carpet barefoot. The colors of Belgian wool flooring are varied - you can find light classic and bright, with catchy patterns.

Propylene carpets also differ in brightness, but synthetic fiber is harder than wool, and has low antistatic properties. Although the price for them is equally low. The advantage is the hypoallergic nature of the material used and its compliance with the thermal processing method. Color propylene carpets attached in the production process, paint the finished product will not work.

Many carpets from Belgium are made of viscose and are distinguished by exceptional quality and variety of colors and patterns. Viscose is made from cellulose derived from pine and spruce wood. The natural basis of artificial raw materials makes it possible to consider viscose carpet as a non-synthetic product and gives it many advantages: resistance to dirt, light weight of the cloth, shiny pile, durability and especially high wear resistance.

Also in the manufacture of Belgian carpets used mixed fibers: viscose and sheep wool. The combination of fine natural yarn with durable artificial material gives the product durability and allows you to create unique colors and patterns on the floor canvases.

But acrylic rugs Belgian production, despite the synthetic origin of the fiber, is completely indistinguishable from natural wool coatings for softness, density and quality.With eyes closed, acrylic fiber can surely be mistaken for wool. Walking barefoot on such carpets is a pleasure. You can confidently choose acrylic products on the floor in the nursery and do not worry, because they give safety, resistance to pollution, antiallergenicity, lack of conditions for the development of harmful microorganisms in the fibers, with rich colors and an incredible variety of designs. Another plus of this material is in relative cheapness compared to that which includes natural wool.

Lint-free coverings are no less popular than carpets with a short or fluffy pile. Colorful are especially appreciated. tapestry rugs and mats. Tapestry can be safely called a highly artistic work of the textile industry. For its manufacture, not only cotton and viscose yarns are used, but also Lurex and acrylic. All threads have a different thickness and brightness, which gives the pattern and texture of the tapestry canvas depth, volume and incredible beauty. Tapestry rugs are unpretentious in care and do not fade in the sun.

The Belgian carpet can be made not only from different materials, but also have different thickness, shape and style. Based on this, you can choose for each room a separate floor, most appropriate for the overall interior and color scheme:

• Classic style. Carpets with openwork patterns and curls, monograms and floral patterns have been popular for decades and always out of fashion and competition. The premises in the style of conservatism, rustic, Georgian, Empire, Venetian and colonial with such carpets merge into one harmonious space. Suitable for offices, living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, children. Such versatility is associated with the variety of colors of coatings.

• Abstraction. Coatings in all sorts of bold and sometimes unusual color combinations, with intricate drawings or figures and ornaments with chaotic asymmetry. Suitable for modern interiors: boho, ontoart, steampunk. They will always find a buyer and a place where they will look perfect.

• With a geometric pattern. Well-defined stripes, squares, circles or diamonds, individually and mixed together - all this is a separate category of flooring.They perfectly complement the Mediterranean and Scandinavian style, design with a bias in post-modernism or contemporary. Also good in the rooms of teenagers who prefer creative solutions and bright accents.
• Solid colors. Such carpets often have a dense structure and a fluffy, soft nap. Bright colors of products are in demand for children's rooms and in interiors made in the style of avant-garde, pop art, fusion. Dark complement the grunge style and brutalism, light will fit into the lounge or functional analysis. This is a frequent design solution for the most intimate area of ​​the house - the bedroom.

• Modern. This can include any product in color and pattern, both a saturated monochromatic and a paler background with an abstraction highlighted in bright color. But most often in this group they define monochromatic carpets with large colors, woven from multi-colored threads in two-three-color combinations, suitable for pin-up style and the like.

• Vintage. Trendy carpets with imitation of the external wear of the rich canvas. Artificially aged flooring is especially good in the performance of Belgian masters. They are combined with different stylistic directions: eclectic, neoclassical, retro.These are smooth and soft to the touch products that can bring a special chic to the decor.

• Tapestries and mats. The fundamental components of the Japanese and German style, military directions and harmonious in an ecological interior. Popular as flooring in hallways, corridors, dining rooms, living rooms.

In addition to these several fundamental styles, carpets can be with Egyptian, Greek, Moroccan, Oriental, African patterns, Gzhel, Provence. And also differ in shape: oval, round, square, traditional rectangular.

Sooner or later, the carpet will have to be cleaned from dirt. To keep its attractive appearance as long as possible, you need to learn how to properly care for the coating. Belgian carpets are made of thin threads and require careful handling:

• Clean in the direction of the pile.
• Periodically it is necessary to change the position of the carpet on the floor.
• Intensively to beat out dust on weight is strictly prohibited.
• Remove dust from the snow with a light tapping of a flexible beater, moving periodically to a clean place.
• Do not over wet the coating.
• Before the main cleaning, check the resistance of the paint to detergent on a small area of ​​the carpet on the edge of the product.
• It is forbidden to brush.
• Store rolled up in a roll.

As a cleaner, suitable factory-made special tools or a home-made mixture: 5 g of hydrogen peroxide and 2 g of ammonia per liter of water. Such a composition is able to return the coating brightness of paints and remove all contamination from it. The surface is gently rubbed with a roller with a soft nap or foam sponge.

According to the owners, an excellent method of cleaning the carpet - scatter on it fine salt and sweep it with a broom.

It has proven itself as a vinegar carpet cleaner. One glass on a bucket of water can quickly put in order a large carpet canvas. Rag of a soft cloth dipped in acetic water, just wipe the cloth once.

Belgian carpets have been used to decorate interiors for several decades in a row. They serve as a center of style or help to put emphasis.Particularly interesting options for the design of the floor design coatings. Patchwork patterns will easily create an atmosphere of style in your home. patchwork. A style carpet vintage complement the room with luxurious furniture in the old style. Light colors will be appropriate even in the children's room, similar in style. Art Nouveau and postmodern will also become even deeper in style with vintage canvas on the floor.

Carpets in the same room can be several, of different size and shape, but stylistically similar. Unusually attractive looks oval canvas in a square room. Modern carpets are capable not only of style, but even the play of colors affect the environment. Lighter shades will make the room more spacious visually. A rich coating on the floor of emerald or burgundy will create a unique atmosphere, filled with harmony and comfort. A carpet in such color range looks equally good with both light and dark furniture.

Owners of fluffy carpets welcome their placement even in common rooms of the guest type, as they give the interior a special home comfort and visually fill it with warmth and well-being.

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