K & L Wallpaper Carpet

You may be wondering who on earth needs to buy carpet in HK, but if you have ever lived through a heater-​less winter, in an apartment with tiled floors, you will probably realise that I’m talking about you. K&L Wallpaper Carpet may just be the solution that you’ve been looking for. As it says on the tin, it supplies carpets.
Now, it’s unlikely that you will need to wall-​to-​wall carpet your entire rental flat, nor should you waste the money on it for two months of cold (ish) winter. However, and this is my Hong Konger inside trick, you can buy offcuts of carpets from K & L Wallpaper Carpet, at a fraction of the price that they sell in IKEA, the cheapest of cheap shops. The carpet offcuts come in a variety of random sizes, I have seen everything from 12′ x 12′ down to 3′ x 2′, they are hemmed all the way around so that the tufts will not shed when you get home, they tend to be single coloured (which is great if you’re not a big fan of these heavenly pattern rugs you get elsewhere in Hong Kong), and again, they are very cheap. I have a whole bunch of these offcuts that I wheel out every November to keep my feet warm. They even match my décor at home!
Of course, there are many carpets stores that offer the same «treated» offcuts, however I particularly like this one in Wan Chai because of the strangely grumpy owner. He is as straight as an arrow, will let you know what is in stock, and if there is anything else due to come in which may suit, and he will do this with no smile and no pleasantries. It is strangely refreshing. However, he will offer some discount, usually rounding down rather than anything concrete.
With regard to the other offerings of wallpapers, to be fair I’m not a big fan because they are very kitschy. However, if you want your bedroom to look like inside of the Laura Ashley catalogue from 1982, please do have a browse and see what suits.