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Shopping for a new area rug for newly decorated living rooms is not much fun. If you don't what you want and where to look, it could be a very tedious task. This time, a shopping list that says "area rugs" is not enough if you don't know what you're looking for. Either you shop in traditional home depots or online, you could be lost in overwhelming choices.

Area rugs are important piece, especially in living area it sparks visual interest, enhance the elegance, add welcome cushioning, and muffle the sounds of foot traffic. Area rugs are humble works of art in which created to be decorative and functional at the same time. Between the choices of natural area rugs to modern ones and several dozens in between you could be lost. So, here's a walk through of affordable, high-quality floor coverings.

1. Choosing the Right Stuff: In choosing area rugs consider your lifestyle and interest. If you change your decor as often as you change your socks, you may opt for synthetic rugs. Synthetics rugs are cheap but they wear and tear easily but make sure to buy EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) certified synthetic rugs to avoid from being exposed to harmful chemicals.

Tips in Buying Area Rugs

If you want more durable and longer lasting area rugs, natural area rugs are the best option for you. Plant-based such as sisal, jute, and bamboo are not only environmental friendly but are also biodegradable and made of renewable resources. Natural rugs are also perfect for sun rooms or outdoors use because they shed water easily.

2. Quality Matters: Hand-knotted, natural area rugs are the highest standard, they are the most durable, have finest details and can possibly survive years of use. Hand-knotted technique had been tested through time, this technique was originated in ancient Persia and it is still used on contemporary rugs. Look (or ask) for the number of knots per inch, the more knots in inch the more durable they are. Knots could vary from 40 to 1,200 per inch.

The second best thing to hand-knotted rugs is the hand-tufted rugs. To know if you are buying a hand-knotted, hand-tufted or machine made, check the underside of the rug - if you see the pattern on reverse, it is hand-knotted. If you see the backing, it is hand-tufted. A machine made rug does not follow a reverse or backing patterns. Generally, machine made are less expensive than the two but longevity and aesthetically speaking it is the least superior.

In buying hand-knotted and hand-tufted make sure to look for the RugMark label, RugMark label means rugs was made without child labor.

3. Size also matters: An area rug is meant to give a room an emphasis. If the rug is too small, it fails to draw the attention and make the room cozy. If it is too big, it would look like gaudy wall-to-wall carpeting.

In choosing for the thickness, you have to consider the comfort first. For living room, personal preference and style must rule. For bedroom, allow three feet of rug on either side of bed, the nightstand should be on the rug as well. In the dining room, make sure that the rug is large enough to fit beneath the chair that's pushed back from the table, then a few six inches more.

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