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The Alternative Blog

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

For The Love of Greige

Lorna Pringle, creator of the home interiors brand ‘For the Love of Greige’ shares her passion for home interiors and she’s showing us around her beautiful home that features a bespoke Wool Motown rug by Alternative Flooring.

ALTERNATIVE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

It’s time to cast our thoughts to the year ahead. Here are a few Alternative New Year’s resolutions, or perhaps wholesome promises, to make more time for ourselves and for the interior in our life.

Discreet Glamour – Louise Roe

Read our Q&A with Louise and discover about her flooring choice, interior inspiration and the decoration of her new home.

WINNING TARTAN

Sophie Anne Campbell, winner of Glasgow School of Art and Alternative Flooring design competition, shares her story…

WE LOVE WOOL, DO EWE?

We love wool, its textures and warmth, sustainability, and style. Each year Alternative champions this wonder fibre during The Campaign for Wool’s Wool Week supported by HRH The Prince of Wales.

The NEW Alternative Website

Kirsty Barton our Digital Marketing Manager has lived and breathed the new website all year, so it is fitting that she is the star of the Alternative blog this month. Who better to tell the story?

TARTAN WITH A TWIST: The Glasgow School of Art & Alternative Flooring Competition

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Alternative Flooring have joined forces in an exciting project to celebrate British design.

CELEBRATION TIME

Lily Mullen, the winner of The Bradford Textiles Society Competition sponsored by Alternative Flooring and British Wool, tells us the inspiring story behind creating her design and what this award means to her.

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NATURAL BEAUTY

We caught up with the British influencer Sinead Crowe to discuss her style inspirations and natural beauty at home.

Emily Murray Interior Designer Stairs

An Alternative Home: The Pink House, the next chapter…

Emily Murray, founder and editor of the award-winning blog and brand The Pink House explores new parts of her home, talking interiors, colour and carpet.