How to choose the right carpet colour

The way you use colour in a room always influences the experience of that room. Lighter tones give space users a cheerful feeling. Yellow tones bring optimism and fun, while white and beige colours give a sense of openness. Grey tones transform the room into a cool, modest place and dark tones such as brown or black provide a lot of contrast and give the room a serious touch. Choosing the right carpet colour therefore certainly depends on what atmosphere you want to create in the room.

In addition, the colour of your carpet can also make your room feel larger or smaller, depending on the shade chosen. Dark colours work well in long and wide rooms, while light, natural colours can counteract the printed feel of a room. Light also plays an important role: natural sunlight and artificial light react differently when they come into contact with different colours, which creates a different experience. So keep this in mind when choosing a carpet colour. Of course, also think about what is already in the room, so that a pleasant colour palette is maintained.

Making the right choice in carpet colour also depends on who uses the space. In a care institution, for example, the right colours provide a positive-feeling interior, they give residents a sense of security or they are a way for people with dementia to orientate themselves.
Here are some more helpful guidelines:

• Although light shades are more reflective, they need to be cleaned more often, they wear out faster and therefore need to be replaced more quickly.
• Dark colours can absorb downward light and thus change the colour perception of a room.
• Stains on bright colours are more visible than on matte colours.