Tracey Vick sent us a photo of her Woodstock rug in her beautiful kitchen for her entry in this months Facebook competition to win a £50.00 Rug Seller voucher. The Woodstock rug collection, manufactured in Belgium, is of contemporary patchwork design and carries an interesting blend of shades. Woodstock rugs are easy to clean and [...]
Family life is always busy and it’s often pretty hard to keep the house clean when so much is going on around you. Even when everyone knuckles down to help, family homes necessarily take huge amounts of maintenance, so it’s good to know that there are rugs and other decorative elements out there that are [...]
Twilight Rugs continue to be our best selling collection and recent updates have been made to offer an even larger choce of colours and sizes. We are often asked for Shaggy Rugs that will not shed and the Twilight collection is the ultimate solution. A combination of thick and thin yarns provide comfort, style and [...]
In the world of fashion, stripes are used in very creative ways. For instance, people often wear downward stripes as a means of lending them the illusion of extra height – of making their bodies or legs seem longer to onlookers. Stripes definitely have that interesting psychological effect, but it’s not only in fashion that [...]
Wool is not the only natural material that is used to make rugs although wool rugs are undoubtedly the most popular. This is partly because there are different types of wool that can be applied differently and produce different textures (take Flokati rugs as a for instance). Skins and pelts are popular because they, like [...]
Floral designs are really popular when it comes to rugs. They’ve actually been popular for a very long time and although floral designs are often thought of as chintzy or a bit kitsch, when they are in the hands of professional rug designers with a great reputation for taste, they actually turn out beautifully. Floral [...]
It’s really exciting to have a new arrival on the way and one of the most rewarding ways of preparing for a new baby is decorating a new playroom or nursery. Playrooms and nurseries are dedicated to providing comfort and safety for babies and small children, but they are actually something that parents take huge [...]
Decorating the bedroom is always about putting comfort first. Obviously the overall effect has to look good, but it has to look good in the most comfortable way in order for the bedroom to be inviting and cosy. The trouble is the shape of the room and the areas of floor space that are left [...]
Taking pride in your home means decorating in beautifully and giving it some extra character. It also means keeping the place clean. Certain varieties of rugs and mats are usually charged with the job of helping to keep the house clean and tidy by dealing with all the little sins of foot traffic at the [...]
Hand-woven rugs are really popular because shoppers often like to see that a traditional craft has gone into the production of the soft furnishings and decorative elements they use at home. Of course, it’s no good just to enjoy the authenticity of hand-woven rugs – they have to look good too if they are going [...]