When you are looking for a budget solution for carpeting a room; where would you look? An easy solution would be to suggest using carpet remnants to cover the floor. Carpet remnants are end of roll pieces of carpet, they are often too small for a whole home, but you will usually be able to find a piece to fit a single room.  There is nothing wrong with the remnant; it is purely a piece of carpet that the carpet supplier had left after he fulfilled another order. Some remnants come in unusual shapes, but they are good quality carpet. These are not seconds, although you can get those very cheaply too.

Carpet remnants are usually used for a room, hallway, or stairs or even just as an extra protection for a high traffic area (especially if you have children coming and going!). You should always keep left over bits of carpet for those times when accidents happen and cause damage to any part of your carpet. It is useful to be able to patch up a damaged spot.

The first thing you need to do is to measure your space carefully and accurately. This is because you will need to know if any of the remnants will be large enough. Always try to find carpet that is bigger than your measurements by at least 6" all around. This will give you a margin for error. You also need to know if your room is square as that will affect the amount of carpet you will need. If you want to match up a style or quality with any existing in your home, you will need to make sure you know what the ones you currently have are called and the shade. It is highly unlikely you will be able to match, but you might be able to get close enough.  Next you need to go shopping.

Where to Look

Most carpet stores will have a carpet remnant section. The larger the store the more choice you will have. To find large stores in your area look online for store that have a big range of stocked carpets. They are more likely to also have a large range of remnants available for you to check through. You will need a large range to give you the best choice of style, color, quality and texture, and also different sizes. Also look into carpet cushions that help to make your carpet look good and last a good long time. When determining the cost; find out whether installation and delivery are included. If you are only fitting out a small room, you may be able to do it yourself, if you have some help the correct tools and fixtures.

Things To Consider

When you are comparing the different options in the carpet store, you may find a piece of carpet remnant that you really like, but it is too small. In this case you may consider making it into a rug for the room. Using a carpet remnant as a rug will require the edges finished off, in some cases the carpet will fray which is not a good look. There are some options for finishing the raw edges of carpets such as binding (can be expensive when done professionally and is hard work to do yourself) or alternatives such as gluing a decorative strip around the edge of the carpet. In this way you can make a unique rug for your room.

Other Options

When you have some idea of what you will need, you may also be able to look at what on-line store and EBay has to offer. If you have a good idea of the quality of carpet, shade and the area you need, then it is possible to pick up discount carpet remnants on-line. Then you will have to arrange delivery and installation.

All in all carpet remnants can provide a way of getting quality carpet on a budget. Just make sure you thoroughly check out what you need before you buy.