Nothing adds warmth and drama as well as elegance to your home as red. Yet, most people hesitate to use red in their decor, which is rather surprising. They would rather opt for neutral colors rather than "take a chance" with red. Red is an anomaly when it comes to decorative colors.  Most colors are either "warm" or "cool."  Red is both.  It can make any room seem warm and inviting,... 

The Caucasian Rug History The Caucasus region, some 160,000 square miles in area, is sandwiched between Turkey, Iran and Russia and stretches the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea in the east. The silk route ran along the shores of the Caspian Sea.  The ethnic richness and vast variety of designs to be found among Caucasian rugs and carpets can be ascribed to its history and the fact that hundreds of tribes are to be... 

The mention of a Turkey rug automatically summons up an image of the predominantly scarlet, green and blur richly patterned rugs that were mass-produced for the West at the end of the nineteenth century. But this is to do Turkey a great injustice, as it has a long tradition of weaving since the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.     Sophisticated rugs were produced for the Ottoman court in the sixteenth century in the... 

  Owning an area rug is just part of the battle. Maintaining it might seem like it’s a pain, but it will certainly show in your home, and people will notice that you have cleaned your rugs, etc. Area rugs are subjected to a lot of abuse, and although this depends on where the location of the rug is, it’s important to maintain them all. Be aware that when cleaning the rugs in your home, it will take a bit of time,... 

Knowing which type of rug you’re going to purchase isn’t as easy as one may think. There are so many different styles of rugs available that you may find one that is really nice, and then find another that is even better than the previous one, and finally you see one that totally intrigues you. It’s better to spend a decent chunk of your day shopping for rugs, especially if you are a new homeowner. Shopping for... 

There is one major reason rugs are purchased, whether it be on the internet or in a store- and that reason is simply for decoration. People don’t only buy rugs to add to a room or to cover a bare-wooden floor, but to add elegance and beauty to their home. There really is no limit as to what can be done to your home when decorating with area rugs, since they can be used in a lot of different ways. How you use your rugs is totally... 

  From an antique oriental woven rug purse to a Turkish rug mouse pad, there are plenty of goodies that can be created out of a rug. While rugs are normally made to be walked on or just looked at for their elegant beauty, they have many different purposes. We’ll first start with a purse, and while woman will benefit from these more so than men will, it’s interesting to see how beautiful these purses actually are. Purses... 

A rug made out of sheepskin? Well, seeing that there are coats made out of all types of skin including sheepskin, I don’t see what the big deal is? Have you ever felt sheepskin? The soft and comfy feeling that I get from it sends a warm and cozy feeling down my spine. The euphoria you will receive when stepping foot onto a sheepskin rug is extraordinary, and there should be a sheepskin rug or two in everyone’s home. With... 

Throw rugs are both luxurious and add a whole new dimension to anyone’s home décor, but with throw rugs, the style isn’t giddy and happy- but dark and beautiful. Designs range from exquisite contemporary patterns to classical hand-made Persian and Oriental designs that are imported from Egypt and other areas in the Far East. Throw rugs can be used both indoors and outdoors, and they highly complement a home deck... 

What is a rug?  In simple terms—a rug is a basic floor covering, but with the millions of different styles out there, it’s a lot more than just a floor covering.  There might be so many great benefits of rugs, but I am only going to list a few of them.  Versatility Perhaps you have a really bland home, and you plan on either applying wallpaper, painting your walls, or adding a specific theme to your home. ...