Wool rugs are incredibly durable and hardwearing but that does not mean that they respond positively to rough treatment. The fact is that rugs will last for a very long time in really good condition provided they are not exposed to any undue mistreatment. The problem is that mistreatment is very easy to inflict on [...]

This article is a continuation on the theme of using purpose to help you decide on the best rug. You want a rug to make the place more fun In order to make a room more fun you often have to introduce colour or a jazzy pattern. This is something you can achieve more readily [...]

It’s usually accepted that character can’t be faked in the world of interior design. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be encouraged. Character is something that grows within a property even if it takes time for new styles to bed in and for the personality of a space to develop. You can introduce new features [...]

It’s important to ask yourself why you are interested in buying a rug for a given space in your house before you actually make the investment. What practical purpose do you want the rug to fulfil? Answering this question will make it much easier to decide which rug from the countless rugs on the market [...]

When the entire house is fitted with attractive and easy to maintain wood or laminate flooring housework is made extremely easy and a modern aesthetic is quite simple to achieve. But is there something missing in the parts of the house where comfort is considered one of the chief elements? The fact is that houses [...]

There’s nothing quite like getting home to a really comfortable setup regardless of whether you live in a studio apartment, a flat or a house. Every living space benefits from the inclusion of a rug because few other elements are actually as good at performing the job of welcoming you back to your familiar, warm [...]

Hallway runners naturally provide a lovely bit of introduction to the style of your home. They act as a very welcoming feature, not just for the people who come and visit or who are invited round, but also for the people that make up the household – those who use the place every day and [...]

Living in a house that has been kitted out with nice wooden or laminate floors is generally thought of as quite a modern way of living, although wooden floors are quite obviously very traditional too. This gives you a lot versatility when it comes to design. You can decorate your home traditionally, contemporarily or with [...]

The kitchen is arguably the most used room in the house. It often provides a rear or side entrance to the home that sometimes becomes the preferred way in and out, at least for the family, and modern kitchens are often a good deal more sociable than simple places to cook. They are sometimes combined [...]

Square spaces in the home can be tricky to fill with regular rugs. The fact is that most open spaces around the house are rectangular and they don’t usually fall into perfect squares. Every now and again, however, the space that needs filling is square and rectangular rugs upset the arrangement of the space and [...]