How To Pick The Right Rug For Your Home As Told By This Carpet Expert

Rugs have the ability to change the atmosphere of an entire space. Hence, it’s important to educate oneself about the available options in the market. From the traditional to modern and the abstract, there are millions of designs available in thousands of colours for one to choose from. When selecting a rug, one should remember the theme of the space where it is going to be used.

Earlier, rugs were bought as per the general theme of the interior space. A modern/abstract design would be preferred for a modern space and a traditional design for a colonial/Victorian traditional home. In the recent past, it has been observed that a lot of the designers we work with are using traditional rugs in modern spaces and vice-versa. This trend pushes the boundaries of conventional interior design and makes the space more exciting and fresh. 

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Finding the right size for the space has always been a concern. Nowadays, rather than using a large rug with a centre table, a lot of spaces are being completed with rugs of a smaller size with no centre table. They act as statement pieces. Another trend we have seen growing is the rug-on-rug concept, where the base carpet is usually a solid colour and large in size while the rug on top is heavily designed in a smaller size. The trend of rugs going under the sofa is long gone. We see them being used as centrepieces nowadays.

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Traditionally, rugs were selected as the last element in a space. Nowadays, we see that rugs have taken the center stage and are setting the tone of an entire space. Rugs are becoming the first item on the shopping list and spaces are being designed around them.

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From the floor to the wall, rugs are being used more and more in unique ways. Rugs are frequently used by designers for feature walls as highlights. Some of the many ways of using rugs/carpets on the walls are framing with glass, exposed rods with clips, pasting the entire carpet on a wall, and even doing a floating installation where the rug is hung on the wall without any of the fixtures visible. 

Traditional design rugs have always had their place in the market. They are now back in vogue as a lot of consumers and designers are finding value in those designs. Traditional rugs have evolved very little and they are the only ones that grow in value as they age. Abstract and modern rugs don't really have value like the traditional ones do. Other trends come and go but traditional rugs have withstood the test of time and are the most adorned rugs even today. 

The Persian carpets, Indo-Persian, Afghani Kilims, and the Oriental rugs are the traditional ones and they are making a solid comeback. Modern interiors are being decorated and fused with traditional elements and carpets are a sure-shot way of adding that traditional flair and luxury to the space in one go. The styles are the age-old classic ones. For Kilims, it is mostly geometric patterns in bold colours whereas the Oriental and Persian and Indo-Persian carpets showcase designs inspired by nature whether it is birds, flowers, plants, gardens or animals. 

The craft, theme and emotion of traditional rugs have evolved very little, modernism is brought into them by the use of contemporary colours. People have started recognising the true value of traditional rugs and don't mind paying top rupees as their value increases over time. They are what we call 'investment carpets'.