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Don’t Have A Persian Rug in Every Single Room…Well What Are You Waiting For?!

Posted on by D F

So I’ve got this Persian friend whose sole purpose in life is to convince everyone she knows to buy Persian rugs.  Not only are Persian rugs necessary household items, but they should also be in every single room in every home.  True story, I learned.

I’ll never forget the look on my friend’s face when she first stepped onto my bedroom rug. It was, and I’m sorry to say, Ikea-ed to death.  Her face was a combination of pain, suffering, and sheer embarrassment.  The following day, she brought me to her house where I had my first foot-to-Persian rug experience, and I have to say, my toes were forever changed.   The beautiful hand knotted rug featured stunning colors and beautiful floral motifs.  The next day, I threw out my polyester Ikea rug in exchange for a Persian rug.  That very next morning, I woke up to find that I had somehow fallen asleep on my exquisite new rug, back-free pain and all.

Five and a half years later I have found myself advocating for Persian rugs, because frankly, nothing ties a room together better than a Persian rug, especially if you have got a beautiful Persian friend happily smiling beside you.

Mistakes To Avoid When Buying a Rug

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Planning to buy a new rug? Here are a few mistakes people commonly make when buying rugs, and ways to avoid them.

1. Not measuring the area the rug is going. A lot of people think they can just eyeball the space they want a rug to go, as well as the rug, then when they get home and go to lay it they discover the rug is just a smidge too big or small. “Is it really that big a deal if it’s too small?” you might wonder. Yes, it is — and you’ll see why if you don’t bother taking measurements.

2. Not color-coordinating, or over-color-coordinating. You’d be surprised about what colors don’t go with others. You might see a rug that you think would look perfect in, say, you’re living room, then you get it in there and it just looks ridiculous. To prevent this, take a photo of the room (make sure the lighting allows the picture to have the same coloring as the actual room), then Photoshop in rugs of all different colors to see which looks best.

3. Not paying attention to materials. Picture it: You think you’ve found the perfect rug — perfect size, perfect shape, perfect color — so you buy it without even bothering to see what it’s made of. Which is why when you step on it in bare feet for the first time it’s like walking across hay. How do you remedy this? Always, always, ALWAYS, check to see what the rug is made of.