carpet colour change

[dizzy devil]

please can anyone tell me if you can paint a carpet a different colour ?, i am sure i have read/seen it some where, the one we have is a very good quality one and it will out live us , but its very red and its a very busy pattern its too much of a pattern all different colours too,this same carpet goes through the lounge/diner ,up the stairs and across the top of landing , no way can we afford to replace it ,any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks,...dizzy devil

[Didwot]

Surely not, although if you are very old you may recall that Toyah Wilcox told of how she had painted a carpet, but the point of the story was not that it was a good idea, but a wierd one.

[Solarjunkie]

I've dyed a plain carpet, but I don't think you could cover up a busy pattern. Incidentally, to dye a plain carpet: mix cold dye (Dylon) in a bowl, then make sweeps over the carpet with a scrubbing brush dipped in the bowl - result a swirly dyed carpet that doesn't show the bits as much as the plain one!

[dizzy devil]

didwot,,...yes i am old, lol and solarjunkie , thankyou, i thought it could be done , but unfortunately not on mine ,its far to busy ,.but thanks for the reply both of you  , cheers

[GMH]

If for example you have a green carpet and you want it blue, then the simple answer is buy a blue carpet.

I can't see anyone saying "the Queen is coming to visit us. We haven't got a red carpet, so we'll just paint this blue carpet red".