Can you guess what the following images have in common?
Photograph by John Bessler for Traditional Home
Photograph by Jenifer Jordan for Traditional Home
Photograph by Michal Venera for Traditional Home
Photograph by Nick Johnson for Traditional Home
Photograph by Phillip Ennis for Traditional Home
Photograph by Nick Johnson for Traditional Home
Photograph by Michal Venera for Traditional Home
Photograph by John Bessler for Traditional Home
Photograph by Gordon Beall for Traditional Home
Image via Apartment Therapy
Image via Apartment Therapy
Image via Apartment Therapy
Did you guess it? The carpet in each of the above images is from Stark Carpet. Stark has been around for over 67 years and the name alone conjures up images of luxury. It is a family business that has grown over the years to include fabrics, wall-coverings and furniture, in addition carpets under its large umbrella.
From natural textures like sisal and seagrass, to more contemporary designs by current designers, antiques and reproductions, to completely custom works that have graced such places as The White House and the Smithsonian, Stark has something for everyone.
Below are some images from the various carpet and rug collections at Stark.
Alexa Hampton Carpet Collection
A Favorite from the Alexa Hampton Rug Collection
David Hicks Carpet Collection
I have a sample of the Logo, Desert Night colorway here with me and I am dying to find a place to use it. I am thinking a man’s office, the colors remind me of a pair of gray dress pants. The actual sample does not read as black as the image above.
Other designer collections at Stark include Bilhuber, Diamond Baratta, Geoffrey Bradfield, Howard Slatkin, Nina Campbell, and Sherrill Canet.
Of course, Stark has a plethora of animal prints available for any number installations. Having seen larger samples, I am loving the antelope and the brown zebra loop.
I am also loving the Ebbe & Flow collection, which is a combination of wool/viscose/cotton. It almost feels like shag carpet and looks like corduroy, the sheen is to die for. It is another one I am dying to use.
And, at the risk of providing too much information (maybe I already have) I also love a few of these from the New Oriental Tibetan stocked rugs.
Stark Carpet has a fairly good consumer website. And, the trade site is excellent (I didn’t even begin to touch on antique rugs, fabrics, furniture or wall-coverings here!) So, if you are looking for something particular or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am always willing to help.
Growing up we moved around a lot–and my parents built two custom homes. My mom always had a designer, and Stark was a name I heard at various times. My mom used a lot of their wall to wall carpets in the bedrooms. So, when I first visited with Erica from the Stark Washington DC showroom, my preconceived notion was of products that would be very traditional and a bit predictable. That notion was certainly dispelled for me–my sample library is brimming with inspiration from Stark. I hope you like what you have seen as well.
**Note, my original post included links to the full collections I touched on here. When checking all of the links, I realized they broke when I was not logged in to the trade portal. So, if you want to see more, shoot me an email, it is no trouble.**
