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New In: The Balearics Collection from Unnatural Flooring

There’s an exciting new addition to the world of natural-look flooring: Unnatural Flooring has just launched its Balearics Collection, a beautiful new woven range that we’re delighted to be able to supply here at Select Line. If you love the organic, textured character of natural fibres but want something more practical for everyday life, this one is well worth a look.

Inspired by the Balearic Islands

As the name suggests, the Balearics Collection takes its cue from the relaxed, easy style of islands like Mallorca and Ibiza. The range is designed to echo the look and feel of natural seagrass and sisal — that lovely woven texture and warm, earthy tone — across six distinctive designs, each with its own weave, texture and finish. Whether your home leans contemporary or classic, there’s a design in the collection to suit.

The Six Balearics Designs

The collection includes six designs, each with its own weave, texture and finish:

The Natural Look, Without the Compromise

The clever part is that, while Balearics looks and feels like natural flooring, it is made from a hard-wearing synthetic fibre. That means you get all the character of seagrass or sisal with far better practicality for real family life:

  • Water resistant and easy to wet-clean — unlike traditional natural fibres.
  • Hard-wearing and durable, so it copes well with busy hallways, stairs and living spaces.
  • Six textured designs to choose from, suiting both modern and traditional interiors.
  • Beautifully versatile — ideal for fitted floors, stair runners and bespoke area rugs.

It’s the same thinking behind the faux-sisal ranges we already love and fit, which we cover in our guide to faux-sisal flooring.

See and Feel the Balearics Collection

There’s really no substitute for seeing and feeling flooring in person. As a supplier of Unnatural Flooring, we can help you explore the full Balearics range, order free samples, and choose the right design and finish for your home — whether you’re after a fitted floor, a stair runner or a made-to-measure rug. You can also browse the collection on the Unnatural Flooring website.

To order your free samples or find out more, call our friendly team on 01793 618666, visit our Swindon showroom, or book a free consultation below.

Stair Runners: A Complete Buyer’s Guide

Three stair runner installations by Select Line - Roger Oates herringbone, a striped runner and a bordered flatweave

A stair runner is one of the simplest ways to transform a hallway and staircase — adding warmth, comfort and character while showing off beautiful timber stairs rather than hiding them. But with so many styles, materials and finishes to choose from, where do you start? This guide walks you through everything you need to know before buying a stair runner.

What Is a Stair Runner?

A stair runner is a length of carpet or natural floor covering that runs down the centre of a staircase, leaving an attractive margin of the original stair on either side. Unlike fully fitted stair carpet, a runner frames the timber, suits period and modern homes alike, and creates a timeless, tailored look.

The Benefits of a Stair Runner

  • Safety — runners add grip underfoot, making stairs far less slippery than bare wood.
  • Comfort and warmth — softer and warmer to walk on, especially first thing in the morning.
  • Noise reduction — runners absorb sound and quieten busy staircases.
  • Protection — they shield the most-walked part of the stairs from wear.
  • Style — a runner is a real design feature, framing your stairs beautifully.

Choosing a Material

The right material depends on how busy your stairs are and the look you are after:

  • Wool and wool-rich carpets — soft, naturally durable and available in plains, stripes and patterns.
  • Flatweave runners — such as Roger Oates, prized for their hard-wearing weave and distinctive striped finish.
  • Natural and faux-sisal — herringbone and boucle textures from ranges like Alternative Flooring and Unnatural Flooring give a smart, natural look with excellent durability.
  • Patterned and striped designs — perfect for adding personality and helping to disguise everyday wear.

Width, Borders & Finishing

Runner width is usually chosen to leave an even, balanced margin of stair on each side — typically a few inches. The edges can be finished in different ways, from a simple bound edge to a traditional hand-finished whipped perimeter, which gives a neat, durable border that looks especially smart in a period home. The right choice depends on the material and the style you want to achieve.

Why Professional Fitting Matters

Fitting a stair runner well is a genuinely skilled job — particularly on staircases with winders, curved bottom steps and half-landings. The pattern needs to run true and centred all the way up, with crisp, even margins and tidy finishing around every turn. It is exactly the kind of work where experience shows. You can see the difference quality fitting makes in our Roger Oates stair runner case study.

Stair Runners at Select Line

We supply and fit stair runners and carpets from leading brands including Roger Oates, Alternative Flooring, Crucial Trading, Brintons and more, across Swindon and Wiltshire. Visit our Swindon showroom to see and feel the ranges, or take a look at our carpets and stair runners page.

Kitchen Design Trends for 2026

A new kitchen is one of the biggest investments you can make in your home — so it pays to understand where design is heading before you commit. As we move through 2026, kitchen design is striking a confident balance between bold personality and timeless practicality. Here are the trends our designers at Select Line are seeing most this year, and how to bring them into your own Swindon home.

1. Bold, Characterful Colours

The all-white kitchen is making way for richer, more characterful tones. Deep navies, forest and sage greens, warm clays and earthy neutrals are everywhere in 2026, often paired with natural wood and brushed-metal accents. A bold colour on an island or run of base units, balanced with lighter wall cabinets, is a popular way to add personality without overwhelming the space.

2. Sleek, Handleless Designs

Minimalist, handleless kitchens continue to dominate the contemporary end of the market. By replacing traditional handles with integrated grooves or recessed rails, you get clean, uninterrupted lines that feel calm and modern — and are wonderfully easy to keep clean. They look especially striking in matt finishes and deeper colours.

3. Natural Materials & Texture

Texture is the antidote to flat, glossy finishes. Real and realistic wood grains, fluted and reeded cabinet details, natural stone, and tactile matt surfaces are all helping kitchens feel warmer and more grounded. Mixing materials — timber with stone, or painted units with a wood-effect island — adds depth and a bespoke, considered feel.

4. Two-Tone Kitchens

Rather than a single colour throughout, two-tone schemes are hugely popular — for example a darker island or tall units against lighter perimeter cabinets, or contrasting upper and lower runs. It is a flexible way to zone an open-plan space and bring in colour while keeping the overall look balanced. A timeless shaker kitchen lends itself beautifully to this approach.

5. Statement Islands & Multifunctional Spaces

The island remains the heart of the modern kitchen, and in 2026 it is working harder than ever — combining prep space, seating, storage and sometimes a breakfast bar or wine cooler. As kitchens increasingly double as dining, working and living spaces, clever, multifunctional layouts are key to making the room work for the whole family.

6. Smart Storage & Concealed Pantries

A clutter-free kitchen feels calmer and more luxurious. Pull-out larders, deep pan drawers, integrated bins, and walk-in or ‘broom cupboard’ pantries are top of many wish lists. Even better are concealed appliance garages and pocket-door units that hide the kettle, toaster and coffee machine behind closed doors when not in use.

7. Premium, Long-Lasting Worktops

Quartz and porcelain worktops continue to grow in popularity thanks to their durability, low maintenance and beautiful stone-effect finishes. Subtle veining, honed matt surfaces and slim-profile edges all feature strongly in 2026, with many homeowners choosing a worktop that makes a quiet statement rather than competing with bold cabinetry.

8. Quality & Craftsmanship Over Fast Fashion

Perhaps the biggest trend of all is a return to quality. More homeowners are investing in well-made, British-built kitchens designed to last decades rather than years. As an authorised dealer of British-made Kesseler kitchens, we are seeing real demand for premium construction, lifetime guarantees and the kind of finish that simply looks and feels better — proof that you really do get what you pay for.

Bring the 2026 Trends to Your Kitchen

Whether you love the idea of a bold handleless design or a timeless shaker in a warm new colour, our designers can help you create a kitchen that is both on-trend and built to last. Explore our kitchen design service, visit our Swindon showroom, or book a free, no-obligation consultation to get started.

Case Study: Prefinished Engineered Oak Flooring with a Matching Border

For this project we installed a beautiful prefinished engineered oak floor, completed with a matching border — a classic, high-end detail that frames a room and gives a floor a real sense of quality and permanence.

Prefinished Engineered Oak

Prefinished engineered oak offers the genuine warmth and character of real timber with the stability of an engineered board, so it copes well with everyday family life and changes in temperature and humidity. Because it arrives factory-finished, the surface is hard-wearing and ready to walk on as soon as it is laid — with no sanding, sealing or finishing dust on site.

The Matching Border

What lifts this installation is the matching border that runs around the perimeter of the floor and frames the foot of the staircase. Created from the same engineered oak and carefully mitred at every corner, the border defines the space, neatens the junction with the walls and stairs, and gives the whole floor a bespoke, considered finish. It is a detail that takes extra skill and time to execute well — and it makes all the difference.

The Finished Floor

Engineered oak flooring with a matching border framing the floor at the foot of the bullnose step by Select Line
Matching engineered oak border mitred neatly around the rounded bottom bullnose step by Select Line
Prefinished engineered oak hallway with a matching perimeter border by Select Line

The Result

The finished hallway is warm, elegant and built to last — with the matching border giving it a tailored, premium look that elevates the whole space. It is a lovely example of how the right product and the right detailing come together to create a floor you will enjoy for years.

Considering Engineered Wood Flooring?

We supply and fit prefinished engineered oak and wood flooring — with borders, herringbone, chevron and bespoke detailing — across Swindon and Wiltshire. Visit our showroom or book a free consultation to discuss the options.

Case Study: Meticulous Pattern-Matched Flooring in a Victorian Hammersmith Home

This is the kind of project that sets us apart from the rest — and a perfect example of why, with flooring, you really do get what you pay for. Behind every beautiful finish is a truly skilled craftsman who takes genuine pride in their work, and nowhere is that more evident than here: a stunning five-bedroom Victorian property in Hammersmith, London, with three flights of stairs and landings throughout.

The Brief

The property was to be fitted throughout with a natural herringbone floor covering — across multiple bedrooms, three full flights of stairs and the landings that connect them. The challenge with a directional herringbone pattern is continuity: to look truly first-class, the pattern has to flow seamlessly from room to room, across every landing and up every single flight of stairs.

Craftsmanship That Sets Us Apart

Our operative meticulously pattern matched every room and staircase throughout the property. Each stair, riser, landing and doorway was measured, set out and cut so that the herringbone runs perfectly true and unbroken — the chevrons lining up as the floor turns corners, climbs stairs and passes through doorways. It is painstaking, highly skilled work that a less experienced fitter simply could not achieve, and it is exactly the kind of detail that separates a quality installation from an average one.

The Finished Project

The Result

The finished result speaks for itself: a flawless, continuous herringbone floor that flows beautifully through every room and up every flight of stairs in this elegant Victorian home. It is a true showcase of the craftsmanship and care our installers bring to every project — and the difference that real skill makes.

Want This Level of Finish?

From natural floor coverings and stair runners to carpets and luxury vinyl, our skilled installers deliver a finish that lasts. Visit our Swindon showroom or book a free consultation to discuss your project.

Case Study: New England Woodstock Flooring at a Historic Staffordshire Archive Centre

Some projects are a little out of the ordinary — and this was certainly one of them. We were appointed to carry out a sympathetic flooring makeover at the Staffordshire Historical Archive Centre, a characterful listed building that is even rumoured to be haunted. The brief: refresh the tired staircases and landings while respecting the building’s heritage, using Unnatural Flooring New England Woodstock NE6022 finished with a classic whipped perimeter.

The Brief

As a listed building, the archive centre’s original timber staircases and landings were full of character but showing their age — dark, worn and tired underfoot. Working alongside the main contractor, our task was to transform these high-traffic areas with a hard-wearing, natural-look floor that would lift the space, improve comfort and safety, and sit comfortably within a historic setting. As the before and after above shows, the difference is dramatic.

The Product: Unnatural Flooring New England Woodstock NE6022

We specified Unnatural Flooring’s New England Woodstock NE6022 in a classic herringbone weave. Part of the popular faux-sisal family, it delivers the warm, natural appearance of a sisal floor with the durability and practicality of a hard-wearing synthetic — ideal for a busy public building. The soft, sandy herringbone tone complements the building’s period timber beautifully. You can read more about these ranges in our guide to faux-sisal flooring.

A Classic Whipped Perimeter

The flooring was finished with a classic whipped perimeter — a traditional, hand-finished bound edge that frames each run with a neat, durable border. It is a premium detail that suits a heritage building perfectly and protects the edges of the flooring in a high-traffic environment.

The Installation

Fitting flooring to winding period staircases and irregular landings in a listed building is highly skilled work. Every tread, riser and turn had to be measured and cut individually, with the herringbone kept running true and the whipped border following each edge cleanly. Our installers worked carefully around the building’s original features to deliver a crisp, professional finish without compromising its historic character.

The Finished Project

The Result

The transformation breathed new life into the archive centre’s staircases and landings — brighter, warmer and safer, while still entirely in keeping with the historic building (resident ghost permitting). It is a great example of the commercial and heritage flooring work our team delivers across the country.

Commercial or Heritage Flooring Project?

From offices and hospitality to listed and heritage buildings, we deliver hard-wearing commercial flooring with a premium finish. Talk to our team about your project — book a consultation or explore our commercial flooring services.

Case Study: “The Floor’s Ready for LVT” – Why Preparation Is Key

“The floor’s ready for LVT!” It’s a phrase we hear from builders all the time — and one that, more often than not, simply isn’t true. With luxury vinyl tile (LVT), preparation is everything. The finish is only ever as good as the subfloor beneath it, and even the smallest imperfection can show through a freshly laid floor. This project is a great example of the work our installers carry out before a single plank of LVT goes down.

When the Builder Said It Was Ready…

On arrival, the subfloor was anything but ready. It was uneven, had open cracks, and needed proper damp protection and levelling before it could take a quality LVT floor. Laying LVT straight onto a subfloor like this would lead to lippage, telegraphing of cracks and ridges, hollow spots and, ultimately, a floor that fails long before it should.

Why Preparation Is Key

LVT is thin and flexible, so it follows the shape of whatever sits beneath it. A subfloor that is not flat, dry and sound will telegraph every flaw straight through to the surface. Investing the time to prepare the subfloor correctly is the difference between a floor that looks immaculate for years and one that disappoints within months.

The Preparation Process

Here are some of the key stages our installers carried out to get this subfloor truly ready for LVT:

  1. Assessing the subfloor — identifying unevenness, cracks and any signs of damp.
  2. Damp protection and sealing — installing damp-proofing and sealing junctions and insulation boards.
  3. Crack stitching and repairs — stitching and repairing cracks so they cannot reappear through the finished floor.
  4. Priming — priming the subfloor so the levelling compound bonds properly.
  5. Reinforcing and levelling — applying reinforcement membrane and a smoothing/levelling compound for a flat, sound base.
  6. Checking levels — verifying the floor is flat and true before any LVT is fitted.

The Result: A Floor Truly Ready for LVT

After this preparation, the subfloor was flat, dry, sound and ready for a flawless LVT installation — the kind of base that gives a luxury vinyl floor the perfect finish and a long, trouble-free life. It’s the part of the job most people never see, but it’s exactly why our floors look and perform so well.

Planning an LVT Floor?

We supply and fit Karndean, Amtico and other premium LVT across Swindon and Wiltshire — and we never cut corners on preparation. Visit our Swindon showroom or book a free consultation to discuss your project.

Case Study: Roger Oates Venetian Flatweave Stair Runner in Wiltshire

A beautiful staircase deserves a finishing touch that is both practical and elegant. In this project, our team transformed a characterful oak staircase in a Wiltshire home with a stunning Roger Oates Venetian Flatweave 85cm stair runner — adding warmth, comfort and timeless style while protecting the stairs underneath.

The Brief

The home featured a solid oak staircase with turned spindles and a sweeping curved bottom step. While the timber was attractive, bare wooden stairs can be slippery and noisy underfoot. Our client wanted to introduce a stair runner that would soften the look, improve safety and comfort, and complement the period character of the home — without hiding the beautiful oak completely. The before and after above shows just how much of a difference it makes.

The Product: Roger Oates Venetian Flatweave

We specified a Roger Oates Venetian Flatweave 85cm stair runner. Roger Oates is renowned for its premium British-designed flatweave runners, woven for durability and a distinctive striped finish. The flatweave construction is hard-wearing and ideally suited to busy staircases, while the soft, multi-tonal stripe brings colour and character that works beautifully with both period and contemporary interiors.

The Installation

Fitting a runner to a staircase with a curved bottom step and half-landings takes real skill. Our experienced installation team carefully measured, set out and fitted the runner so the stripes run true and centred all the way up, with crisp, even margins of oak showing on either side. Particular care was taken around the elegant curved bottom step, where the runner is wrapped neatly to follow the bullnose.

The Finished Staircase

The Result

The finished staircase looks warmer, feels more comfortable and is safer underfoot, while the oak still frames the runner beautifully. It is a perfect example of how the right stair runner can completely transform a hallway and staircase.

Thinking About a Stair Runner?

We supply and fit stair runners and carpets from leading brands including Roger Oates, Alternative Flooring, Crucial Trading and more, across Swindon and Wiltshire. Visit our Swindon showroom to see the ranges, or book a free consultation and home visit.

Case Study: 2,000m² of Luxury Hotel Flooring at New Park Manor & Woolley Grange

At Select Line, we’re proud of the wide range of work we take on — from a single room in a family home to large-scale commercial installations. Two recent projects sit firmly at the ambitious end of that scale: the supply and installation of over 2,000m² of Unnatural Flooring New England Contract Collection across two of the South West’s most beautiful luxury family hotels.

Working alongside the interior design team and main contractor on both projects, our team delivered a flooring solution that combines the timeless aesthetic of natural sisal with the durability and easy maintenance that a busy, family-focused hotel demands. Here’s the story of both installations.


The Brief: Beautiful, But Built to Last

Luxury family hotels present a unique flooring challenge. The interiors need to feel refined, warm and characterful — but the flooring also has to withstand the realities of constant footfall, wheeled luggage, children, pets, and the occasional spilled glass of wine. Natural sisal would deliver the look, but simply wouldn’t survive the wear.

This is exactly where the Unnatural Flooring New England Contract Collection excels. It captures the elegant, woven texture of natural sisal in a hard-wearing, stain-resistant and fully washable contract-grade material — making it the ideal specification for high-traffic hospitality environments. Both interior design teams recognised this, and Select Line was brought in to supply and install across both properties.


New Park Manor, Brockenhurst

New Park Manor luxury hotel exterior, Brockenhurst
New Park Manor, Brockenhurst — a former royal hunting lodge in the New Forest

Set within the New Forest, New Park Manor is a beautiful former royal hunting lodge turned luxury family hotel. With elegant period interiors, characterful bedrooms and a relaxed family atmosphere, the property needed flooring that would complement its refined design while standing up to daily family life.

New Park Manor lounge with Unnatural Flooring New England Contract Collection
The elegant lounge — where refined design meets everyday practicality

The New England Contract Collection was installed throughout key guest areas and bedrooms. Its neutral, woven texture sits beautifully against the hotel’s period features, panelling and statement fireplaces — adding warmth underfoot without drawing attention away from the carefully curated interiors.

New Park Manor luxury bedroom with Unnatural Flooring carpet
A light, contemporary bedroom with views over the New Forest
New Park Manor suite featuring Unnatural Flooring New England Collection
A characterful suite, where bold colour meets the soft neutral floor

From the family games room to the most refined suites, the flooring provides a consistent, hard-wearing foundation that ties the spaces together — and crucially, one the hotel’s housekeeping team can keep looking immaculate with ease.

New Park Manor family games room with hard-wearing Unnatural Flooring
The family games room — a high-traffic space where durability is essential

Woolley Grange, Bradford-on-Avon

Woolley Grange Hotel exterior, Bradford-on-Avon
Woolley Grange — a Jacobean manor house hotel near Bath

Woolley Grange is a stunning Jacobean manor house, set in the countryside just outside Bath in Bradford-on-Avon. As one of the country’s best-loved family hotels, it blends historic grandeur with a genuinely relaxed, child-friendly atmosphere — the kind of place where heritage interiors and muddy wellies happily coexist.

Woolley Grange restaurant with Unnatural Flooring New England Contract Collection
The light-filled restaurant — a beautiful, busy space underfoot

That blend of heritage and family life made the New England Contract Collection a natural fit. Its organic, woven texture complements the manor’s flagstone, timber and period detailing beautifully, while its contract-grade durability means it can cope with everything a busy family hotel throws at it.

Woolley Grange luxury bedroom with Unnatural Flooring carpet
A characterful guest bedroom with antique furniture and warm, neutral flooring
Woolley Grange suite featuring Unnatural Flooring New England Collection
A beamed suite where the soft neutral floor anchors the rich interior palette
Woolley Grange staircase nook with durable Unnatural Flooring
A charming reading nook beneath the staircase

Working in Partnership

Projects of this scale don’t happen in isolation. On both installations we worked closely with the appointed interior designers and main contractors to ensure the flooring was delivered on programme, to specification, and to the exacting standards a luxury hotel demands. Careful planning, accurate measurement and skilled installation were essential — particularly when working within occupied, operational hotels and around heritage features.

This is where our decades of experience really count. Coordinating a 2,000m²+ installation across two sites, managing logistics, and fitting around other trades requires a contractor who can be trusted to deliver — and that’s precisely the reputation Select Line has built since 1989.


Why Unnatural Flooring for Hospitality?

  • Contract-grade durability — engineered to withstand the heavy footfall of a busy hotel
  • The natural sisal look — timeless, woven texture that complements both period and contemporary interiors
  • Stain-resistant and washable — essential for spaces used by families, children and pets
  • Low maintenance — keeps looking immaculate with straightforward housekeeping
  • Consistency across spaces — a cohesive look from bedrooms to public areas

If you’d like to learn more about this beautiful range, read our guide to faux sisal carpets and Unnatural Flooring.


Planning a Commercial Flooring Project?

Whether you’re an interior designer, main contractor, hotelier or property developer, Select Line has the experience, supplier relationships and skilled installation team to deliver commercial flooring projects of any scale — on time and to specification.

We work with clients across Swindon, Bath, Bristol, the Cotswolds and the wider South West. To discuss your project, get in touch with our team today or learn more about our commercial flooring services.

The Smart Alternative to Natural Sisal — Unnatural Flooring & Alternative Flooring Explained

If you’ve ever been drawn to the look of natural sisal carpet but put off by its reputation for being difficult to maintain, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common conversations we have in our Swindon showroom. The good news is that the flooring industry has answered — and the answer is genuinely impressive.

Two of the brands we’re most excited about right now are Unnatural Flooring and Alternative Flooring. Both produce synthetic alternatives to natural fibre flooring that look every bit as beautiful as the real thing — while outperforming it in almost every practical way. Here’s everything you need to know.


Why Natural Sisal Has a Problem

Natural sisal has long been a favourite of interior designers. Its texture is distinctive, its earthy tones are timeless, and it brings organic warmth to any room. But plant fibres don’t cope well with modern home life. Spill water on it and it can leave a permanent tide mark. Wet dog, red wine, muddy boots — natural sisal struggles with all of them. It can feel scratchy underfoot and is notoriously difficult to clean. For hallways, stairs, playrooms and family kitchens — the spaces where people want it most — natural sisal is often the wrong choice.

Faux Sisal vs Natural Sisal: The Key Differences

Modern synthetic alternatives replicate the texture and visual warmth of natural sisal with none of the drawbacks:

  • Water and stain resistance — Synthetic alternatives are waterproof or highly stain-resistant. Natural sisal marks permanently with moisture.
  • Durability — Faux sisal products are engineered for exceptional longevity. Natural sisal can shed, fray and wear unevenly over time.
  • Comfort underfoot — Synthetic options are softer. Natural sisal can feel coarse.
  • Maintenance — Synthetic alternatives need only regular vacuuming and spot cleaning. Natural sisal needs specialist care.
  • Sustainability — Some synthetic ranges (particularly Alternative Flooring’s Ca-rPET) are made from recycled materials, giving them strong environmental credentials.
  • Pet and child friendliness — Synthetic alternatives are ideal for busy households. Natural sisal is not recommended.

Unnatural Flooring — Beauty Without the Compromise

Unnatural Flooring was founded on a brilliant idea: take the aesthetics of natural fibre flooring and recreate them in materials that actually work for real homes. Manufactured from high-quality vinyl, polyamide and polypropylene, the range is genuinely difficult to distinguish from natural sisal — except that it’s washable, stain-resistant, and built to last. The brand has won a devoted following among interior designers and homeowners who want the look without the lifestyle restrictions.

The New England Collection

The New England Collection is inspired by the classic interiors of the American Northeast — relaxed, refined and timeless. Available in a beautifully curated palette of warm and cool neutrals, the tight sophisticated weave makes it a superb choice for hallways, staircases, living rooms and home offices where the sisal look is desired but practicality is essential.

Unnatural Flooring New England Collection in Woodstock
Unnatural Flooring New England — Woodstock colourway
Unnatural Flooring New England Collection in Chicopee
Unnatural Flooring New England — Chicopee colourway

The Isles Collection

The Isles Collection takes its inspiration from the rugged landscapes of the British Isles — heathered moorlands, coastal grasslands and the organic textures of the countryside. Earthier in tone and richer in texture than the New England, it’s beautifully suited to country homes, period properties and rural retreats. Like all Unnatural Flooring products it is fully washable and stain-resistant — an inspired choice for boot rooms and mudrooms where genuine natural fibre flooring would simply not cope.


Alternative Flooring — Anywhere Ca-rPET

Alternative Flooring has been a design-led innovator in the UK flooring market for years — and their Anywhere Ca-rPET collection is one of the most exciting products we’ve brought into our Swindon showroom. The story behind it is remarkable: Ca-rPET is made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. Post-consumer plastic is collected, sorted, cleaned and melted into rPET yarn. It takes just 50 bottles to produce 1kg of yarn — and 1kg covers 1m² of flooring. Every metre you lay is diverting plastic waste from landfill or the ocean.

Alternative Flooring Anywhere Ca-rPET in Rope Grey
Alternative Flooring Anywhere Ca-rPET — Rope Grey

Why Ca-rPET Stands Out

  • Genuine sisal aesthetic — The woven texture convincingly replicates natural sisal with a structured, tactile surface that looks premium in any setting
  • Exceptional stain resistance — Spills wipe away without leaving marks
  • Soft yet hard-wearing — Comfortable underfoot despite its durability
  • Indoor and outdoor use — Suitable for conservatories, garden rooms and covered outdoor spaces as well as interiors
  • Available in 4m and 5m widths — fewer seams in larger rooms
  • Manufactured using renewable energy — wind and solar powered production
  • Decorative border options — Panama, Herringbone and Bouclé weave borders available

Alternative Flooring sponsors the annual Sustainable Design Awards — reflecting their genuine commitment to responsible design. The Ca-rPET range is available in a refined palette of neutral tones including the elegant Rope Grey shown above, and is equally at home in contemporary city apartments, relaxed country kitchens and commercial hospitality spaces.


Which Should You Choose?

Choose Unnatural Flooring New England or Isles if…

  • You love the classic woven natural fibre look and want it throughout your home without restriction
  • You have a busy household with children or pets
  • You want a washable carpet for stairs or a hallway
  • You prefer warm, earthy tones with a softer texture
  • You’re decorating a country home, period property or traditional interior

Choose Alternative Flooring Anywhere Ca-rPET if…

  • Sustainability matters to you and you want flooring with genuine environmental credentials
  • You need a product that works indoors and in covered outdoor spaces
  • You want a slightly more structured, design-led finish
  • You’re working on a contemporary or eclectic interior scheme
  • You’re specifying flooring for a commercial or hospitality project

The honest answer? Both are excellent. Customers who come into our Swindon showroom asking about natural sisal almost always leave with one of these two alternatives once they’ve seen and felt the samples — and they’re never disappointed.


See Both Collections in Our Swindon Showroom

We stock both the Unnatural Flooring New England and Isles Collections and the Alternative Flooring Anywhere Ca-rPET range at our showroom in Swindon. Seeing and feeling the samples in person is the best way to appreciate the quality — and our team are always happy to help you find the right option for your home or project.

Visit us at Unit C, Athena Business Centre, Moray Road, Elgin Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN2 8XA. Open Monday to Friday 9am–4:30pm. Free parking available.

Contact us to book a free consultation — we’re also happy to bring samples to your home if you’d prefer.