How to Buy a Rug
Tips on how to buy an area rug that reflects your personal style. Ways to help you find the right rug to meet your needs buy looking at rug size, color and style.
Buying an area rug is a purchase that reflects your personality and style, so naturally you want to make sure that it’s perfect. Here are some tips to keep in mind before you take the leap and purchase a new rug.
Do some research to find the right size for your needs. There are a few common sizes of rugs: 2′x 3′, 4′x6′, 5′x8′, 8′x10′ all of which work well in different scenarios. Let’s use this example: you want to buy a rug to fit under your coffee table in the living room. You want to make sure that the rug fits under the whole seating area, not just under the table itself. The rug should be under the front legs of the piece of furniture and typically extend about a foot around the table. You may find it helpful to mark these locations with masking tape or even lay down a newspaper to give you a visual of the area you think you’ll want to cover; it makes measuring a little easier.
If you are thinking of putting a rug under your dining room table, make sure that you can pull out the chairs and still have them on the rug. Use the same principles for measuring to get the size you need. One of the most common reasons rugs are returned is that they are too small for the area they are intended for. If you’re on the fence, you may consider going to the next size up.
Colors are important for any aspect of home decoration, not just when it comes to picking an area rug. Area rugs can blend in to your existing decor or become a new focal point of a room. Colors can invoke emotions: reds give energy but can also create angry feelings, blue calls to mind feelings of calmness and security, green also has a calming effect and symbolizes nature, yellow is cheery, warm and grabs attention. Keep in mind if shopping online for a rug that screen resolution settings may vary causing the colors to not exactly what you see on the site. However, don’t avoid shopping online, many sites have lower prices than you could find in a store and the color descriptions given are pretty spot on.
The style of the rug is another factor to consider and there are many to choose from: contemporary, shag, traditional, braided, southwestern, the list goes on and on. This is perhaps where your personality is allowed to shine through the most. Every style has different patterns or characteristics that make them unique. If you have a modern loft a colorful, contemporary rug may be the best fit for you. Shag, or flokati rugs, also have a very modern feel. Traditional rugs may work best in a more formal area of the house. The important part of choosing the style of rug is to find a design that you like and blends in with your existing decor.
One final thing to keep in mind when considering an area rug for your home is the material of which the rug is made. Different materials stand up to wear and tear, sunlight and foot traffic differently. Find out what the rug is made of and do some research as to whether that material has qualities that will work in the space you are planning to put it in.
Area Rugs – Featuring Area Rugs from the top brands in a variety of styles- from contemporary to traditional- at every price point. By Laura Winstead – published: 3/20/2008
How To Choose The Perfect Braided Area Rug
Braided rugs are very popular and many people do love them for their qualities and excellent properties. You will be truly amazed by the variety of styles and designs offered by braided area rugs, so I assume you need a little help.
Braided Rugs Can Add A Touch Of Elegance To Any Room
When thinking about rugs, most people envision an Asian themed rug. This type is called an oriental rug and is a very popular choice of rug. There is another type called the braided rug.
Depending on size and style you can find braided rugs from as low as $30.00. Now that’s a pretty cheap facelift for your room! You can purchase round, square, octagon, or oval braided rugs.
This Tadpoles Basics Braided Chenille Rug in Green/ Ivory (36×60″) is extra soft and plush, sized to perfectly complement a crib or play area.
Using left over wool to braid a rug. My “way” to braid is, by far, the easiest way I have seen to get the job done.
Previously round and laced with red and white cloth, it would NOT lay flat. After years of being in a dark place, I’ve decided to re-do it in an oval shape and use a different fabric for the lace.
It was a slow process, but the results were great. Plus, it always reminds me of my grandmother who made an amazing braided wool rug.
My braided rug has been sitting neglected since the spring. Now it’s back where it belongs – on the floor.
The craft and origin of braided rugs has been the subject of some debate over the years. It is said that the art and craft of braided rugs has roots in the Native American culture.
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