Should I Have Laminate Or Carpeted Stairs?
Above image - The Country Collection - A New Innovation Are you looking at replacing the flooring on your stairs? You may be deciding if you want laminate or carpeted stairs. As with most things for the inside of your home, there is no right or wrong answer. It’s your...
Carpet Tiles
Here at Hereward Carpets we offer carpet tiles as well as Carpets, Vinyl, Laminate and LVT Flooring. If you're looking to have a heavy-duty floor in your office, garage or showroom for example, we can certainly assist you. We are proud to offer carpet tiles by...
How Window Blinds Help You Save On Energy Bills
Many of us are noticing the cost-of-living pinch in our homes. The weather is still a little too cold to turn the heating off. However, the heating and energy bills just seem to be growing every month. If you are looking for a way to keep your home warm while saving...
How Underlay Helps Control Sound In Your Home
If you are looking to reduce excess noise in your home, you need to consider underlay. The right underlay can really help control the sound in your home. It helps to soundproof a room, which can create more freedom in your home and what you decide to do with your...
Benefits Of Roller Blinds In Your Home
When you think of blinds, you’ll probably think of Venetian blinds, Roman blinds or roller blinds. These are the most common types of blinds. In this blog post, we look at the benefits of roller blinds for your home. The roller blinds are often seen as the easiest...
Your Guide To Laminate Flooring
Here at Hereward Carpets in Peterborough, we offer a wide range of flooring options including carpets, rugs, vinyl, laminate and LVT flooring. In this blog post, we want to look at why you should consider a laminate floor in your home. Take a look at our guide to...
Skirting Boards
When planning the renovation of your room, you may be thinking of the essential items such as paint colours, feature wallpaper and the most complimentary flooring to finish your dream space. If you are opting for laminate or LVT flooring, have you thought about the...
Which Blinds Are Best For Your Bathroom?
Bathrooms are notoriously hard to style. This is because they are moisture-rich rooms in your home. The dampness and mould is highly likely in this space, if you choose the wrong style and materials. The moisture in the bathroom can severely damage flooring, blinds...
The Pros Of LVT Flooring In The Bathroom
When you think about flooring for your bathroom, you need to be careful. Carpet isn't the best flooring option because the bathroom is damp. It can be hard for the carpet to dry. This can lead to a damp and mouldy bathroom. LVT flooring in the bathroom is a great idea...
Hampton Sparkle Christmas Fayre 2024
This is a blog post about the Christmas Fayre at Hampton Hargate primary School that we recently attended with 2 real reindeers! Click to find out who was the lucky winner of the Christmas Hamper!
Thinking About New Flooring For Your Home In The New Year?
You’ll have seen Christmas lights going up in the local area. Maybe you have started the Christmas shopping already too? You may have been to a Christmas fayre or have one in the diary. It’s that time of year again. Christmas is coming and that means that the start of...
What Colour Should My Conservatory Blinds Be?
Many people have a conservatory built on their home, and they leave it blind-free. This means that they can let all the natural light in and enjoy the extra space. However, as time goes on, you may change your mind. As you look out on the darker nights, the...
The Ideal Room For LVT Flooring
You may be thinking about what is the ideal room for LVT flooring, as there are a lot of different flooring choices for your home. So much so that it can become overwhelming when trying to choose the right flooring for a room in your home. You want to consider...
Kitchen Blinds
When thinking about kitchen blinds, one of the most common questions you might ask yourself is; do I need blinds in my kitchen window? The general answer is yes. Blinds or curtains in the kitchen are great for functional reasons as well as aesthetic reasons. Ideally,...
Why Is LVT Ideal For Kitchen Floors?
LVT is a popular option in the market right now, but why is it ideal for kitchen floors? Available in a selection of designs including tiles, planks and herringbone. LVT flooring can suit any taste and style. In this blog, we look at why Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)...
What To Consider When Shopping For Kitchen Blinds
When shopping for kitchen blinds, there are things that you need to consider. Choosing the best dressings for your window can be tricky, but the kitchen blind experts here at Hereward Carpets are here to help. After all, your kitchen blinds will be there for years to...
How Long Should My Curtains Be?
Here at Hereward Carpets, we have a wide selection of curtains available, but one of the questions we are often asked is how long should my curtains be. It comes down to personal taste and preference. That said, when it comes to floor-length curtains there are three...
How To Choose Nursery Flooring
First things first, congratulations on your new arrival. This is a hugely exciting time for your new family. There will be times when you think you can’t do it. But you can. As a family-run business, we know how hard it can be. You are not alone, and you will get...
What To Consider When Choosing Childrens Curtains
Whether you’re decorating the nursery for a new arrival, redecorating the toddler’s bedroom or ‘maturing’ a teenager’s room – you need to think about the childrens curtains. There are a lot of choices out there. In fact, it can sometimes feel overwhelming. However,...
Facebook Giveaway – Summer 2024
Facebook Giveaway - Summer 2024 Following the success of our fantastic carpet giveaway last Autumn, we decided to do it all over again for our facebook followers where we were literally giving away a complete room of fitted carpet. The Giveaway Our giveaway was hosted...
Choosing The Best Flooring For Your Holiday Home
Furnishing your holiday home is a hugely important part of your holiday letting journey. Thinking about what your holiday home will look like when your guests arrive, but also how well it will withstand guests staying in your holiday home, gives you a lot to think...
Should I Have LVT Flooring In My Lounge?
The lounge is often the most used room in the house. It’s where guests are invited to relax, and families meet at the end of a long day. The lounge is where a lot of family life unfolds and where a lot of family time at home is spent. For this reason, you need to...
Keeping Your Home Cool With Curtains And Blinds
With the media promising a heatwave in the coming weeks, once again, it becomes increasingly important to keep our homes cool. A cool home is a more comfortable home. While there are obvious ways of keeping cool at home, like opening windows and doors or wearing...
Does Underlay Matter?
We are often asked does underlay matter, or what underlay is best for our room. Our first answer is always "Yes". The soft and luxurious feel of your new carpet does not come from the carpet alone, but the type and quality of underlay it is combined with. Using new...
Why You Should Consider Curtain Linings This Summer
Curtain linings are known for being ideal in the winter months. They’re great for keeping the cold air out while retaining the heat within the home. However, do you know why you should consider curtain linings as a benefit for the summer too? Lightweight and airy...
Accessories to finish your room
Here at Hereward Carpets, we have everything you need to complete your dream room, this even includes the accessories needed. We pride ourselves on the quality of the products we have to offer our customers. When planning your room...
Could Rugs Be What You Need This Summer?
The sunny summer days are coming. This means hotter weather, longer days and lighter nights. The summer days bring a unique vibe to everywhere we go. It also seems to demand a refresh to a brighter home interior. If you’re feeling the need to bring comfort, elegance...
Could Associated Weavers carpet be best for your home?
Here at Hereward Carpets, we are proud suppliers of Associated Weavers carpets. They are one of the biggest producers of tufted broadloom carpets in Europe. Associated Weavers produce around 26 million square metres of carpet every year and export to over 55 countries...
Vinyl Flooring Vs Carpet For Cleanability
If you have been considering flooring for your home or office and want something durable and easy to clean, you may be wondering if you should opt for vinyl flooring or carpet. In this blog, we weigh up the differences between vinyl flooring compared to carpets to...
Why Consider Brockway Carpets For Your Home?
Hereward Carpets are proud to be a family-run business. We take pride in being a carpet and flooring company that families can trust. Our team take the time to select only the best flooring manufacturers that will give our customers the best quality of flooring. One...
Easter Holiday Floor Cleaning Tips
The Easter holidays will soon be upon us. This symbolises different things for different people. Easter is filled with thoughts of Jesus Christ, lambs, school holidays, long bank holiday weekends, and of course chocolate eggs. However, easter also signifies spring....
Flooring Tips For Your Garage Conversion
We have put together some flooring tips for your garage conversion. They are becoming more and more popular as homeowners look for ways to add more living space to their existing homes. One of the decisions you will need to make for your garage conversion is the...
Which Flooring Should I Choose For The Playroom?
Having a playroom is a great way to keep the home tidy and toy-free. It gives your children a space to be free, enjoy themselves and make a mess – without affecting the rest of the home. However, you must make the right choice of flooring for your playroom. ...
Why Choose QuickStep For Your Flooring
The history of Quick-Step dates back to 1960. This is where a couple of families joined in the western part of Flanders and opened a business in the flax industry. Over time, flax became a scarce material. With flax hard to come by, the company turned to wood....
2024 Flooring Trends
Flooring has a massive impact on the interior of any home. While good flooring is functional, it also sets the tone for the whole house. The material, colours, styles and texture of the flooring you choose all play in a role in what the room is used for. It also plays...
Why Choose Palio Express LVT
We are looking at the reasons why you may wish to choose Palio Express LVT over other well-known brands such as Quickstep and Polyflor. But first, let me explain what LVT is. LVT stands for Luxury Vinyl Tiles, and this flooring is best described as a combination of...
Why Hereward Carpets Offer Ulster Carpets
Here at Hereward Carpets, we are well-known for supplying and installing high-quality carpets in Peterborough and surrounding areas. We take pride in being able to offer customers whatever flooring they need; within the budget they have. To do this, we need to be able...
Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT)
Luxury Vinyl Tiles, also known as LVT flooring, is leading the way for 2024 flooring trends. LVT is renowned for its exceptional durability and incredible versatility. It’s at the forefront of flooring for design, innovation and style. Practical Flooring LVT flooring...
Riviera Home Carpets
Here at Hereward Carpets, we offer our customers the best quality carpets and flooring for their homes. We do this by offering a wide range of high-quality flooring from various professional carpet and flooring companies. These are flooring companies that we know and...
Landing Flooring
The right landing flooring for your home will mainly come down to personal taste and style. You and those living in your home will have an idea of the colour, pattern, style and finish you want to see on your landing. Once you have figured that out, we can help...
Facebook Giveaway – Autumn 2023
Facebook Giveaway - Autumn 2023 This autumn we decided to run a massive giveaway event for our facebook followers where we were literally giving away a complete room of fitted carpet. The Giveaway Our giveaway was hosted on Facebook and all everybody had to do was to...
Woolsafe Spot Removal Advice
If you have recently had a wool carpet fitted, take a look at the Woolsafe spot removal advice videos below. There is nothing worse than having a lovely new carpet fitted, and then spilling something on it. As wool is not as easily cleaned as polypropylene, more care...
Furlong Flooring
Here at Hereward Carpets, we have a wide selection of flooring options from different manufacturers. In some of our recent blog posts, we have shone a spotlight on some of these flooring companies and why we recommend them. In this blog post, we look at Furlong...
Stairs and Landing flooring ideas
If your stairs and landing are looking worn, tired, and in need of a freshen-up, take a look at some of our flooring ideas. What carpet should I choose? Carpet is one of the most popular flooring options for stairs. This is because it offers style, cushioning...
Penthouse and Mayfield Carpets
Here at Hereward Carpets, we offer carpets from only the best manufacturers. From Abingdon Flooring, Associated Weavers, Cormar Carpets and Furlong Flooring to name but a few, in this blog, we are shining a spotlight on Penthouse and Mayfield Carpets and why you may...
The Benefits Of A Striped Carpet
Are you looking at new carpets for your home? If you’re not sure where to start, then this blog post might help. Here we look at the benefits of a striped carpet in your home. If you want to add a touch of colour to your home, a striped carpet can help you achieve...
Why Buy A Rug This Winter?
Have you got hard flooring in your home? If you're looking to add some cosiness and warmth to your home, why not consider a rug? In this blog, we look at some of the reasons that you might want to consider purchasing a rug this winter. Warmth One of the great things...
Environmentally friendly and low VOC carpets
Environmentally friendly and low VOC carpets are more and more frequently asked about when customers visit our showroom. For very good reasons, I thought I would provide some useful information to assist with this growing topic. When carpets are manufactured,...
The benefits of carpets manufactured by Abingdon Flooring
Here at Hereward Carpets, we have a wide selection of flooring and carpet ranges available. Every customer and every home is different. Therefore providing a wide selection of flooring options, we know we will have the perfect flooring for every customer and their...
Conservatory Flooring
Many homeowners utilise their conservatory as somewhere comfortable they can relax, and get away from the stresses of the day. However, the majority of the time, customers will often say that their conservatory is not suitable for all-year-round use. Conservatories...