Rugs

Ideas for choosing the best rugs for your unique style
Refreshing your space with unique rugs creates visual appeal and comfort. By protecting your floors and making style a statement all at once, large area rugs add warmth and color to a space and add a touch of elegance and personality to your home. From distinctive and unique wool area rugs to small accent rugs with unique comfort and flair, a selection like ours is truly made for happy feet.

Looking for style tips? A good place to start is by choosing between unique modern rugs with avant-garde details and traditional rugs with more classic motifs. From the world of transitional rugs, a wool area rug with ornate designs, creative geometric patterns and subtle elements of nature in both neutral and powerful tones can add a lot to a space. Contemporary wool rugs also push your aesthetic into the world of modern design, with the power to update any room with familiar yet reimagined designs. Always popular, traditional rugs with Persian motifs, hand knotted artistry and classic details can summon the past and sprinkle in some Old World charm.

Wool Area Rugs

Something for every style
Wool rugs boast softness, beauty, durability that is unmatched in the world of rugs. With the added benefit of developing a opulent patina over time, the attractiveness and charm of wool rugs only grows with time. A naturally elastic fiber, wool is extremely resilient making it desirable for high traffic areas like living rooms, dens and dining rooms. Not to mention wool naturally repels water. This makes it extremely desirable for maintenance and easily blotting up spills and stains before they dry.

Functional Home Accent Ideas

It's no wonder why people continue to buy wool rugs generation after generation. Wool rugs, especially when hand knotted, are rugs that will last for generations. Boasting heirloom quality, wool area rugs will be a welcome addition to any home, adding character, texture, tactile allure and a breadth of styles that is unmatched. If wool isn't the right choice for you, a wide variety of other fibers are available in both the natural and synthetic categories.

Common rug shapes and sizes for unique needs

If you've chosen your style and material, your next stop is size and shape. When choosing between large and small area rugs, you have to consider style, scale and the purpose of the rug. Will it be placed under a round dining table? Then round area rugs are naturally a smart choice. Will it cover a large stretch of wood floor in your living room? Perhaps choosing a large area rug or a smaller accent rug topped with an accent table will do the trick. Above is a quick visual glimpse for buying the best rug for you based on general shapes and sizes. For a much deeper dive, our rug buying guide will take you on a journey through the truly nuanced world of rug sizes, types, construction, materials, maintenance and more.

The best rugs for different needs and uses

Rug maintenance and construction
When choosing a unique rug, your lifestyle in the space will really drive your purchasing decision. Think about traffic patterns, seating arrangements, and rug construction for starters. For high traffic areas, darker colors and coarse materials won't show dirt as easily and will hold up better against the rigors of heavy foot traffic. Darker wool area rugs are just one option for such spaces. Also consider whether the rug you've selected is machine washable or if it even needs to be for your specific placement. If you will be unable to wash your rug, other maintenance elements to consider for longevity include water-, fade-, and stain-resistant materials. These are often made with colorfast dyes – a term for characterizing a material's resistance to color fading and running. This level of product detail will be included in the product specs where applicable.

When thinking about rug construction, also consider the differences pictured above in clockwise order: hand knotted rugs, flat woven options, hand hooked designs, braided patterns, machine woven rugs, and hand tufted features. Hand knotted rugs feature exquisite detailing where each knot is hand tied to the foundation for an increasingly strong and intricate pattern. Flat woven designs are designed on looms in a basket weaving pattern. Moreover, hand hooked options are looped on a grid or canvas whereas braided designs are constructed as their namesake suggests - in repetitive braids of cloth, cotton, wool or burlap. For more rug ideas and specifics, we invite you to read more in the buying guide linked above.