Interior Design Guide

There are plenty of reasons why it’s a good idea to have an area rug in a living room or family room. Area rugs provide comfort, warmth and decorative interest (color, pattern, texture, etc.). They can act as artwork for the floor, and they can create a frame in which to place furniture and define spaces. Area rugs are often advantageous over wall-to-wall carpeting because they are easier to clean, and if you get tired of the look it’s easier to switch out an area rug and replace it with something new. Types Of Area Rugs : -Runner Rugs -Indoor/Outdoor Rugs -Round/Oval/Square Rugs -Shag Rugs -Contemporary Rugs -Modern Rugs -Vintage Rugs -Bohemian Rugs -Transitional Rugs -Flat Weave Rugs -Natural Fiber Rugs -Geometric Rugs -One-of-a-Kind Rugs -Oversized Rugs -Rug Pads Area Rugs Size : The most frequent mistake people make with area rugs is to get one that is too small. An area rug should fit under all of the key furniture pieces in a ro...

An oriental rug is a heavy textile, made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purpose, produced in “ Oriental countries ” for home use, local sale, and export.  Oriental carpets can be pile woven or flat woven without pile, using various materials such as silk, wool, and cotton. Examples range in size from pillow to large, room-sized carpets, and include carrier bags, floor coverings, decorations for animals, Islamic prayer rugs , Jewish Torah ark covers (parochet), and Christian altar covers.  Since the High Middle Ages, oriental rugs have been an integral part of their cultures of origin, as well as of the European and, later on, the North American culture. Geographically, oriental rugs are made in an area referred to as the “Rug Belt”, which stretches from Morocco across North Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia and northern India. It includes countries such as northern China , Tibet , Turkey , Iran , the Maghreb in the west, the Caucasus ...