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Kirsty Barton

Marketing Manager

With over 23 years working in the carpet industry and roles within Alternative Flooring ranging from sales, customer service to purchasing; Kirsty brings all of this experience to her role as Marketing Manager. Bringing together digital content, SEO, PPC, strategic social media management as well as PR and brand growth ensuring optimum reach, engagement and brand awareness. Here is a link to Kirsty's LinkedIn

House of Colour

Patrick O’Donnell is Farrow & Ball’s Brand Ambassador. Updating his…

Quirky is blooming

The design journey begins for a new pattern in our…

Jo Whiley at home

Radio DJ and presenter Jo Whiley is one of the…

Carpet Spring Clean

it’s spring and time for experts’ tips to refresh your flooring. From five-minute refreshes to weekend projects, here are our easy spring-cleaning hacks you can try

Share the Love, buy your carpets locally

“Sharing the love” for independent retailers. Build Back Better High…

Christina Horspool, a renovation of a lifetime

We caught up with Christina Horspool, of House of Horspool to chat about the her renovation project of Manar House and she shares the story so far.

A renovating journey with Rosie & the Farm

We chatted to Rosie, an Interior Textile Designer and heritage renovation enthusiast who shares her journey of renovating and restoring and why she chose Alternative carpets.