Handmade Oriental Rug

Canora Grey Tylor 2'1″X2'10″ Blue Geometric Design Kazak Pure Wool Handmade Oriental Rug

If you are planning to buy a rug to complement the decor in your home and keep the floor warm, there are a few things to keep in mind. After all, you will spend a good deal of money and want to be sure that you get a high quality product. You must also realize that there are people who sell counterfeit Persian, Turkish and Oriental handmade rugs and consider them real. Here are a few things you should know before you buy a rug:

  1. Where was it made? : Make sure the rug is made in Turkey, Iran or Central Asia. If not, it's just not real. This is one time if you do not want to be made in the USA.
  2. Is it handmade : You have to be sure that what you buy is really handmade, especially if you pay handmade prices. There are people out there trying to sell you a machine-made rug and tell you it's handmade. You can tell the difference by looking at the back of the carpet. If you can see the design clearly, it is handmade, but if the design is flawed or invisible, it is machine made.
  3. quality After you've noticed that you're looking at a handmade rug (if not, you'd have gone away), you need to know if it's a well-made rug. You can see the quality of the carpet by feeling and looking at it. If the carpet feels very dry and the colors are dull, the carpet is probably made of dead wool, wool, taken from a dead sheep and not from a live sheep. You want a rug made of living wool? You also have to measure the number of knots the carpet has. You can do this by measuring the knots per square inch. This means that you need a ruler and literally count how many nodes are in an inch, and then square that number. The higher the number, the higher the quality.
  4. Take a picture of your room If you go to the carpet shop to buy a rug, and you are sure that the rugs are genuine and of good quality, you can easily get carried away by the choice of rugs. If you have a photo of your room with you, you can focus on the task at hand - buying a rug that works in your room. That way, you're less likely to end up with the wrong rug. When you buy carpets online, you do not have to take a picture of your room.
  5. Determine the size : Before you decide on a carpet, pay attention to the desired size. You can glue fabric to the floor and get a good idea of ​​the size you want before you buy the carpet.
  6. Carpet on wood If your rug is on a wooden floor, leave a space of 20 cm around the rug.
  7. upholstery : Laying upholstery under the carpet will extend the life of your carpet.
  8. Dark or light : A dark or light rug depends on the effect you want to achieve in the room. If you want the room to be more spacious, choose a light carpet. If you want to feel more comfortable, choose a darker rug.
  9. More than a carpet If you buy more than one rug for one room, make one rug bigger than the others. This is the dominant and the other carpets may be similar in design and color.
  10. Carpet and curtains If you choose a rug, remember your curtains and make sure they do not collide.

These tips will help you choose a Turkish carpet or runner rug that will complement your room or hallway and give you lasting beauty and warmth over many years. Then you just have to take your carpet home and enjoy it.