Ask yourself this: "What do I want my home to feel like when I walk into the door?" Do I want it to be a quiet oasis with soothing color palettes? This can be achieved by layering multiple patterns in fabrics and soft luscious carpets. The soft surfaces not only absorb irritating noice, but also insulate the interior space. What's more soothing than kicking off your shoes and wiggling your toes in the soft carpet.
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.