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WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN BUYING AN AREA RUG

Looking for a quick way to spruce up a room or hallway? Area rugs can easily give rooms character. They add warmth to a room, not only taking the chill off cold floors but also producing a mood of intimacy. Selecting a rug that blends with your décor is a snap, with all the options in size and variety of color and styles available. At OnlyAreaRugs.com you have a choice between quite a few natural and synthetic fibers. Oriental, Persian, contemporary and Native American designs are just a few that can be found in nearly any price range.

An area rug can help to decrease the noise level in a space with hardwood, tile or other hard surface floors, besides its aesthetics and design characteristics. Hand made rugs are the standard for the industry, but machine made rugs can copy the patterns used in the most popular of the hand made designs, at a much more affordable price. Machine made v. hand made, synthetic v. natural fibers and size are all factors that will affect the pricing of rugs.

Think of your floors as the basis for your design scheme when decorating your home. Tips for buying an area rug for your home: 

Keep in mind that your rugs don’t have to be the same color as your upholstery or curtains. You want your rugs to complement the colors of your walls, artwork and furniture. If your window treatments are light green, for instance, your rug doesn’t have to be exactly the same. The most important thing to bear in mind is that there are no rules and you can opt for the rug you like the best.

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Know Your Rugs

From the stylish hand-knotted rugs of Ancient Persia to the braided rag rugs of the earliest American pioneers, rugs have been part of history and culture right through the ages. Some of the rugs available today are:

Hand Hooked – hooked rugs are made by pushing yarn through the back of a canvas cloth until a design is created. A protective backing cloth is attached once the rug is finished.

Woven/Flat-woven – looms controlled by hand, machine and computer are used to weave this type of rug. Computerized looms can now copy patterns once only produced by hand, such as Spanish Berbers. Kilims and Dhurries are examples of flat-woven rugs, both of which are reversible.

Braided Rugs – the first braided rugs were made from strips torn from blankets and canvas, and then made into a braid. An innovative mechanized process at the turn of the century turned continuous yarn into beautiful braided rugs.

Persian And Oriental Rugs

Not sure what to look for when buying Persian or Oriental area rugs for your home? Here are the main considerations:

Buying an Oriental rug is an important decision. You must be careful of discounts that appear too good to be true. In due course you must come to have faith in your rug dealer, and this can take more than one afternoon. There isn’t a better deal than the rug you purchase from an honest, knowledgeable dealer. If you’re new to rug buying, your eye for Persian and Oriental rugs will develop with experience, and you will come to appreciate quality that might not be obvious at first.

A fine Oriental rug on the floor is like having art you can walk on, and an Oriental rug completes a room. Rug prices nowadays are fortunately at record lows, and huge collections are available.

Bamboo and Sisal Rugs

Bamboo and Sisal rugs offer a chic yet heavy-duty alternative in natural floor coverings. Since they are durable they are a great choice for high-traffic areas of your home. Natural fiber rugs can be used as a wall-to-wall carpet, a runner, or a central rug in a family room, kitchen or bathroom. These rugs offer you outstanding quality at the lowest prices and are available in a broad range of shapes and styles.