The bar: Red, the Steakhouse The scene: Red is the accent lighting illuminating a dining room of stacked-stone walls, fine white linen tablecloths with sleek black chairs.

For flooring, a carpet can not only make a room feel more cozy, comforting and inviting through tactile texture, but it can also provide a chance to get truly creative with color and material.

That annual Oscar conundrum -- how to make a fashion statement on the red carpet while honoring tradition at the same time -- was solved this year with one easy concept: texture. The actresses who ...

Sarah: “My dive-bar must is carpet. Carpets in a bar, to me, says: ‘We could’ve made this easier on ourselves and the smell of this place long term.