18
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Selecting the Perfect Area Rug
The right rug: A well-chosen rug enhances your color scheme, in addition to absorbing sound in a hardwood room.
You’re in luck if you pull up your green shag carpeting and uncover a hardwood treasure. But what do you do with those naked floors?
If your floor is in good shape, you may want to leave it uncovered. If you do so, it’s important to put stick-on felt Read more…
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17
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Documenting Cultural Revitalization – Ibenstein Weavers – Namibia
Decorative, high quality carpets, runners and wall hangings from Karakul wool and scenes evoking the calm of everyday life

Ibenstein Weavers have been making decorative, high quality, 100% hand-made carpets, runners and wall hangings from the wool of the locally bred Karakul sheep, and fabrics from various natural Read more…
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30
Jul
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Traditionally, oriental rugs were thought of as expensive luxury items affordable only to a select few, but now area rugs have become affordable additions as common to homes as sofas and dining tables. No longer considered expensive accessory pieces, Persian design oriental rugs are now sold as part of the overall decor. Consumers who buy a new dining room or living room set will more than likely Read more…
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29
Jul
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Persian rugs can be classified into Persian City Rugs and Persian Tribal Rugs. Each type within these two is normally named after the city or tribal name in which it is manufactured and designed. These are some of the most popular Persian rugs (the first four fall under Persian City Rugs):
Afshar Rugs: These are smaller rugs usually designed with geometric pattern. Multiple connected medallions in diamond Read more…
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28
Jul
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Persian rugs are known for their detail and craftsmanship. Every part of the Persian carpet, from the yarn fiber to the colors, is hand made using natural ingredients. A Persian carpet is a beautiful accompaniment to any kind of décor.
The Persian rug dates back to ancient Persia. There has been confirmation of this in the last century. Most rugs and carpets cannot be dated far back because the Read more…
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27
Jul
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People looking for a quick and fairly low cost way to spruce up their living space, are advised to consider purchasing discount wool rugs. Wool rugs come in all forms of shapes, colors, patterns, designs as well as different quality levels.
Placing a kitchen area rug on the floor instantaneously warms up a room. It gives the room a more inviting feel. The kitchen is a common place for wool rugs. There Read more…
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26
Jul
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Did you know that you can usually tell the country from which an Oriental rug originated from its design and style? While we often think of ‘Oriental rugs’ as having an overall defining style, the truth is that there are many styles of Oriental rugs, most of them growing from traditional patterns and materials common to the country or area in which they originated. Experts in Oriental rugs spend years Read more…
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25
Jul
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What exactly is an Oriental rug?
This is always a good place to start if one is considering a purchase as just this information alone will give one clarification and insight into what one is seeking. As the countries in the East have always been considered the Orient, a hand woven rug, made from wool, silk or cotton, from this part of the world is the genuine article. A little further delineation could Read more…
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24
Jul
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Are you looking for a great anniversary gift for your parents? If you want a unique anniversary gift, consider a Persian or Oriental rug. What could be a better surprise for the people who spent so many years dabbing your spilled grape juice from the living room carpet? You need to be careful about the investment in Persian or Oriental rugs however. Some venders purchase inferior quality rugs made Read more…
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23
Jul
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“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.”
Tied by hand, one knot at a time, a Persian rug can take months or even years to create. Whether knotted from a precise design plate or ‘cartoon’ in a city workshop or inspired by the imagination of its tribal weaver, the Persian or Oriental rug is an object of skill and beauty… but is it truly art?
The expertise and elegance involved Read more…
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