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"Rugs have the ability to add sophistication, style, and a splash of color to any room."
Carpet Mart  Guide to Flooring: Area Rugs Rugs are a great way to accent any room, hallway, or stairwell with a beautiful pattern or design. They can also become a valuable heirloom to be passed from generation to generation.

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Rug Types
Machine Made
  • Rugs produced to offer the consumer a quality product without the cost of a hand made.
 
Hand Made
  • Finely crafted rugs offered in various styles and colors
  • Created in flat woven, hand hooked, hand knotted, and hand tufted weaving styles
Braided
  • Come in oval and rectangular shapes, can be banded, varrigated, custom sizes, and custom color placement.
Custom Fabricated
  • Rugs with preset designs that are able to be customized by shape and color.
Roll Runners
  • Available in many patterns in widths ranging from 2'3" to 6'


Rug Shapes
  • Rectangle, Square, Octagon, Oval, Round, Runner


Rug Designs
  • Traditional, Transitional, Contemporary, Country & Floral, Southwest & Tribal, and European.


Rug Fibers
Natural
  • Wool- the traditional standard of the industry.
  • Cotton- chosen for its softness and good wearing fibers.
  • Silk- the royalty material for rugs, it is the basis for any luxury piece.
  • Grasses-many types of sea, field, and mountain grasses used to create "natural" rugs.
  • Wood Fibers- most common used are flax and hemp.
 
Synthetics
  • Acrylic-often used for bathroom and "fun" rugs.
  • Nylon- resists soiling, wears well and is easily cleaned.
  • Polyester-has many features of the olefins, presents a very soft "hand".
  • Blends-any of the above fiber types may be combined for better performance.
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