Out of practicality and style, the neutral palette is growing darker and more refined it not only looks good, it's more forgiving. The brightest, lightest colors are giving way to darker taupes and beiges, more reflective of golden skin tones. This coincides with a large return to gray pure gray uninfluenced by any other colors.
We're seeing a definite trend toward fashion in carpet. Textures, different types of yarn systems, different colorations, patterns, tone-on-tone prints, looped carpet, tip shears anything that has interest or fashion seems to be very accepted.