Gradient Carpet Tile inspired by the small villages in Egypt

03/07/2021
Category: Mood boards

Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. It is a place popular for finding amazing design inspiration. Throughout Luxor and Aswan, we visit many villages that have houses made out of mud bricks. The people made huts for their houses out of mud and papyrus reeds. Since the Nile River would flood every year, it would wash away the mud huts. They decided to start using the mud to create bricks, which were stronger than just plain mud.

The inspiration for this mood board comes from the faded colors of the weathering homes in the villages. Many of them are left there just to fade away, but the muted colors and imperfect surfaces are what we love. Many of these homes have old furniture that’s been left untouched. To resemble the contrast between the earth tones and the blue sky, we recolored our Chenille carpet design and used that as the backdrop.

We pair the gradient carpet tile with other contract products from Material Bank. We added Sweater weather, a textured piece of fabric, and matched it with Beatriz from Posh Textiles. To resemble the mud bricks of these homes, we use ceramics and tiles called Basaltine and Zellige Unglazed. Heather grey is a stone that pairs perfectly with Sovereign Plank from WoodCo. To balance the different materials together, we add Hopsack and Dark Pewter.

With our Easy Recolour concept, you too can create a personalized carpet within seconds. Choose any colors you wish to include in your latest interior project and have your perfect carpet shipped to you within 3 weeks. Other features can also be personalized, including a choice from nine different fiber options and a range of other patterns to choose from. If you need help choosing carpet colors and designs for your next interior, get in touch with our team today.

Products:

Chenille RECOLORED by ege carpets

Sweater Weather by HBF Textiles

Basaltine by Stone Source

Beatriz by Posh Textiles

Zellige Unglazed by Riad Tile

Sovereign Plank by WoodCo

Heather Grey by Haussmann Natural Stone

Terrific by Swavelle

Cowtown by Anzea

Hopsack by Sherwin-Williams

Dark Pewter: 2122-10 by Benjamin Moore

GRADIENT CARPET TILE, Gradient Carpet Tile inspired by the small villages in Egypt

Schedule an introduction with us

Sitting right next to Pompidou in Paris is Atelier Brancusi. This place is a reconstruction of the studio of renowned Romanian-born artist Constantin Brancusi. In the atelier, there are 137 sculptures, 87 bases, 41 drawings, two paintings, and more than 1600 grass photographic plates and prints by the artist.

Brancusi died in 1957, leaving behind a lot of his work in his studio, which consisted of 11 joined studios. The Romanian artist would break down walls to adjoin studios and create various environments to exhibit his work. He considered the relationship between sculptures and the space they occupied to be of crucial importance.

In 1997, the Atelier Brancusi as we know it today opened its doors on the esplanade of the Center Pompidou. So much of Brancusi’s work is on display at the atelier, giving you an idea of how much the artist put into the world. There are wood and plaster sculptures, bronze colonnades, animal shapes, and photographic studies. It is a beautiful and inspiring place to visit.

Inspired by the stone and natural textures of Brancusi’s work, we recolored the Stone Surface carpet. This is part of the nature collection by ege carpets, which takes inspiration from forests, deserts, and oceans. This light recolor of the carpet allows you to bring a textured palette to your next interior design project.

We created a material board that focuses on a textured palette with the atelier colors and the recolored carpet in mind. We included dark woods like Texas Mesquite 83000 and Artisanal Hardwoods. Keeping the dark brown theme, we also included different textured textiles like Artisan Textured Finishes by CopperSmith, Basketcase by Cortina Leathers, Lafayette Velvet by Opuzen, and Chesney by Valley Forge Fabrics. Additionally, we decided to bring some lighter tones of cream and white by adding Cove, True Terrazzo, Concrete Look Porcelain Paver, and Passion. To tie in the soft colors with the dark ones, we included mid-toned neutral paints like Crewel Tan by Sherwin-Williams and Mesa Tan by Dunn-Edwards Paints.

If you like our textured palette, you might be interested in our Easy Recolor Program. We used this to recolor our Stone Surface carpet, enabling us to source the perfect backdrop for our textured palette. Using our online tool, you can do the same. Choose from any of our collections and recolor them to match any interior. You can then visualize the carpet before ordering physical carpet samples. You’ll receive your samples within three business days at an affordable price. Contact us if you want to learn more.