When looking for an area rug for your home, you´ll want to consider a few aspects regarding the rug´s quality. First off, settle on a budget for making your purchase – a difference in budget can greatly affect the quality in the area rug you buy. Not to say that a lower costing area rug will not be equally enjoyable as a hand-made, high-priced one, but there are some distinct differences between the two. By applying some of the tips below, you can better recognize the difference in rug quality, which will yield you a far greater value when making a purchase.

Materials Are Everything

When choosing a quality area rug, materials are everything. Make sure that the area rug you purchase is only made from the finest, imported materials. Never settle for synthetics or less-than-quality materials if you are looking to find the best rug. Both machine-made and handmade area rugs can be found with high quality, imported materials; you just need to spend some time looking for them.

Machine Woven Versus Hand Weave

The biggest difference in quality that you will find is the difference between hand-made area rugs and machine-made area rugs. Both tend to be of ample quality.However there are some differences. For example, a hand-made area rug will have some slight imperfections here and there, which are sought after because many feel it makes the rug more “human”.Machine-made area rugs, on the other hand, tend to have weaker fringes that are sewn onto the backing, as opposed to sewn into the foundation, as the fringes which are made in hand-woven area rugs. Price will affect these two types of rugs because one is made by hand and takes up far more labor, as opposed to the other, which is mass produced by factory machinery. Also, hand-made rugs tend to have more unique patterns, which shine through the backing, unlike machine-made area rugs.

The Merchant Makes the Difference

Finally, where you choose to purchase your area rug can make all of the difference. Reputable merchants will provide ample amounts of information regarding where they buy their materials and where they import their rugs from. They will also offer free shipping, free trial in-home usage periods, with free return shipping if you are not satisfied, and price-match guarantees. A reputable merchant will have a high online rating and will also only use the finest materials and vendors to create their area rugs. Simply put: where you choose to buy your area rug greatly matters in the quality that you will get.

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