The Great Rug Buying Tips

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The Great Rug Buying TipsBy Yanx.com
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When you go to a stores for purchasing rugs for
your home or office, you are awe-struck with
varieties and prices. Varieties are many such as
hand-knotted, hand-tufted, machine-made and so
on and some prices are low while others are
high. Left to yourself, you don't know which is
best and which to choose.Mostly, you have to go
by what the salesperson leads or misleads. Should
such a predicament happen to you when you pay
handsomely for the purchase? No, we don't expect
it to happen to you. So prepare yourself to know
these valuable rug buying tips beforehand so you
find yourself safe and satisfied with what you
buy, without any regrets. BenefitsFrom the
days of yore, use of rugs in houses, inns, and
palaces is extensively in vogue. Aside from the
scientific advantages they bring in, they remain
mute tellers of your status as well. Carpets give
manifold benefits to buildings and occupants-
they give warmth to legs preventing chillness
from affecting them, conceal floor defects, bring
about an elegant ambience, absorb dust, and
control noise including echo. Generally
affordable, they appear in different colors,
sizes and artworks.
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Measurements
Floor spreads in general are called rugs while
sizes beyond ten by eight feet, and eleven by
nine feet are called normal carpets, those above
24'x14' are called palace carpets. And for
covering full room size, rugs are customized by
taking measurements. As in everything else,
knowledge of Rug buying tips will help you decide
on purchase of the most perfect rugs for your
room.
As a first step toward buying rugs, you measure
accurately the floor space and major furniture
items. A few aberrations are possible in
measurements of rugs in shops. First, rugs in
hanging condition for display in shops may look
bigger than they really are for naked eye, and
you're not to get carried away by such illusions
second, rugs in shops may differ in dimensions,
particularly in length by upto 5 then, stores
may not include the fringe measurements into the
total size of a rug. So while making purchase,
you check them up all vis-a-vis your actual
measurements to avoid short lengths or run-overs
on walls.
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Color choices
Choosing matching colors with walls, sofa covers
etc. according to your taste matters. Referring
to a paint specimen, pillow cover or something
like that will help in selecting the match in
person in a store. For online purchases, look
for return policy and 'try before you buy'
clause, so in case of return or exchange, no
extra financial implication occurs. Order small,
try the match and then decide on larger
purchases is the guiding factor in this.
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Life-period of rugs Life period varies as the
type and place of use of rugs. But the dependent
factors are amount and number of people using
them, material and construction followed. The
places are broadly classified as high traffic
which includes entry points, hall and family
room medium traffic area means dining room and
home office, while the low traffic covers
bedrooms and living room. The area rug types
mainly come as hand-knotted, machine-made,
hand-tufted, hand-hooked, braided and flat-woven.
Depending upon the type and the place used, the
use-period varies from 5 to 20 years. So while
purchasing rugs, bear this in mind to decide
which is to be put where. Beware of
allergies Primarily, rugs prevent dust allergies
as they trap most of the dust into and under
them. As a general rule, you have to remove out
and vacuum them twice a week, followed by an
yearly cleaning by a professional. Ironically
there's as yet no rug in the market which is
allergy-free. Use of rug pads Rug pads,
otherwise known as rug under lays are an
accessory for rugs. Though very cheap, their
advantages are immense. They help keep the rugs
in place, thereby saving children, elderly and
others from any unexpected slips adding
cushioning and softness to the rugs which avoids
scratches on floors is another advantage they
also give softness to the floor underneath, apart
from overall increasing rugs' life-period. When
you buy and use a rug, don't forget to buy rug
pads also they are very cheap too!
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Choose a trustworthy store
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Half of your worries are over when you make the
purchase from a trusted and tested stores
because they deal with products which are known
for quality, competitive price and
reasonableness and no wonder, by choosing such a
shop, you can relieve yourself of worries of low
quality or undeserving high price. This is the
general experience. However, before choosing a
shop, you are to make enquiries and go through
reviews with particular reference to low-price
guarantee, exchange and return policy it should
not add any additional expenditure on you. While
making online purchases, look for security icons
such as Better Business Bureau or e-trust. Don't
hesitate to ask for clarifications and gauge the
stores' response for speed and knowledge about
products. And you have to be wary of higher
discounts (above 20), as pricing pattern in such
cases will be unreliable. Know the
differences Rugs are manufactured with different
materials like cotton, silk, bamboo and natural
fibers they are chiefly hand-knotted,
hand-tufted, or machine-made. Choosing the best
for you becomes really difficult when you don't
know what's what. The tips below will put you in
proper perspective to make the correct choice. A
look at the backside of rugs will reveal the
differences amongst these three types.
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Machine-made rugs
The alignment of the warp and threads will be
uniform. With an over-stitch design on the back,
the overall color and design will look hazy. The
fringe is only sewn on, and not extended for warp
strings here. Its over-stitching keeps the knots
in position as seen on the edges. Mostly made in
Belgium using fine wool, these are fit for use in
high traffic areas. Of late synthetic rugs made
from synthetic fibers such as rayon, nylon and
polypropylene are available in markets these too
are durable, suitable for high traffic rooms.
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Hand-knotted rugs
The backs will expose well-pronounced individual
knots and designs characteristically. These are
knots that keep the other knots securely in
position, with their ends hand-finished, and
marked by ruggedness. Fringes are nothing but
simple warp string extensions on the back. Wool,
silk and cotton are the materials predominantly
used in making hand-knotted rugs, with wool being
the most used material among them. Thanks to
their ruggedness, they are preferred for high
traffic areas.
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Hand-tufted
Its distinguishing construction is its cotton
support glued to the loosely-knit cotton or linen
cloth to underside of the rug. Material used for
this is mostly quality wool. Looking like a
hand-knotted rug, but with no knots, it is fit
for use in high traffic rooms at low cost.
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Antique rugs
Speciality with antique rugs is they look
extremely grand with marvellous art works. They
are known for unique softness and durability.
Purchasing such a piece will be quite worth the
money you pay for. This, however, doesn't mean
you buy only these items. This is only an
additional set of tips for your use, should you
need them. Main criteria followed in the
selection of antique rugs are their age and
condition. First is knowing the age of the rug.
Persian made antique rugs are in high demand. Due
to calendar differences, years marked on tags on
the back of rugs mostly following Persian era,
may not be able to be understood properly. Hence
you have to refer to the three age categories
defined below. First category of age is antique,
which means rugs are made prior to 1915
semi-antique belongs to rugs made between 1915
and 1950 and contemporary refers to rugs
manufactured after 1950. As for conditions, there
are three categories-fine, average and worn.
Obviously related to their age, these in turn are
proportionate to the rugs' value.
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Fine condition rugs are those with no
noticeable traces of wear and tear, coming with
characteristic high quality and life-period
average condition refers to rugs with small to
medium level of wear, while worn rugs appear as
bare, faded, insect worn, stained and thinning
spots. After all you are the best judge to decide
which to buy- the brand new rugs or the antique
rugs, depending on your taste but forget not to
follow the tips.
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