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Antrim carpet: a designer's guide to the hand-loomed wool line and where it belongs
Antrim carpet is hand-loomed wool broadloom from Antrim, a Stanton brand since 2007 that began about a decade earlier as an importer of hand-loomed carpets and rugs from India. It is for the designer who wants a quiet, textural wool floor, ribs, loops, herringbones and tonal stripes in natural and heathered colors, rather than a printed or tufted pattern. Interiors carries 117 Antrim styles, 103 broadloom and 14 area rugs in the mill's standard sizes, on the Antrim brand page, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts.
The mill
Antrim started as an importer of hand-loomed goods and has been part of the Stanton family of brands since 2007. That matters for two reasons. The construction is the point of the line: hand-loomed means the yarn is drawn through a backing on a manual loom rather than a tufting machine, which gives Antrim its slightly irregular, hand-made surface and a dense, heavy hand. And the Stanton connection means the ordering, sampling and shipping run through a large, well-organized program; Antrim carpet reviews from the trade tend to come back to the same two things, the weight of the goods and the ease of getting them.
What we carry
Of the 117 styles, 111 are hand-loomed and 6 are hand-tufted. By fiber, 80 styles are wool, 28 wool blend and 9 polyester. Wool is the reason to specify this mill: it is resilient, it hides soil in its heathered colors and it cleans well, and in a hand-loomed construction the pile is deep enough to feel underfoot without reading as a shag. The wool blends keep most of that hand at a lower net. The polyester styles are the softest and the most color-saturated, and they belong in bedrooms and low-traffic rooms rather than on a stair.
Roll width is 15 ft on 100 of the styles, with single styles at 16 ft, 16 ft 4 in and 13 ft 6 in. A 15 ft roll is a practical width for a bedroom or living room without a seam, which is one of the quiet advantages of an Antrim wool carpet over a 12 ft tufted goods. By pattern, 54 styles are textures, 21 stripes, 15 abstract and modern, 12 geometrics and 8 plaids and checks. Every style is made to order; 103 are flagged custom rug available and 4 are rated for indoor and outdoor use.
Collections to know
The core Antrim collection is the largest group we carry, 50 styles. Antrim Fine Weave has 25 styles and is the flattest group, the one we reach for on stairs. Elemental and Fields of Beauty have 10 styles each, the Silken Collection 6, Antrim High Pile 5, the Seacliff Collection 4 and Craft 3. The High Pile styles are living room and bedroom pieces. Styles to know include Alicante, Archipelago, Asana, Authentique, Bali, Auburn, Angola and Alia.
Where it belongs
Antrim is a whole-house wool for a client who wants the floor to be felt more than seen. In a living room, a ribbed or looped texture from the core collection or High Pile reads as a tailored neutral and takes a rug on top without competing. In a bedroom, the deeper hand-loomed textures and the polyester styles are the softest choices. On a stair or in a hall, use the Fine Weave group: it is the flattest construction in the line, so the tread wraps cleanly over the nosing and the stripe or herringbone holds its line. The 4 indoor-and-outdoor styles suit a covered porch or a sunroom. Keep the hand-tufted styles to rooms where their softer pile will not be crushed by furniture traffic.
Custom rugs and runners
Any of the 103 broadloom styles flagged custom rug available can be cut and bound into a runner or a custom-size rug through our Design Studio, and Antrim rugs made this way are common orders for us: a 15 ft roll gives a generous room-size rug with no seam. The 14 Antrim area rugs come in the mill's standard sizes. For a stair runner, send us the tread count and tread width and we will draw it and quote it net.
How to order through Interiors
Interiors is a to-the-trade showroom for interior design professionals; we do not sell to the public. Antrim carpet samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts and ship from the mill within 24 hours, enough to cover a job. Net pricing is quoted by the showroom; there are no public Antrim carpet prices. Every style is made to order, and the ship date is provided by the showroom with your order. We measure and install anywhere in the United States through our installer network.
| Styles | 117 |
|---|---|
| Types | Broadloom (103), area rug (14) |
| Fibers | Wool (80), wool blend (28), polyester (9) |
| Constructions | Hand-loomed and hand-woven (111), hand-tufted (6) |
| Widths | 15 ft (100), 16 ft (1), 16 ft 4 in (1), 13 ft 6 in (1) |
| Availability | Made to order (117); custom rug on 103, indoor and outdoor (4) |
Questions designers ask
Is Antrim good carpet?
Yes, for a textural wool floor. The hand-loomed construction gives a dense, heavy hand that tufted wool rarely matches, and 108 of the 117 styles are wool or wool blend. Match the group to the room: Fine Weave for stairs and halls, the core collection and High Pile for living rooms and bedrooms. Sample first; the hand-made surface has a slight irregularity that photographs flatter than it feels.
Who makes Antrim carpet?
Antrim is a brand of Stanton Carpet Corporation, part of the Stanton family since 2007. The company began about a decade before that as an importer of hand-loomed carpets and rugs from India, and the hand-loomed wool construction is still what defines the line.
How much does Antrim carpet cost?
Net pricing is quoted to approved trade accounts; we do not publish Antrim carpet prices. Within the line, cost is driven by fiber, polyester lowest and wool highest, by construction, with hand-loomed above hand-tufted, and by the width and yardage of the cut. Ask us for the net on two or three candidate styles and we will send it with the samples.
Where is Antrim carpet made?
Our catalog does not record a country of origin for the Antrim styles, and the mill of origin can vary by style. Ask us for the spec sheet on the specific style you are considering and we will confirm where it is made before you specify it.
What is the disadvantage of 100 percent wool carpet?
Cost and sensitivity to harsh cleaning chemistry. Wool is the most resilient and the most naturally soil-hiding carpet fiber, but it should be cleaned with wool-safe products and it sits at the top of the price range. The Antrim wool blends are the usual answer when a project wants the wool hand at a lower net.
Where can I buy Antrim carpet?
Through Stanton dealers and trade showrooms such as Interiors. We carry 117 Antrim styles for interior design professionals, with the library on the floor in the Laguna Design Center, and we ship and install nationwide. Samples ship from the mill to your office.
Can Antrim carpet be made into a rug or stair runner?
Yes. Custom rug is available on 103 of the 117 styles, cut and bound through our Design Studio, and the mill also makes 14 Antrim rugs in standard sizes. For a stair, choose a Fine Weave style; the flatter construction wraps the nosing cleanly.
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