Living with Carpets by Barty Phillips and Jacqueline Coulter is a beautifully illustrated interior design reference that helps homeowners, designers, and decorators choose the ideal carpet for every room in the home. Combining practical advice with design inspiration, the book explores carpet styles from around the world, explaining how color, pattern, texture, material, and craftsmanship can transform interior spaces. It serves as both a buying guide and a visual sourcebook, making it useful for anyone planning to decorate or renovate a home.

Organized in a style-by-style format, the book examines traditional Oriental rugs, tribal weavings, European carpets, contemporary designs, and modern decorative floor coverings. It also provides practical guidance on selecting the right carpet for different interiors, understanding weaving techniques and materials, maintaining carpets, and integrating them with furniture and décor. Richly illustrated with full-colour photographs, Living with Carpets is an excellent reference for interior designers, collectors, and enthusiasts of textile arts.