Goodbye chilly floorboards. Fitted carpets are back in fashion

telegraph.co.uk:

carpet took a bit of a kicking , as wooden floors and tiles became the hallmarks of the modern home. But as we segue into winter 2020 amid a national lockdown, floorboards might start to feel a little cold and soulless.

With more time spent at home and WFH lifestyles requiring less wearing of shoes, the time could be ripe for a carpet comeback – and not just on staircases or in bedrooms: interior designers report that it’s already increasingly being requested for living rooms. (Good news for the carpet industry, which, like many others, has taken a hit as sources of income from hotels, casinos and cruise liners have dried up.)But even before the pandemic, fitted carpets were undergoing a gradual renaissance – in particular, carpets with a.