Carpets with a long nap

Long-nap carpets are key design elements of a room that can endow you with a home-like atmosphere. They stand out markedly against the background of classical analogs, have a lot of advantages, although they are recognized as a rather contradictory tool in interior design.

Long pile carpets are a special luxurious line of floor coverings, which are carpets with a pile length from 3 to 8 (sometimes 10) cm, which makes them special, different from the usual lint-free counterparts. Despite the great difference in the length of the fibers, all models with the declared length are considered to be carpets with a large pile.

They differ from lint-free analogs, which are based on the principle of working with two threads. Production of long-pile carpets is a bit more complicated and requires three threads:

• the bottom, which is the base (wrong side) of the carpet;
• a worker that forms a knot or loop;
• fixing, tying the knot pile.

On the modern market, three types of products with different bases are offered to the attention of buyers:

• woven, formed by rounding the warp threads;
• typing (igloprobivny way);
• fragmentary - fixing fragments to the base with a special glue.

Each method has its own characteristics, which is taken into account when buying. Wicker and typing bases are more durable, they are held in high esteem by buyers who understand floor coverings.

Fluffy long pile carpets are bright accents of any room in which they are located.The canvases immediately attract the eye, depending on the size, thickness and length of the villi, they can be independent accents of style or a bunch of individual items of interior.

Among other advantages of this type of carpet coverings can be noted:

• a different method of manufacturing - production machine on professional equipment or individual hand made to order according to a sketch in a creative workshop or at home;
• different composition of raw materials used (natural, artificial, mixed fibers with varying degrees of density and softness of the structure);

• a wide range of models differing in shape, size, color, pile length and its texture;
• sound insulation and heat preservation, providing a cozy and relaxing atmosphere.

In addition to the positive characteristics of long-pile carpets There are several negative nuances:

• they are excellent caches of small items, safely covering them with their nap;
• accumulate dust outside and inside at the base, complicating the procedure of care;
• depending on the type of raw materials used, they may have static electricity, having a negative effect on the body when touched;

• not always hypoallergenic, require careful approach to purchase in order to eliminate skin irritations and allergic reactions;
• do not include washing, suffer from frequent surface treatments with a vacuum cleaner and reduce the attractiveness of the initial appearance with each cleaning procedure;
• very quickly fade, settling down in a zone of a sunlight, changing a saturation of color on faded spots;
• in models with a pattern when laying on the floor need to respect the direction of the pattern.

Long-nap carpets are not the only “shaggy” ruler of a single “shaggy” model - a long-nap carpet, as you can sometimes hear. In fact, each species is called in its own way, with some differences in the structure of the canvas.

In total there are four varieties:

• shaggy - “Shaggy” pile, the structure of which consists of different villi twisted in thickness, due to which the texture of the canvas is pompous and volume;
• saxony - a simplified analogue of shaggy up to 5 cm in length, based on the “curly” pile, which differs from the “shaggy” subspecies of the same thickness of fibers used in the production;
• frieze - medium-long pile up to 5 cm in height, heat-treated fibers, giving highly elastic and crushing to highly twisted soft fibers;

• cut loop - a pile of the combined type from 4 to 8 cm in length, which is a mix of cut and uncut villi.

Each type is unique in its own way, different in the density of the web. In any line of models, you can choose a worthy purchase option that fits well into the interior of the room and will emphasize the delicate taste of the owner.

Most of the long pile carpets are made in the form of geometric figures, among which models are especially popular in the form:

• a rectangle;
• square;
• oval;
• the circle.

Non-standard accessories have a shaped edge. Such models are more often made individually. A variety of forms allows you to enter the product in any type of room, obeying its features. For example, round carpets are appropriate for the selection of a small zone, rectangular and square are relevant everywhere, oval are good for bay windows.

The color solutions of long-pile carpets are many-sided, but designers advise to exclude from the list of shades poisonous and irritating tones,have a negative impact on the person at a subconscious level (black, dark blue, blood red, acid-lemon). The priority is muted, but rich shades of the palette: pink, mint, purple, orange, turquoise, yellow.

If you want bright strokes, you can replace the red tone with wine, and use a black shade as a picture. The classics does not age: beige, brown, silvery gray color are popular not less than color paints.

Complicated drawing on a long pile is not so noticeable, so more often long pile models are made in monochromatic versions, although there are always models with an uncomplicated pattern in the assortment. These are either abstract lines or motifs from squares, stripes, smooth waves, rings, simple geometric shapes.

An important nuance at the location is the permeability of a particular room.

Long-pile carpets do not provide for frequent cleaning, they quickly change their appearance if they are located in places with high traffic. Long-haired models are appropriate in special rooms: they are harmonious in the bedroom, children's room, living room.

• if the pile is as long as possible (6-8 cm), and even thick, large, such a carpet is good for the bedroom;
• the average length (4-5 cm) is relevant for a child’s room, if the child’s age has passed the infant period;

• options with a minimum mark (3 cm) are good for the interior decoration of a room for small children, being the insurance of babies mastering the first steps;
• the mid-lint pile is harmonious in the living rooms too, if the size of the carpet is relatively small and highlights a specific area (for example, by the fireplace);
• If the model is a combined canvas (with a smooth surface and nap in the form of a certain pattern), it is relevant in the bedroom, nursery, living room.

Not suitable for long-haired carpet to decorate the kitchen area, corridor or hallway. These zones do not need such accents, so the location of long pile carpets in such places would be inappropriate and tasteless.

When choosing a long pile carpet, it is important to consider that the greater the pile height, the greater the requirements for the product. Accessories with high pile look good in the store, but after the purchase may not be what was needed.

To avoid negative emotions, before buying it is worth taking note of a few simple tips:

• a quality product always has documentation certifying a high level of quality and compliance with safety standards;
• the basis of the high pile carpet should be dense, well knit (the option of sizing is excluded);
• before buying, you can ask about reviews about the model you like;
• if there is a strong toxic smell from the product, harmful glue and poisonous dyes were used in the manufacture;

• the higher the nap, the more dense, tougher and thicker it should be;
• the best composition is a mix of natural soft fibers and synthetics, resembling wool models by properties;
• loose cloth will quickly lose the attractiveness of appearance;
• the best pile is the one that quickly bends its shape when the web is bent;
• the ideal carpet is different in weight: due to the dense arrangement of the villi and the strong base it is sufficientheavy, so will not slide over the flooring.

Long-nap carpet is a capricious accessory.

To he served longer, it is worth considering:

• it is damaged by a washing vacuum cleaner;
• vacuuming the carpet on both sides with a conventional vacuum cleaner;
• periodically you need to shake it;
• frequency of dry cleaning is 1 time per year;
• clean the carpet no more than 1 time in 2 weeks;

• care products are selected exclusively on the recommendation of the manufacturer (indicated in the instructions);
• the use of traditional methods (salt, sawdust, ammonia) cleaning can harm the structure of the canvas;
• In winter, the pile can be “cleaned” with snow, sprinkling the surface and removing the snow with a broom.

The original rainbow carpet will harmoniously fit into the interior of the beige-sand room, if the style is diluted with a white tint of curtains and complemented with decorative pillows to match the carpet.

Lilac carpet with high pile decorate the floor near the modular sofa, for harmony with the support in the form of a pattern of decorative pillows.

The interior of the room in gray-beige tones and white furniture will be diluted by a white rug with a shaggy pile and a simple pattern in the form of contrasting rings to match the wine cape on the sofa and shades of decorative pillows.

A bright, truly summer carpet weed is able to revive any interior, filling the main area of ​​the room, diluting the dark brown color of the floor and furniture.

A variant of a gray tint can be a room decoration in white-gray tones, provided that the interior has bright spots in the form of small burgundy accessories, such as flowers or glass figurines.

A small rug with a long nap and soft contrasting stripes-waves will successfully fill the area between the bed and the closet, if at least one of its shades matches the tone of wallpaper or pastel linen.

In this video you can take a closer look at the shaggy carpet.