It’s safe to say that if a house has stairs, they get used every day, yet nine times out of ten they’re overlooked as a design feature. Make yours stand out with bold carpets such as the Audrey from Crucial Trading (pictured). It now comes in four new colour combinations – pictured here is Daybreak, whose bold tones really make the stairs the focal point in this neutral hallway. £140 per sq.m. www.crucial-trading.com