Oriental rugs will add timeless beauty to your home, coordinate with any decor and enhance any room, corridor or entrance. They are also a favorite option for home offices and are a particularly good choice for high traffic areas due to the intricacies of their projects, which hide wear. The term "Oriental" refers to carpets produced on the continent of Asia, such as Persian (from Iran), Indian, Chinese, and Turkish carpets. Imitations of popular Oriental models are also available and produced by manufacturers such as Nourison in the United States, and Sphinx, also in the United States, but with its parent company in Egypt.
Making hand-made carpets is an ancient art, and old patterns reflect the religious and ethnic structures of the times in countries or areas of origin. Many of these ancient designs are still made today, sometimes by hand and by hand, at other times by machine-woven. The most traditional are models with a floral or garden motif or geometric or curvilinear patterns around the central medallion or central pictorial scene. Oriental carpets were usually built only with natural fibers such as wool, cotton, silk, goat and camel hair, or mixtures of these materials, but now you can find them from less expensive synthetic materials such as olefin (polypropylene), nylon, polyester and acrylic. Wool carpets remain the first choice in durable, soft, resistant to dirt and fire resistance, warm carpets, but synthetic reproductions make oriental-colored carpets more accessible. They come in different colors, sizes and shapes - round, oval, rectangular and, of course, a popular runner.
How to choose oriental carpets for your home
Decide how you are going to use each mat. Is going to identify furniture groups or combine all the elements in the room? Is it the primary means of protecting the floor or carpet? Is its main function adding warmth and comfort? Using a rug will determine its size and shape. In addition, you should keep these points in mind:
· Colors should be harmonious with other colors in the room.
· If the center of the carpet is visible, medallions or central scenes are a good choice, but if the center is completely or partially hidden under a table or other furniture, it is better to go with a repetitive design or a complicated and interesting border.
· Families with health problems will appreciate natural fiber carpets, as they have the advantage that they do not release chemicals into the air like synthetic substances.
· Very bright and rich designs can make an oriental carpet a focal point in a room, but if the room is already colorful with intricate draperies and fabric fabrics, choose simple designs and subtle colors.
· If you are going to use two different rugs in the same room, make sure that the colors and patterns are mixed and complement each other.
Important Cost Considerations
It's not as difficult as you think to find good quality, cheap rugs with oriental designs. When you shop online, you deal directly with online stores that can offer discounts and warehouse prices, because there are no costs for a shop window and no middlemen to pay. In addition to shopping online, there are other considerations that can make the oriental carpet of your dreams accessible:
· Antique carpet is the most expensive and must have documentation confirming its authenticity; imitations are much less expensive.
· Natural fibers are more expensive than synthetic ones.
· Manual, manual and manual carpets made by weavers are more durable and much more expensive than machines woven and knotted.
· The number of knots per square inch indicates its quality, and a larger number means a higher cost.
· Very complex and rare designs are the most expensive.
· Country or area of origin affects price.
Whether you're spring for authentic antique decorative wool rug that was hand woven and hand knotted in Iran, or you choose a polypropylene woven rug with an oriental design made in North America, you will add beauty, warmth and comfort to your home. Enjoy!
