The boutique Grade II Listed, four-star Wood Norton Hotel, Evesham, is now adorned with just under 2400m² of fine woven axminster and tufted carpets from Wilton Carpets Commercial.
As part of a £4m refurbishment aimed at restoring the hotel’s grandeur and with a contemporary edge, Vassen Design turned to Wilton Carpets Commercial’s design team for a combination of bespoke and stock designs throughout the public areas and bedrooms.
Within the principal bedrooms of the hotel, a bespoke carpet featuring delicate inlaid scroll designs and elegant stripe borders gives the bedrooms a contemporary feel. A bespoke turquoise colour was added to the soft, neutral shades taken from the Optimum colour palette to co-ordinate with the elegant fabrics, creating a contemporary harmony with the traditional panelled walls and ceilings. The carpets are woven in seven-row axminster with an 80/20 construction.
Using Wilton’s Flexiweave service, the Optimum colour palette is carried through into the public areas with the increased durability of a nine-row construction and a contemporary textured design – once again providing a balanced contrast with traditional fixtures and fittings. This design continues with a contemporary colour block bordered runner on the grand wooden staircase, providing colour and design continuity throughout.
Turning to Wilton’s popular Ready to Go range, the bedrooms within the Pear Tree stable block and second floor of the main building benefit from the tufted Chenille design in Cardamom and Hemp colourways. The dark beige of Cardamom was used to create a cossetting atmosphere within the Pear Tree stable block, while the second-floor bedrooms use the lighter Hemp colourway – again complementing traditional wood features.
With a combination of woven carpets, Vassen Design was able to achieve a high-quality floor finish that was in keeping with the hotel’s ambiance, and that also kept to budget. All carpets were manufactured in the UK at Wilton Carpets Commercial’s Wiltshire production facility in a performance blend of 80% wool 20% nylon.
