Samples · For the trade
Carpet samples for interior designers: complimentary, shipped from the mill within 24 hours, yours to keep
Carpet samples and rug samples from Interiors Fine Flooring are complimentary for approved trade accounts, ship from the mill within 24 hours to your studio or your client, and never come back. Every one of the 6,000 styles on this site, from 38 mills, can be sampled from its product page; this page explains how the sample program works, what arrives, and how to get samples from a particular mill.
Samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts. Use Request sample on any product; the styles collect in your sample list. Send the list with the colorway, the sidemark and the ship-to, and the mill ships within 24 hours, to your studio or directly to your client. Nothing comes back: memos are yours to keep for the client file.
How it works
- Browse carpet or rugs and filter by fiber, construction, pile height, color, style, width or size.
- Pick the colorway on the product page, then click Request sample. Each style in your list carries its own colorway and quantity.
- Open the sample list, choose your studio or the client's address, add the sidemark and the date you need it by, and continue. The last step confirms the ship-to address, and the request lands under Sample requests in your account with its status.
What arrives
A memo of each style in the colorway you chose: a corner of broadloom or a cut of the rug quality, big enough to judge color and hand under the client's light. Larger cuts, 18 inch squares and strike-offs of custom work are available on request; say so in the notes or call (949) 643-3487. There is no charge and no shipping charge.
A note on quantities
We send what a project needs: the handful of styles in the running for a room, a stair, a whole house. If you are building a studio library, come see us in the showroom; the whole library is here, and we will pull a working set for your firm.
Rug samples
Area rugs and custom rugs sample the same way: a cut of the rug quality in the colorway you choose, large enough to judge pile, hand and color under the client's light. For a custom piece, the sample is the start; the Design Studio follows with a rendering in your colors and a woven strike-off in 4 to 6 weeks before production.
Samples by mill
Every mill we carry ships its own samples, so a request for two mills arrives as two packages. Open a mill page and use Request sample on any style: AF Rug Designs samples, Adara samples, Antrim samples, BIC Carpets samples, Bellbridge samples, Bloomsburg Carpet samples, Brintons samples, Cavan samples, Cella Carpet samples, Crescent samples, DMI samples, Emery Park Carpet samples, emma gardner design samples, Fabrica samples, Fibreworks samples, Harcourt Collection samples, J Mish samples, Kaleen samples, Kane Carpet samples, Katha Living samples, Masland samples, Milliken samples, Nature's Carpet samples, Nourison samples, Pampas Leather samples, Prestige Mills samples, Rosecore samples, Rug Craft samples, SSD Carpets samples, Sax Carpet samples, Specialty Textile Group (STG) samples, Stanton samples, Stanton Rug Co samples, Tisca Tiara samples, Ulster Carpets samples, Unique Carpets samples.
Using samples well
Look at them where the carpet will live, at the hour the room is used, next to the paint and the upholstery, and on the floor rather than in the hand. Our guide how to use carpet samples covers lighting, pile direction, dye lots and what to tell the client before the memo goes out; how to specify carpet picks up from there.
Questions designers ask
Are carpet samples free?
Yes. Samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts, including shipping, and they are yours to keep. We do not sell samples and we do not send them to the public.
Who can request samples?
Interior designers, architects and design firms with an approved trade account. Approval takes about a business day with a firm name, resale certificate, business license and a professional credential.
How fast do samples ship?
The mill ships within 24 hours of our release, by ground unless you ask for air. Most studios in the country have them in two to four business days.
Can samples go straight to my client?
Yes. Put the client's address and the sidemark on the sample list and the mill ships there; nothing on the package mentions pricing.
Do I have to return them?
No. Memos stay with you for the client file. If you are finished with a set and want it out of the studio, we will take it back for the showroom library.
Can I get a larger cut or a strike-off?
Larger cuts and 18 inch squares are available on request for most broadloom; custom rugs get a woven strike-off in 4 to 6 weeks as part of the Design Studio process.
How many samples can I order?
What the project needs. A room usually takes three to six styles; a whole house or a hospitality job can take more, and we will pull a working set with you.
Can I get samples from a specific mill?
Yes, from every mill on the site: use the list below or the Request sample button on any style page. Samples ship from that mill, so a Stanton and a Milliken request arrive as two packages.
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