The Best Looking Rugs Our Top 4 Picks For Your Home

Placing the right and best looking rugs might be the perfect finishing touch for your home.

If you are looking for inspiration when completing a renovation project, or just considering a change, it’s worth spending significant time matching your interior with your carpet or rugs.

It’s not an easy job to find the ideal matting as there are numerous styles, colors and patterns available on the market.

However, if chosen properly and carefully, it will not only make your living space cozier but help you create the best atmosphere that turns a place into a Home.

To help you in your challenging search, here are four unique types of carpeting you can consider.

And like an added Art piece, it will probably make everyone that steps into the room a little jealous of your flooring.

4. Jute Rugs

As a fabric, jute has been around for centuries. It even became an important part of the culture and life of people in Africa and Asia (especially in regions like Bengal and Bangladesh).

It’s affordable as well as having qualities such as strength and length. Its practical uses include ropes, matting, storage bags, even airplane panels. People have been using jute from the British empire onwards.

Jute is a natural fiber and comes in the form of shiny green stalks extracted from the jute plants with a special process called Retting.

There are many types of retting today. Among them is the old-school retting technique of soaking the jute for 20 days in water.

Once turned into a rug, jute has a bohemian look, is pet-friendly and easy to clean, and also fits in almost every home style and decor.

Carpets made of jute are usually better for smaller rooms. They are, however, not suitable for bathrooms and other areas with high humidity.

Jute rugs are recommended for high traffic areas, they are just perfect for patios, hallways, staircases, etc.

Jute rugs are also 100% biodegradable, which means they can be recycled completely. This obviously causes less harm to the environment.

3. Moroccan Rugs

The Indigenous people of Morocco have woven carpets since the Paleolithic Era.

Nowadays Moroccan rugs are considered art and collectables. However, in the past tribal people created them for use on a day to day basis.

Because of the specific way of weaving and the thick pile, these types of rugs are also used as bed coverings, sleeping mats, burial shrouds and saddle blankets.

Famous for the modern and abstract look that makes them stand out from other Persian rugs, Moroccan rugs are also unique for combining both rural and antique design.

The uncommon style with geometrical figures and patterns (some of which have been passed down from weaver to weaver for centuries) makes them eye-catching and pleasant to have in the house as well as very popular among interior designers and decorators.

You can find them in neutral colors like beige, brown, white and black, as well as in more vibrant shades such as indigo or saffron.

An important thing to note for the cleaning and maintenance of such matting is that all Moroccan rugs are made of pure wool. Wool is highly absorbent and requires specific cleaning methods.

However if taken care of properly, these Moroccan treasures can be an amazing addition to your room for a very long time.

The oldest rug in the world is found in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, in a semi-frozen tomb, during an archaeological expedition. It’s dating from the 4th century BC and it’s approximately 2400 years old. It has a very intricate and complex design consisting of a skillful combination of geometric, floral and pictorial patterns.

2. Wool Rugs

A single wool rug can bring an amazing feeling into a room. In addition, it offers warmth, softness and coziness.

Wool is also stain-resistant thanks to natural oils that prevent dirt from adhering to the yarn.

Besides it is probably one of the strongest types of carpet. The wool piles don’t wear or flatten over time but, instead, simply bounce back and look good as new.

All of these features make wool rugs really practical for high-traffic areas.

The price is the only reason for people not to buy wool rugs more often.

Natural fibers are way more expensive than synthetic by default, but synthetic cannot match either the marvelous look or the unique sensation of touching a wool rug.

Here there is simply no limit for design, color, patterns.

Some will fit a modern interior,  while other suitably creative and colorful options would fit better in a rustic or even a hippie decor.

1. Persian Rugs

As you have probably already guessed, Persian rugs are at the top of the list when talking about people’s choice for exquisite floor coverings. They really are the best looking rugs.

 

 In 2013 a Persian rug was sold at an auction in New York City for $33.7 million, which makes roughly $600 000 per square foot. The exquisite handwoven carpet is from the early 17th century and probably made for a noble person. Its cost when created more than 360 years ago must have been significant but the price paid at the auction a few years back is what makes this rug the most expensive one in history….For now.

 

Weaving is one of the most ancient crafts in the world and Persian rugs are a great example of it.

We can trace their story back to 2000 BC in eastern Asia.

They have endured periods both of flourishing societies and revolution. Naturally, these left their mark on the ways, methods, designs and traditions of weaving. These include integration of new fabrics and materials, different ways of creation, inspiration from art and much much more.

All that history is embedded in the carpet threads.

In addition the combination of natural materials, natural dyes and hand-made technique makes every rug unique and sophisticated.

Even though weaving of Persian rugs is predominantly mechanised now, the most popular and expensive ones are still hand woven in many parts of Iran. Thus they still reflect the rich art and culture of ancient Persia.

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