A carpet is almost always the focal point of a room; a carefully selected and well-placed part can add life to your home, raise your décor or tie two rooms together. The choice is not always easy, so below is a brief guide on what to look for.
To begin with, when you buy a rug, you must buy the one you love, and not just the flooring to match the rest of your decor. This is especially true if you look at quality items, a good rug will withstand most of your current decorations, so you choose something for yourself, and not your room - a wise advice. In this case, the carpet can be moved from room to room, and if you move home, you can take it with the understanding that you have a carpet that you love what it is, and not because it comes with an old color scheme.
Of course, sometimes this is simply not practical, and there are other considerations that should be taken into account.
Materials and quality are important and, of course, will depend on the budget. Decide on a quality that matches the purpose of a particular carpet: hand knotted carpets are the best quality and will last a lifetime. While the quality of machine and hand carpets varies from lower qualities, which are discarded a year later to the highest level, which must compete in durability with their cousins with manual engagement. Quality in machines can often be measured by points per meter of area or, to a lesser extent, by weight. The weight can be misleading, because carpets with shorter pile heights will weigh less than that of longer piles, on the other hand, two same-size rugs with the same heap length and type of material can be judged side by side depending on their weight.
The type of material has a great influence on quality and cost, as well as on design and texture. Silk and wool, respectively, are the most expensive types of materials and are usually of higher quality, although it should be noted that there are different classes of both. Good wool will last for decades, and dry “dead” wool can fall apart in a short period of time. Viscose carpets are a cheap alternative to expensive silk and are commonly found in machine products. Making a silk machine made the carpet unjustified, so viscose, which has the look and texture of silk, is often used. Despite the pleasant touch and eyes, this material is not easily erased, so this should be considered if there is a high movement zone in the room. Rugs made of polypropylene skins, as a rule, are the cheapest and least durable rugs, but give the impression of wool. Bamboo fiber and other natural materials for those looking for environmentally friendly materials have become popular in recent years.
The pattern and color give the room its character, so decide whether you want the carpet to blend in its surroundings or make a bold statement. A few years ago, some of the modern rugs offered today would look extremely different with design, but with so many people adopting a neutral color scheme, and with houses with white walls and simple floor coverings, the bold parts of the application became a universal way of quickly adding personalities back to the home - a trend that has arisen with people who no longer look at their home as a staircase, but a place where you can relax and feel at home. A limitless rug will also give you a feeling of fluidity, while a painted carpet can add depth to the room.
Rugs define the space inside the room. Large rugs give a feeling of large, unified space and add luxury, while small rugs will help to break the room or soften the edges. Try to lay the pieces of the newspaper on the floor to work out the perfect size.
Understanding your budget is key; many factors affect the price of a product, such as material, the number of knots (in hand knotted carpets) or density (in machine carpets), and who designed the mat will affect the price as well as long-term value.
Thus, it is always better to choose a room for the carpet, rather than a rug for the room, think about how the rug will go through when choosing a material, and then look at the color pattern. Know your budget and how you can be the perfect carpet. Room carpet: if possible, use a rug as a starting point for a decorative scheme, as it is easier to approach paints and fabrics than vice versa.
